 ogglethorp (887), Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 15, 2008 On tap at Clybourn after DLD. Pours nearly black with a small thin ring of tan head. Aroma is smoke, chocolate, caramel. Flavor is chocolate, coffee, caramel, smoke. Palate is full bodied, medium cabonation, bitter finish. Great stuff.
hopscotch (5483), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 15, 2008 Draft… DLD’08… This beer rocks!… Pitch black ale with a small, creamy, beige head. The aroma is of beechwood smoke. There’s some chocolate in there as well, but it’ almost totally eclipsed by that wonderful, wonderful smoke. Full-bodied and velvety with prickly carbonation. Sweet, smoky and chocolaty up front, but moderate bitterness outlasts all else. Smoky, bittersweet, chocolaty finish. Awesome brew!
ajm (926), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 6, 2008 I was super-pumped for this. I was pretty disappointed. I really missed the sweet roastiness of Bourbon Imp. Brown Goose which surely could have found a very comfy home in this brew. Alas it was ’just a smoked beer’. Not even a texture change. Good but not great. And I revere the Goose as great.
pintsize (1042), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 5, 2008 4-24-08 tap at Goose Island on Clybourn
Black pout with no head really. Smoked ham and apple cedar chips in the smell. Actually it is a very smokey and meaty smell. It is unique but overall it is a bit much. Flavor is smokey and meaty as well. This brew surely comes through for the style. Thick, super thick palate that is nearly syrupy. Bold smell, flavor and palate. Unique and well made.
Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 3, 2008 On tap at GI Clybourn. As csbosox noted below, the beer menu said that they used 80% smoked malt (at least on this batch). Pours a clear dark brown with a skin of beige head and patchy lace. The nose is sweet and smoky with notes of smokehouse meats and fruit (plantains?); very nice. Medium-bodied and oily-slick with a dry smoky finish. The flavor follows the nose with the emphasis on the smoky, peaty malt. This is one of the best smoked brews that I’ve had the pleasure of sampling. I sure hope that GI decides to bottle it some day.
lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 1, 2008 On tap at Clybourn. Pours almost black with basically no head. Smell is smoked meats, and liquid smoke. One of the smokier beers of the style. Taste is smoky malt and moderately roasty and nutty. Pretty good and strongly flavored.
csbosox (1081), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 27, 2008 On tap @ GI Clybourn. Aroma is very nice, restrained smokey ham, chocolate, maybe a hint of lactose. Taste is hammy smoke, milk chocolate, nutty malt, some woodsy notes, and a touch of bourbon at the end which is very subtle. Very nice.
80% smoked malt, 9% ABV
Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 25, 2008 Draft. Tons of smoked malt in this along with some grape, peat and vanilla. Pretty boozy with a nice hoppiness.
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