Smoky Mountain Black Bear Ale

Brewed by Smoky Mountain Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Brown Ale
Gatlinburg, Tennessee USA

Bottle thanks to Joe. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. The aroma is very interesting; lots of sweet fruity notes, some malt and light nutty aromas. A fairly sweet and very fruity mix, honey and earthy caramel malts also. The finish is very interesting; some fruit and maybe some smoke. Very nice. Almost like a baby Barley Wine.

On tap at the Gatlinburg brewery. Poured a dark amber color with a small white head. Aroma of caramel malt. Flavor was citrus with a sweet finish. Good beer.

Dark orange. Smell of malt. light hops, nuts and honey. Taste of sweet malt, minor nuts and light caramel. Smelled better. Very watery also.

Bottle courtesy of lithy. Pours brown with a thin white head. Smells of caramel, some earthy hints. Tastes of light citrus, tea, some sweetness on the finish.

Draft at Gatlinburg location. Darker amber/light brown in the glass with a thin off-white head that has a thin layer lasting, Very light aroma of malts. Milk chocolate flavor with a hop and earthy background. Light to medium body. Sweet beginning and a bitter ending. Slightly chalky.

Pours a clear brownish-copper colour with a fairly weak head. Soft nutty character, caramel and cardboard. Flavors are refreshing, very clean on the palate, and satisfying all the way around. A nice refreshing summer brew.

Draft at the brewery in Gatlinburg, TN. Dark amber color with a very small head. Smells like bread - very malty nose - with perhaps a touch of something nutty. Taste is very grainy and too sweet. A touch of bitterness in the finish, but not nearly enough to balance things out.

on tap-pours a off white ring for a head and amber color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-honey/toffee. Taste is sweet medium malt-honey/toffee/peat, some earthy hops. Mild carbonation.