Stone Smoked Porter

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Escondido, California USA

The tamest brew I’ve had from Stone thus far. Pours dark with a thin head, has a wonderfully sweet smokey aroma. Taste is initially sweet with a slightly bitter end. Very good brew for after dinner or smoking a cigar.

Pours a little darker than cola. Off white head thins down slightly but stays on the glass until the beer is gone. Citrus hops, roast, and a hint of smoke in the nose. Flavor is complex. It’s got a mild sweetness with roasted malt, a bit of bitterness, a little smoke and alcohol. I would have liked a little more mouthfeel, but this is fine as-is. There’s just enough body to let the flavors linger.

Very dark pour. Wonderfully sweet aroma with smoky hints. Fantastic taste, malty and full of life with an ashy finish. Had the aftertaste retained a bit more of it’s sweetness, this would have been a solid 10. Nevertheless, solid through and through.

Very nice, with the smoke very much in the background. Really just enough to keep things interesting. Borderline stout, as it is pitch black and pretty smooth. Not really a SMOKED porter, but a smoked PORTER. It does tie the room together though.

I bought this hoping for a rauchbier not an element of the character....ah well it was still a good beer but i can’t help being disappointed a little bit....overall impression..smooth with a capital smoo!

nose of sweet malt, nearly oats. smoke is currently only a background element. flavor of lightly salted smoke but not the pronounced bacon found in some smoked beers. sweet roast and even some hops. some essence of cola as well. smoke somehow seems to affect yeast character with slightly ’off’ aromas and an odd aftertaste. this needs to be a bigger beer to be more successful with this kind of roast, smoke nonwithstanding.

Amazing balance in this fantastic beer. Rich and sweet with a smoky, earthy, almost moleasses feel.

Pitch black with a creamy tan head. Sweet chocolate malt aromas abound. Smooth and not too smoky with a balanced bitterness. Strong chocolate and dark fruit flavors which accentuate the smokiness and complexity.