7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

December 2002 release. Smells like hops and burnt malt. Burnt gray/brownish appearance, with some deep tan tinges. Small dissipating head. Began very bitter but then blossomed into a sweeter caramel malt. Smokey flavor was present initially and at the finish. Had only a medium body and was a bit too fizzy for my taste, but the body was complex and certainly provided the smoked barley malt I was looking for. The great thing was that it did not overpower with smoked flavor. The brewer had some extra smoked malt lying around and on a whim decided to make this. A great beer.