MiP (20366) reviewed Storm Big Smoke Ale from Russell Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle, 8.5%. Clear brown colour. Very small head. The flavour is nicely malty. Has some alcohol and a little smoke. Quite malty, quite alcoholic and slightly smoky.
yespr (55501) reviewed Storm Big Smoke Ale from Russell Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head, Aroma is toasted malty and slight caramelish. Light bitter and toasted malty flavoured. Sweet, toasted malt and smoked flavoured. Light mineral note.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Pours a clear nutty brown with a beige head. Sweet caramel and peaty smoke aroma. Heavy body with sweet caramellish malts with nasty peaty smoke. An abomination. 180212
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Mads told me to rate this for my 23,100 rating. A deep red beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has notes of caramel, malt, smoke, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, strawberries, and metal, leading to a dry finish. Odd - is there a fermenting error? Thanks fiulijn for sharing.
yngwie (24278) reviewed Storm Big Smoke Ale from Russell Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle, 22oz. A more or less clear one, dark brown in color and with a small, dense, light beige head. Roasted nose with a touch of peat. Some dried fruits and hops too. The flavor is sort of sweet, yet it feels dry on the palate. Full-bodied. Roasted malts, hints of coffee and some peat in the flavor, a decent bitterness shows up towards the end. A quite pleasant one, although the flavor feels too sweet. 120218
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Clear copper with small tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel, little smoke and a little toffee. Flavour is malt, caramel, medium smoke, toffee, meat, little sweet hop and a little bitter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ Fastelavnssmagning 2012, Ulfborg. Pours ruby amber with a small white head. Sweet malty with a whiff of peat and leather. Some caramel underneath. Medium bodied. Sweet and a bit cloying.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear reddish brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and light smoky - peat. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish. Sticky. 180212
saxo (29721) reviewed Storm Big Smoke Ale from Russell Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are smoke, caramel, fruits, malt and hops.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Blood Alley Bitter from Russell Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Amber and bright though without much head. Good floral and woody hop character balanced by slightly earthy, caramelly malts. Finishes juicy - balanced and nuanced. Authentic.