Smuttynose Jack Daniels Oak Aged Robust Porter

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

(draft) Tan head atop brown-black body, nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, Bourbon/vanilla, chocolate. Taste is medium sweet, chocolate, some roast, Bourbon/vanilla. Medium body.

on tap @Blind Tiger-pours an off white head and black color. Aroma is Jack Daniels, licorice/anise, dark malt. Taste is Jack Daniels, licorice/anise, dark malt. Acidity balances the sweetness nicely. Full body. Sipping.

Tap at Blind Tiger. Dark brown-black beer. Creamy fast-fading dark brown head. Aroma is loaded with vanilla and bourbon. Soft cocoa and a dank earthiness. Sweet chocolate and toasted grains. Very oaky, sweet and a little bit licoricey on the nose. Flavour is full of vanilla, bourbon and booze. Fairly soft, but charry bitterness. Good thing I like bourbon or this wouldn’t work at all.

On Tap at Coles (Buffalo)
Appearance: Dark brown with black tint. Creamy contrasting ring. 3+
Nose: Strong prominent aroma of Jack Daniels. Oak chips , alcohol with chocolate cake.7+
Flavor/Palate : Medium full bodied. Middle is lighter but still filled with oak character of barrel. Jack Daniels all the way. slight tart dryness at finish. Good sipper.

2008-08-16. Pitch black body with a small creamy tan head. (3+) Rich sweetly vanilla aroma only hints at the bourbon at first, rather nice. (8+) Tons of vanilla bourbon in the flavour up front, a brief glorious ’Wow this is good’ guitar-solo moment of vanilla over chocolate and rich malt, before a swift bourbony smack to the head. Tease! Smooth medium bodied palate is creamy and only lightly carbonated. (4+) The barrel blends fairly well with the base beer and is probably one of the most enjoyable barrel aged brews I have had,but the bourbon is still a diva with an eye to the marquee. Ultimately it oscillates between sophisticated and crude. On tap, Coles, Buffalo

Tap at blind tiger. Pours a rich deep dark color- almost black with a thin ring of deep orange head Aroma is tons of oak and JD with some chocolate and lots of coffee in there as well. Flavor is a bit much- JD and oak overpowering the beer I thought. Some chocoalte is left, lots of roast licorice, tar and a wierd slick finish. I wouldnt say too boozy, but definitely over oaked and too much JD character overall. Meh.

Tap at Blind Tiger: Near opaque pour with a fading deep brown head. Huge oaky aroma. Assertive oak presence with a nice burnt graham cracker touch, dark chocolate liqueur, booze and a light vanilla sweetness. Slick mouthfeel. Great flavor of the oak and the base Porter. Oak, bourbon qualities, vanilla hint, chocolate liqueur and a late tarry roasted finish with residual oaky tannins. This stuff is nearly a perfect marriage of Porter and oak. Nice!

Tap at Blind Tiger. Bourbon, vanilla in the aroma. Thick, milky, nut flavor, gin, botanicals. Run of the mill bourbon stout. I prefer the normal Smuttynose porter by far.