Black Forest Smoked Porter

Damn brandon, I thoroughly enjoyed this puppy, but i love smoked beer. Big wide mug at the brewpub on their Octoberfest. Color is black with some brown tinges. Small tan head turns into lacing. Aroma is mild though, faint smoke and not much else. Dont try it for the aroma. Taste is what makes it. Actually smokey, something different for smoked porters. Just a tad of bitterness. Leaves a nice present smokey aftertaste. Just a bit of bitterness and a sllight sweetness thoughout.

Comes out of the tap fairly opaque, but some light can get through - off-white head that is retained pretty well - aroma of smoke, ash, and some artificial chocolate syrup - medium-bodied and fairly smooth - some chocolate and dark fruit (plum) come to the fore, but are quickly squashed by the strong smoke flavor - the smokey quality seems a bit artificial, though, as if they added some liquid smoke to the brew kettle - not bad, it just seems a little plastic and fake.