Draught at Epic Brewing Denver Taproom, on April 6, 2014.Clear brown color, white head. Sweet, malty scent. Malty, mineral taste. Fizzy mouthfeel, low bitterness.

Tap at the Denver tap room - pours a dark ruby - a bit light-bodied for a smoked porter, but it has a fairly silky body to it - the cherrywood smoked malt adds a fairly deep smokiness, without the sharpness that can sometimes come in some smoked beers - some chocolate and roasted malt compliment the smoke - I would like it even smokier, but that’s just my love of rauchbiers talking.

Draft sample at Epic Brewing taproom, Denver. Pours dark brown with a medium beige head. Aroma of smoke, burnt malts, caramel, overripe dark fruits and candy. Flavour is over moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

22 ounce bottle into signature pint glass; release 11, bottled 2/19/2012. Pours slightly hazy deep reddish brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, toast, caramel, smoke, light char, light coffee, raisin, and roasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of roasted malt notes with moderate smoke; and decent strength. Taste of chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, toast, smoke, caramel, light coffee, and light fruitiness. Light roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, smoke, caramel, toast, and light coffee on the finish for a bit. Very nice balance of roasted malt and smoke flavors with good complexity; and no cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and smooth mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice smoked porter style. Good complexity and balance of roasted flavors with smoke; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Not as much smoke as I would like. Black with thick foam, fairly thick palate on this beer Heavily roasted, and an almost burnt grain flavor in some sips. Some malt sweetness and charred wood in the flavor, as well as a hint of wood smoke.

Bottle 22fl.oz. [ Release #13 ]. ABV: 5.7%. Light unclear medium to dark brown red colour with a large to huge, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, smoke, light chocolate. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, smoke, plastic, roasted, light chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120914]

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate smoky aroma. Roasted malty chocolate smoky flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate smoky finish.

Bottle, #Release 13, 5.7% @ FOneFan. Dark brown with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, light roasted malts, chocolate and caramel. Flavour is light roasted, chocolate, caramel, light smoke, medium sweet and a little bitter.

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Unclear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate and light vanilla. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 140912

Bottle @ Really Late Ulfborg Summer Tasting, 2012. Pours ruby amber with a small white head. Dust, bread, caramel, ash and vague roast.