Stone’s Smoked Porter

i followed up my Smith’s Oatmeal Stout with Stone’s Smoked Porter. this nearly 6% abv brew is a similar caliber. which probably makes sense that they’re also only about 25cents apart in price as well, at least at kim’s Timor Bodega. excepting, of course, that Stone’s bomber is about 150 more milliliters.

this porter also appears similar to smith’s oatmeal. although, held up to a light, you can see the deep, deep red/brown color, as opposed to smith’s motor-oil black/brown. the porter does have a significant more amount of caramel in the aroma. however the smokiness isn’t quite there yet, since i haven’t yet taken a sip…so let’s get to it!

a strong, creamy wash of caramel hits the tongue. there’s only a slight tingle of carbonation. which, personally, is a big plus. i’m the guy that’ll get what’s on cask if they’ve got one.

it’s not a very complex ale. there’s a very monolithic taste to this. but who cares? no one said that’s not allowed. toward the end of the first pintful, i start to get a little bit of sour stimulation on the back of the tongue. yes i know that’s redundant. that may have something do to with the slight warming that the glass has done since i cracked ‘er open.

i like this one, and i’ll get it again, as i have before.

-dmf