New Albanian Cone Smoker

Brewed by New Albanian Brewing Company
Style: Smoked
New Albany, Indiana USA

Date: 08/09/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Great Taste

Appearance: opaque burnt orange, frothy beige head,
Aroma: sweet smokey caramel malt aroma with light floral hops,
Overall: sweet crystal malt aroma, lots of smoke stays in balance with the malty sweetness, light lasting bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

(Draught) Pours an amber color with a small white head. Has a mellow smokey and hops flavor.

Tap: Not a bad drink, but I prefer my smoked beers to be a bit meatier. It poured a brownish orange with a substaintial head that pasted the sides of the glass with heavy lace. The aroma was a grainy caramel with a subtle smokiness. The smoke was a bit stronger in the flavor and the beer delivered a solid hoppy bitter kick in the finish. Not too bad.

Three Floyds Brewing Company and Brewpub, Munster, IN

Draft sample at New Albanian. Poured dark hazy brown color with average off-white fizzy head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate roasted and small smoke aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium smokeybittersweet flavor with a medium roasted smoke finish of moderate duration. Solid drinkable brew and standout for smoked style. Very interesting brew.

Sampled at the Great Taste of the Midwest 2005. Hazy dark gold body. The aroma is strong smoked salmon with some peanuts. The taste is definitely smoke. There is also light toast and walnuts. There is some toffee in here too. This is right up the alley of smoked beer lovers.

On tap at GTMW, aged in a port cask for 7 months. Poured slightly hazy medium amber with a loose-bubbled off-white head. The aroma was sweet and smoky with toasted caramel and rich beechwood.. some vinous notes were quite welcome as well. The flavor had toasted smoked malts and caramel at the core with mild oaky and grassy bitterness.. long, dry, refreshing finish.. decent mouthfeel. I wish the cask provided more of an impression.

This brew poured a small head of fine to largely sized light brown bubbles and a semi-opaque dark brown body. It has a very nice strong smokey malt aroma and a slightly smokey bitter start that smoothens in its finish. A very nice flavor with the smoke well balanaced and not too over powering

Draft sample at the St Louis Microfest 5/13/06: Orange-amber with a bubbly head. Nice light smoky aroma. Mellow flavors ... thought I liked it but there was a bit of a cigarette aspect to it.