Fore Smoked Stout
Dark Horse Brewing Company

Fore Smoked StoutFore Smoked Stout
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From:
Dark Horse Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Smoked Beer
Ranked #17
ABV:
7%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,493
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 9.44%
Reviews:
452
Ratings:
1,134
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 15, 2022
Added:
Dec 13, 2002
Wants:
  75
Gots:
  136
Number four in our stout series, this beer is brewed with all malted barley and hardwood smoked malt. Aromas of smoked chocolate and coffee leave way to a full-bodied stout with a smokey finish. Fore is a house favorite among our brewers.

22 IBU
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Ratings by JakerLou:
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Rated by JakerLou from New Hampshire

3.81/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Dec 08, 2015
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.68/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 2013: 355 ml bottle, kindly shared by our beerpal Ole Anders. Pitch black colour, minimal tan head. Unusual smokey aroma, notes of sour tobacco pipe, dry salted bacon, wood, ashes and peat. Dry flavour, woody and moderately smoked and roasted flavour, hints of liquorice. Unusual and interesting.
Dec 15, 2022
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Rated by dwweekly

5/5  rDev +27.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Outstanding! My favorite beer. Shame it's seasonal!
Dec 25, 2021
 
Rated: 3.84 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 17, 2021
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Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois

3.84/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Taste: smoked bacon, malty, molasses, tobacco, woody, sticky mouthfeel. Same with the nose. Black, opaque, with a tan delicate head and lace. Full body. would pair well with with BBQ.
Jan 29, 2021
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

3.79/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
04/24/2020

2017 bottle to snifter.

LOOK: dark black, very little head or any other characteristics.
AROMA: obviously smokey, peat, coffee. Could stand to be a bit stronger.
TASTE: Wood, charred malt. Leather.
FEEL: Abnormally smooth sipping for the style. Full body.

Good, but a tad disappointed. I thought 3 years would have coalesced into some stronger flavor and aroma.

**
Apr 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.84 by dlin0sbb from Ohio

Jun 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by desint from Belgium

Apr 13, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.42/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bottled 1/5/15; drank 2/22/15 @ the Yarchives.

Black appearance. Small dark khaki head; decent lace.

Oatmeal, cream & mild smoke notes in the nose.

Oatmeal & mild smoke flavors up front; mild pickle finish.

Cream notes emerged as this warmed. Not too smoky.

An odd mix; not very enjoyable.
Mar 24, 2019
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Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana

4.35/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Onyx black pour, underneath a dense tan head, this hefty stout has dark chocolate, coffee, and stone fruit aromas. I get zero smoke on the nose.

The smoke jumps in head first on the taste though, adding texture and flavor to the dark chocolate and coffee flavors. This is exceptionally well done, IMHO.
Mar 14, 2019
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Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida

3.52/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
I had such high hopes for this brewer, so far not a one of the 12-pack I have like. But this one is probably the best I have had so far (but sadly, it really doesn't say much...)

I love smoked food and I am a stout aficionado - this would bring those two worlds together - what a great concept. Unfortunately, this beer falls short of what my expectations were going in - a strong, malty, smoky background - of which none existed. Instead, what I found was another coffee flavored, malt beverage that smelled much of the same and was just another less than stellar offering from the 12-pack I am slowly slogging through.

I will mention though that this beer has an almost perfectly black coloration even though there is no foam formation to be found. Mouthfeel was smooth and lightly carbonated, with a tacky after effect on the tongue. So far, I'm finding the offerings from this Dark Horse variety pack to be very similar and lacking any distinctive qualities from style-to-style.
Mar 02, 2019
 
Rated: 2.61 by DissentFatsquirrel from Minnesota

Jan 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by robotic_being from Illinois

Dec 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.84 by Ssitron from Michigan

Nov 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by AnitaBrewski from Massachusetts

Oct 22, 2018
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Reviewed by HopsAreDaMan from Missouri

4.21/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle; '9.22.17' on bottle neck (6 months old)

Look: Pours pitch black and sits pitch black in the glass, with a nice chocolate-colored head (tiny bubbles) that dissipates somewhat quickly; reasonably nice legs.

Smell: Mild, but what I expect in a quality stout: roasted malts and chocolaty.

Taste: generous amounts of malts & chocolate, with a hint of smoke on the finish.

Mouthfeel: creamy and on the heavy side; just what I want in a stout.

With only 7% ABV, this beer is quite impressive. I am looking forward to having the next one.
Apr 23, 2018
 
Rated: 2.75 by clager from Michigan

Jan 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.56 by BarryMFBurton from Indiana

Dec 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.49 by buzzedup from Pennsylvania

Dec 15, 2017
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Rated by AyatollahGold from Indiana

4.44/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Has a really nice smoke finish that's not overwhelming. And a smokey mouthfeel. Well balanced stout.
Dec 13, 2017
Fore Smoked Stout from Dark Horse Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 1134 ratings