New Glarus Unplugged Smoke on the Porter

Bottle, dimple mug. Dark brown pour, opaque in the glass, with a moderate amount of a creamy beige head. This dissipates to leave a bit more than lacing: it practically coats the glass! Aromas of chocolate first, then smoke and carbonation. Similar initial flavors, chocolate, cola, bacony smoke. The mouthfeel is creamy on the tongue but not at all thick; it swallows a little watery. As it warms, the chocolate becomes less pronounced, and the smoke gains some breadth, not so much bacon, more peat and aniseed. A sweet-sour plum element arises, too, particularly upon licking the lips. Finish is both bitter and earthy.

Thanks to bwkrieger for this gem. Black with thin head. Smoky aroma fits with the sweet malt and smokey mix in the taste. Very generous roast/smoke with a little bit of molasses. A little less sweetness would kick it up another notch, but this is still right up my alley.

Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this one. Mostly black with a firm tan head. Smoky aroma. Sweet, smooth, nicely smoked. Good balance of flavors.

Sweet chocolaty malt aroma with some vanilla and citrus. Dark brown with a slight orangish tint, foamy head of decent duration. Flavors of deep roasted malt, caramel, vanilla, light smokiness not overbearing, some dark chocolate. Light sweet focus and balance. Very good flavor. Mild to light palate and mild sweet duration. Very good.

In short: A very fruity and very smoky porter. Very good.
How: Bottle 12oz. One of the bottle I got from the simultaneous generosity of mreush, ughsmash, Stine and Kingpinipa. A conspiracy I’m telling you!!!
The look: Black body topped by a very small tan head
In long: Nose is very smoky on top of rich molasses. Taste is a whole bunch of fruits in molasses. The fruity flavours here go way beyond the usual porters dark fruits. Grapes, berries, figs and even some lighter dessert fruits such as pineapples and kiwis providing a nice tartness. Smoke is there and roastiness level is moderate but it’s really the fruit flavours that come out the most here. A little hard-candy sweetness. Everything comes together very well in this beer. Smoky but not too much, complex fruitiness, lively carbonation, light astringency in the finish, nice roastiness and molasses backbone. A very good beer. As fruity and smoked as my senile aunt Lucie on medicinal marijuana.