Smoked Porter

Sample at RBSG from PadreFan I guess; Nose is chocolate and smoke; black with a small tan head; flavor of roasty coffee, chcolate, and a very light hop bitterness.

Draft at Ginger Man, NYC. No one aroma or flavor dominates this beer, though its sweetness comes close. There is a blend of smokiness, which is slight, roasted malts, slight bitterness and sweetness. If it wasn’t labeled a smoked porter, you could mistake it for a sweet stout. Dark, dark brown-black body below a tan head. The nose presents roasted malts, caramel, chocolate. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter and moderately acidic. Very little smoke shows up in the flavor — with only a hint of burnt wood in the finish. Medium body with a dry finish. Low carbonation. Nicely done.

[draught] - a nice, full-bodied porter, with a subtle dry character and light smokey flavor that cuts the light chocolate sweetness, with a gentle woody quality that binds it all together - nice to see more brewers in the NY area, especially when they can make porters as good as this one.

I am glad these beers finally got added. Had this beer twice before and remember it clearly. The first time I tried it the brewer Scott brought growlers to a NYCHG meeting. At the time, he said he wanted more smoke and thought there was not enough in it. However, I felt the smoke in the taste. While the aroma was chocolate-y and more like a regular porter. The taste balanced well between the smoke and chocolate. The second time was on Cask @ the Brazen Head. The beer was a more intense version of itself. More chocolate, more smoke, especially in the nose. Medium body. I am sure each batch is going to be a little different for a little while.
Rerate 6/14/06. Just had this earlier tonight on tap at Jimmy’s. Well the aroma was even greater than before, all chocolate and roast. very strong. Poured extremely dark with a small head. I would not characterize this as a smoke, I actually could not feel it anymore. However, just such a great aroma and that is present in the taste. Mouthfeel was a bit watery.