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Ass Kisser Smoked Porter
Ass Kisser Ales
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- From:
- Ass Kisser Ales
- California, United States
- Style:
- Smoked Porter
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 12.84%
- Reviews:
- 65
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 14, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 25, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 16
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Reviewed by Kgoldsbe from Colorado
3.6/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This porter is perfect to use in a marinade for flank steak. It has a dark roasted malt flavor, and a smoky quality, but is not a heavy beer. It does not feel like you ate a whole meal after drinking just one. It is solid, but not special, so cooking with it does not feel like a waste.
May 14, 2020Rated by Dwkasper from New York
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
Good beer, balanced but just a typical porter. Not a big taste
Nov 03, 2014Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky
3.92/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This bottle is from 2011.
Pours an opaque deep brown with a frothy, lingering tan head.
Light smoke, chocolate, roasted and deeply toasted malt, and a hint of tar form the aroma.
Flavor reveals tar at the base, which lingers into the lightly bitter finish. Roast malt forms the backbone, with smoke adding a complementary back note. Chocolate provides a welcome accent. The balance is roasty and lightly bitter.
Body is moderate, with carbonation a tad on the high side, and subtle alcohol warmth.
Never had this fresh, but the flavor have melded well together , at this point. Smoke doesn't overwhelm, roast is the star, and chocolate adds a nice character. There's a bit of a plasticy phenol that's slightly offputting.
Jul 20, 2014Pours an opaque deep brown with a frothy, lingering tan head.
Light smoke, chocolate, roasted and deeply toasted malt, and a hint of tar form the aroma.
Flavor reveals tar at the base, which lingers into the lightly bitter finish. Roast malt forms the backbone, with smoke adding a complementary back note. Chocolate provides a welcome accent. The balance is roasty and lightly bitter.
Body is moderate, with carbonation a tad on the high side, and subtle alcohol warmth.
Never had this fresh, but the flavor have melded well together , at this point. Smoke doesn't overwhelm, roast is the star, and chocolate adds a nice character. There's a bit of a plasticy phenol that's slightly offputting.
Reviewed by beeroholix420 from California
3.96/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 2.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.96/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 2.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
I got this in a 22oz bomber for $1.25 at big lots! I am just sampling out of sample glass I got at oktoberfest here in fresno.
APPEARANCE: its a redish brown color dark but very see through, not like most other porters I have had. Had to pour pretty rough to get any kind of head.
SMELL: first off I smell straight roasted chocolate, its got just a very malt forward smell, I also smell raisins..like chocolate covered raisins, no hop aroma what so ever
TASTE: smokey roasty chocolate right off the bat! Light Coffee in the background, taste a little bit of the alcohol which is not suprising at 8%.
MOUTHFEEL: medium bodied
OVERALL: good but I've had better. I do like the smokey taste to it, they did that well. I like it though! On a scale of 1-10 I give it a 6
Dec 23, 2013APPEARANCE: its a redish brown color dark but very see through, not like most other porters I have had. Had to pour pretty rough to get any kind of head.
SMELL: first off I smell straight roasted chocolate, its got just a very malt forward smell, I also smell raisins..like chocolate covered raisins, no hop aroma what so ever
TASTE: smokey roasty chocolate right off the bat! Light Coffee in the background, taste a little bit of the alcohol which is not suprising at 8%.
MOUTHFEEL: medium bodied
OVERALL: good but I've had better. I do like the smokey taste to it, they did that well. I like it though! On a scale of 1-10 I give it a 6
Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a sam adams custom glass, color is dark brown, amber edging, head presents nicely at 1/2 inch thick dissipates to a ring that clings the glass with some bubbly lacing.
Smell is sweeter chocolate malt, some roast, no smoke, maybe some dry earthiness. A little disappointing.
Taste has a touch of subtle smoke flavor, mainly from its dry finish on the tongue, malt flavors are slightly sweet from chocolate and a solid roast flavor. Hops are subtle and bitter, earthy and drying. Very surprising this clocks in at 8%, nice flavors and drinkability.
Mouthfeel is as expected from a solid strong porter or smoked porter, nice lingering flavor profile, solid bitter presence on the tongue and cheeks.
Overall, a disappointing smoked porter but a solid easy drinking strong porter.
Dec 07, 2013Smell is sweeter chocolate malt, some roast, no smoke, maybe some dry earthiness. A little disappointing.
Taste has a touch of subtle smoke flavor, mainly from its dry finish on the tongue, malt flavors are slightly sweet from chocolate and a solid roast flavor. Hops are subtle and bitter, earthy and drying. Very surprising this clocks in at 8%, nice flavors and drinkability.
Mouthfeel is as expected from a solid strong porter or smoked porter, nice lingering flavor profile, solid bitter presence on the tongue and cheeks.
Overall, a disappointing smoked porter but a solid easy drinking strong porter.
Ass Kisser Smoked Porter from Ass Kisser Ales
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
186 ratings
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