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Smoke
Surly Brewing Company
- From:
- Surly Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 11.76%
- Reviews:
- 290
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 28, 2021
- Added:
- Dec 05, 2007
- Wants:
- 348
- Gots:
- 284
Ebony-hued, Smoke wafts out of the bottle and into your senses, borne on the wings of European traditions, wrapped in American innovation. Lager-brewed, like any true Baltic Porter, with smoked malts from Bamberg, Germany, the home of Rauchbiers, then mellowed by oak-aging. Black malt flavors mesh with notes of raisins, plums, figs and licorice with the subtle smoke on the side, for a complex and luxurious, yet silky smooth drinking experience. It's a sipper at Alc. 8.2% by VOL., but everyone knows you can't have Smoke without fire!
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Ratings by darklordlager:
Reviewed by darklordlager from Wisconsin
4.42/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
4.42/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
On tap at Darkness Day 2009 (finally getting notes onto BA)
A: Dark brown, small layer of dark tan head that struggles to remain afloat.
S: Smoked, dark chocolate with some underlying caramel. Chocolate covered fruit.
T: Nice hearty sweetness hits the lips, before your mouth is ambushed by a tornado of smoke--worthy of a team of small town firefighters. Nice bready sweetness, chocolate cake.
M: Nailed the carbonation on this one. A thick liquid with just enough carbonation to make things slide smoothly. Think airport conveyor belt when you're too tried to walk.
D: Given the heartiness and flavour present in this brew, it is great. Not even sure of the ABV.
Jun 25, 2010A: Dark brown, small layer of dark tan head that struggles to remain afloat.
S: Smoked, dark chocolate with some underlying caramel. Chocolate covered fruit.
T: Nice hearty sweetness hits the lips, before your mouth is ambushed by a tornado of smoke--worthy of a team of small town firefighters. Nice bready sweetness, chocolate cake.
M: Nailed the carbonation on this one. A thick liquid with just enough carbonation to make things slide smoothly. Think airport conveyor belt when you're too tried to walk.
D: Given the heartiness and flavour present in this brew, it is great. Not even sure of the ABV.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.54/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
750 ml bottle, kindly shared by gunnar. ABV was 8.2%. Black colour, moderate beige head. Smoky aroma, notes of tar and bonfires at the seaside. Smoky flavour, notes of smoked meat and roasted malts.
Mar 22, 2021Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.2/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
750ml silver wax top bottle poured into a goblet
2015 Vintage
A- pours deep brown in color with a one-finger khaki colored head that has short retention and leaves nothing behind
S- a nice array of smoked malts, similar to a rauchbier, gives notes of campfire, smoked pork & black licorice. Undertones of figs & chocolate
T- sweet chocolate and figs up front are quickly followed by a waft of smoke, adding flavors of smoked barley, smoked pork and black licorice. The finish gives notes of raisins, molasses and brown sugar, more smoke sticks around long after the linger
M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel and a slightly warming finish
O- well balanced with just enough smoke to compliment the dark chocolate and dark fruit notes of the beer
Nov 09, 20192015 Vintage
A- pours deep brown in color with a one-finger khaki colored head that has short retention and leaves nothing behind
S- a nice array of smoked malts, similar to a rauchbier, gives notes of campfire, smoked pork & black licorice. Undertones of figs & chocolate
T- sweet chocolate and figs up front are quickly followed by a waft of smoke, adding flavors of smoked barley, smoked pork and black licorice. The finish gives notes of raisins, molasses and brown sugar, more smoke sticks around long after the linger
M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel and a slightly warming finish
O- well balanced with just enough smoke to compliment the dark chocolate and dark fruit notes of the beer
Reviewed by GoBearsWalter34 from Illinois
4.49/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L- ours black with a lightrr, lan head that dissapates quickly.
S- smokey malts, black ucorice.
T- Smokey black ale taste in which smoke lingers. Slight meat taat in which oak presence smoorhs all.
F- nice warming especially from smokiness lingering.
May 03, 2017S- smokey malts, black ucorice.
T- Smokey black ale taste in which smoke lingers. Slight meat taat in which oak presence smoorhs all.
F- nice warming especially from smokiness lingering.
Smoke from Surly Brewing Company
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
914 ratings
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