 HogTownHarry (3200), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Dec 15, 2005 Updated: Dec 21, 2005
Bottle (650ml - 2004). Shared with blankboy, GregClow, jerc, tupalev - courtesy of yours truly. Poured almost black, oily, nice sized lasting creamy light brown head, very pancake batter. Aroma - smoke! - bacon, hickory, burning peat, almost salty - there’s hops and coffee and leafiness, but this is all about the smoke, although it gets a nice semi-sweet chocolate milk character as it warms. Lovely balanced smoke and hop flavour - yes, there’s hops here, but it’s a milder reality of the promise from the nose. Mouthfeel is pretty full bodied, finishes smoothly bitter. I really liked this one once the smoke started to behave itself.
blutt59 (682), Dallas, Texas, USA
Sep 4, 2008 bottle, black color with coffee colored head, malty campfire coffee nose, flavor is an oily smokey tar with some coffee and burnt toast, very nice
Nik925 (136), California, USA
Sep 2, 2008 2007 bottle. Dark yet thin in both taste and appearance. The smokiness ends up tasting fake to me (like liquid smoke used in cooking). A robust dark brew but the thinness destroys it. Very conservative. Gets better as it warms.
paiste2002 (25), Saugus, California, USA
Aug 31, 2008 2007 vintage 651ml bottle. Pours black as night with a nice off white head. Great smoky aroma. Taste is complex bittersweet chocolate, coffee, malt, smoked wood, vanilla with a bittersweet smoky finish. This is an incredible beer, I look forward to it every season.
Imperial-John (91), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Aug 28, 2008 651ml 2007 bottle courtesy of HogTownHarry. Black with small foamy tan head. Great hickory smoke alarm setting off aroma. Taste is complex but too mild. Bittersweet, dry, oily, woody, vanilla, malt in the taste. Bittersweet smokey wood after-taste.
pepperford (89), robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Pitch black like a stout with a medium brown head. Be aggressive with the pour and the head is quite impressive and worth a photo. A bit more carbonation than a stout. Loads of tobacco, chocolate, malt, and a thickness on the mouth feel, that again, teaters on being a stout. Fun beer, unfortunately, i live in bf egypt, so i may never get another chance.
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