Blind Bat Hellsmoke Porter

Brewed by Blind Bat Brewery
Style: Smoked
Centerport, New York USA

Growler thanks to beerbill. Pours pitch black with a medium tan head that falls away to a tan ring of lace around the top of the beer. Aroma is light smokiness, roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is moderately smoky roasted malt, bitter sweet chocolate with a light smoky finish. Very nice job on this one, very enjoyable. Damn! I sure wish I had someone to share this with, evil laugh......no I don’t.

From bottle, @ BCTC. Pours a dark brown, almost black, body with a small fizzy brown head. Smells just like I’d expect it, nice light bacon and campfire smokiness with chocolate and roast. The flavor is really very lightly smoky with some ashy burnt and roasty malt. Dry, with a bit of astringency on the finish. Light to medium bodied with soft fizzy spritzy carbonation. Finishes dry and roasty. Decent, but it could have used a good bit more smokiness.

(BCTC, 22oz bottle) Medium brown head atop brown-black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, bittersweet chocolate, smoke, light roast. Taste is medium sweet, bittersweet chocolate, some smoke, roast. Light-medium body.

Bottle: Deep brown pour with a light brown, thick and well retained head. Smoked chocolaty aroma- richly malty with a peat and earthy wood campfire character. Chewy/silky feel. Smoky flavor- not over the top- just some woody peat and roasted chocolate malts. With a toasted lingering finish. Nice and earthy. A well done Smoked.

Dark black and a bit thick. Aroma is nice and sweet, chocolate and nice level of roast. Flavor is sweet and a bit milky with some smoke and chocolate. Some smoke and bitterness hang on. Nice.

Shared by Mark at cigar city! Dark pour, medium tan head. Ashy, smokey and chocolate aroma. Flavor follows suit. Some charcoal, charred wood, chocolate, coffee, smoke and some bitterness. Very fun beer to try.

Bottle at BCTC. Pours a brown to black with a thin tan head. Smoke and caramel on the nose. The smoke has held up nicely. Thin to medium bodied, some more smoke and roast. Finishes with a light bitterness.

Thanks to Mark for bringing this one to the BB Big Sound Release- you’re the man! Pours dark porter black with a tan head. Nose is smoke: ashtray and charcoal, and some noticeable dark chocolate and some coffee bitterness. Flavor is similar with mellow smoke, enough to notice but not enough to prohibit drinkability. Medium bodied beer with a bit of a stick mouthfeel. Overall: interesting and NOT my style at all.