Alaskan Smoked Porter

Brewed by Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: Smoked
Juneau, Alaska USA

2006 bomber. Black, active cream head. Intense aroma of burnt oak and spruce and spices, like something’s burning that probably shouldn’t be. Full flavor of smoke with some sweet malt and a hint of chocolate. Clean and nice.

2007. Pours pitch black. No light escapes. Big, brown head, fades, but maintains a good collar to the end of the glass. Aroma is rich, smokey and complex, with lots of dark malts, some faint dark fruits, and a bit of chocolate. Smoke is big, but very smooth, backed by a real nice, rich maltiness. Not too sweet. Hops are subdued, and not apparent, except in balance. Aftertaste is quick, clean and softly smoky. Really nice, with some great notes from the alderwood.

Poured black with a creamy tan head. Aroma of chocolate and spice. Chocolate flavor backed by some smokiness. Not alot of smokey character.

Bottle from Bottleworks in Seattle. Pours black with a dense brown head. Medium bodied with a creamy texture. Aroma of chocolate and smoke. Initial flavor of milk chocolate, tobacco, and black patent malts, countered by a good amount of bitterness, char, peat, and tobacco. The finish is very ashy and peppery, with some astringency. Out of the fridge, its too bitter and smoky. At cellar temp, the malts and residual sweetness blend in to tame the finish. Very well done, but perhaps a bit too smoky for my personal tastes.

2005 Bottle. Nose is smoke, coffee, teriyaki, and oak. Black with minimal creme head. Lots of depth in the flavor, barbecue and liquid smoke with coffee and a mild sweetness. If this beer had a bit more body it would be a much higher rating, but it’s smooth and drinkable nonetheless.

Bottle:Pours dark brown to black, small head, beautiful lacing. Aroma: Molasses coated chard wood chips. Flavor: Hickory smoked chocolate with a soy sauce flavored coffee finish. Thin porter palate but full and smooth

Very heavy smoked flavor and aroma. Pours very dark. Tastes of smoke, malt, meaty. Smoke hits heavy on the aroma and finishing taste.

Sampled at the RBPG; bottle courtesy of Linus_Stick. Really nice smoky aroma, but still maintains that malty porter quality. Sausage and smoked grains, malty sweet with some light hoppiness. Dark brown-black clear with a thin off-white head. Medium watery body with medium carbonation, just on the thin side. Starts mildly sweet, with that malty dry-roasted grainy quality of a good porter, then the smoke hits. Meaty and smoky sausage notes with a good amount of carbonic acidity and light dry hoppy finish. Has a nice mellow balance.