Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter

Brewed by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Pleasantville, New York USA

served from a 64oz. growler into pint glasses, purchased today at the brewery A: Lovely deep brown, reminds me of root beer. Aggressive pour yielded a nice 2-finger tan head that leaves very little lacing. Quickly goes away leaving a slight swirling effect as you drink. S: Smells strongly of cola and roasted coffee, not much in the way of hops comes through. Very appealing. T/M: Yum! A very creamy texture, softly carbonated, allows the ample roasted flavors of bready, buttery goodness. A healthy dose of sweet cookie dough in the middle balances things out, and ample bitterness from the coffee flavors finishes things out. Superb! D: This could easily be an all-day drinking beer, perfectly balanced, it beckons you to have another glass. If you find yourself anywhere near Capt. Lawrence’s facility, make sure to stop by and sample this!

Draft at Blind Tiger Alehouse (late June ’07 from notes). Opaque black with lasting tan ring. Smoke and roasted chocolate aroma. Bittersweet chocolate, raisiny, and smoke flavors. Slight tartness in finish. Medium-full body. Yum. re-rate on tap at the brewery 6/6/08. Excellent. Black with lasting light brown head. Rich chocolate smokiness in aroma. Pronounced wood smoke in flavor with roasted chocolate and medium bitterness. Bravo.

On tap at CL! Nice deep brown pour with a nice Carmel head. Spicy chocolet smokey goodness!

Nearly black ruby. Nose is cocoa, roasted marshmallow, some dusty fruit. Flavor is dry cocoa, more marshmallow, a hint of toffee/caramel. Cocoa & slight coffee in the finish. A wonderful porter.

tap at dba. Dark brown/black beer, thick light brown head, sticky and lingering. Aroma is of dark malts, coffee and a bit of beech wood smoke as well. Roasty/charry aroma, some salty licorice aroma. Flavour is very charry/chewy. Dark licorice, salt, heavy roastiness and smokiness, but the smoke lies behind all of the the other roasty malt notes. Sweet and chewy with some light leathery notes as well. Dark bitter chocolate with a long dryish roasty finish. More stout than porter, but either way it a tasty pint.

Pours a pitch black with a nice tan head. Flavor is nice and thick. Robust malty edges. Coffe tones. This is just a nice thick porter. I drink this and I think: Porter! Good feel. Very drinkable. Gotta love Captain Lawrence.

Draft at CL 1st Anniversary Party. Poured a deep dark brown, practically black with a light brown head. Aroma and flavor were spot on for this one, chocolate, roasted malt, hint of smoke, and an overall sweetness that made me want another. Fantastic beer.

Rerate: From growler - thanks Jon. Pours with the most perfect, prototypical pockmarked ecru head. Lovely, lovely, lovely. Smoky, but soft, moderately hopped (forest leafiness). Deliciously softly sweet (brown sugar). Just absolutely killer, and so drinkable!

Original: Level of smokiness is perfect; not delicate nor overdone. A little bit of chocolate sweetness below a slightly creamy body. Really robust (woody, smoky, a touch of acrid bitterness). Completely sessionable. Thanks Bendo for the 22.