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Smokestack
East End Brewing Company
- From:
- East End Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Smoked Porter
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 9.41%
- Reviews:
- 70
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 24, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 02, 2007
- Wants:
- 63
- Gots:
- 18
Nov/Dec release.
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Ratings by billab914:
Reviewed by billab914 from Virginia
4.32/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.32/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a large swing-top bottle into my Dogfish snifter. It poured pretty close to black in color with a thin tan head barely covering the top of the beer.
The aroma shows a good amount of smoke to it. I get chocolate and roasted malts mixing with a little bit of a sweeter, brown sugar flavor. Great smokiness to it.
The taste has some great smoky flavors to it throughout. It shows more of a roasty, coffee, dark chocolate quality to it up front, while the finish is really where the smoke shines. I get some sweeter, brown sugar and bacon like flavors to the smoke in the finish as well.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied for the style with moderate carbonation. Overall I thought it was a great beer. I loved that it wasn't shy with the smokiness, but not overwhelming either. It was very smooth but had some very bold flavors at the same time. One of the best smoked beers I've had.
Feb 10, 2012The aroma shows a good amount of smoke to it. I get chocolate and roasted malts mixing with a little bit of a sweeter, brown sugar flavor. Great smokiness to it.
The taste has some great smoky flavors to it throughout. It shows more of a roasty, coffee, dark chocolate quality to it up front, while the finish is really where the smoke shines. I get some sweeter, brown sugar and bacon like flavors to the smoke in the finish as well.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied for the style with moderate carbonation. Overall I thought it was a great beer. I loved that it wasn't shy with the smokiness, but not overwhelming either. It was very smooth but had some very bold flavors at the same time. One of the best smoked beers I've had.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ajm5108 from Pennsylvania
4.22/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Aromatics are a little bit rough - definitely has that liquid smoke vibe - but the taste is very balanced & restrained. The smoke elements don’t bully the base beer, you get some classic dark malt flavors and the smoked malt works great to compliment those flavors.
Oct 15, 2018Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania
4.19/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Leah bought a bottle of this from the strip as a special treat for me. I am reviewing this much after the fact. My only memory of this is that I liked it. Sorry to be so vague!
Jul 15, 2017Reviewed by Fordcoyote15 from Pennsylvania
4.54/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Like eating smoked ham while smoking a cigar.
If you're a rauchbier and smoked beer fanatic like I am, do not miss this beer. It rivals schlenkerla's offerings for meaty, campfire, umami laden smoke.
Tremendous offering and the best in the "smoked beer" category on beer advocate hands down.
Nov 19, 2016If you're a rauchbier and smoked beer fanatic like I am, do not miss this beer. It rivals schlenkerla's offerings for meaty, campfire, umami laden smoke.
Tremendous offering and the best in the "smoked beer" category on beer advocate hands down.
Smokestack from East End Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
131 ratings
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