Notes from May 2011 Dusted off the grill last night & that lingering soot under my nails got me all worked up again. Bottle from New Beer about two months ago. No batch or BO/BB date. Rounded pint glass pour. Hard pour down the middle. Not quite black body with a velvet-like inch of oatmeal-colored head that doesn't linger long. Smell is chocolate wafers, coffee creamer, & some out of place fruity pith. Taste is soot, iced coffee, & some barky bitterness in the back. Touch salty. Disappointing smoke. This product seemed way more meatier in the initial batches. This is just sooty. There's also a fruity tang that is much more apparent when cold then cool. That wasn't there in the any previous bottles I've had. It could just be the wood the brewer is using to smoke his malt, but it's pretty apparent. There have been infection issues in the past. Thin & well carbonated(which is/was also an issue). Hoping for better consistency in future bottles. Also hoping the ones I traded away were drank sooner rather then later.

[2/6/17] Draught at Broadway Dive in New York City. Brown. Nice smokiness, kinda meaty, roast, chocolate, caramel, sweet. Medium-bodied. Nice.

Bottled. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, some toasted notes, milld liquorice, wood and mild alcohol. Flavour is fruits, caramel, some toasted and ashy notes. and nice. Thanks to former Degarth... Aged nice imho.

Bottled 650ml (PBF)
Dark opaque brown color, small brown head. Smokey, ryeish aroma. Light to medium bodied. Milky lactose, rye, smokey, toasted malts. Smokey milk stout ...

Another treat from Skyview, thanks Bob. Light smoke in the aroma. Thick palate with flavor on the dry side. more smoke in the flavor, but it is light. I light my smoked beers with more smoke.

Bottle. Black with tan head. Nose of smoked chocolate malt and barley. Taste of wood, smoked chocolate malt and charcoal ash.

Bottle shared by someone at Paul and Ryan’s 5000 celebration. Poured near black with a brown head that lasted throughout the beer. Aroma was full of smokey notes that gave a bit of a leather and ham note. There was also a strong note of roasted malt. Flavor started smokey and roasty, but the smoke grew with a bit of a salty smoked meat finish.

22oz bottle. Gushed. Hate that. Pours an oily, opaque black with a very frothy, active tan head. Nose is chocolate, toast, dark bread, light smoke, light brown sugar. Flavor is smokey, brown sugar, coffee, light malt. The smoke really envelopes the mouth, but it’s nice. Medium bodied.

Gusher. Almost completely black, dark brown head. Aroma of pumpernickel bread, taste is similar. Decent.

Bottle 66cl. @ [ Tasting by cgarvieuk ].Clear dark brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, smoke, wood, burnt notes, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration - smoked. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090411]