Sempiternal (smoked stout)
Elder Pine Brewing & Blending Co.

16oz can from Tavour. Dark, ruddy brown pour, fizzy beige head. Smoky aroma, woody. Taste is dark cocoa, smoke, chocolate, nutty, woody, steady bitterness.

Dark brown, bordering on black, with a medium off‑white head that leaves steady lacing. The aroma of roasted malt and campfire smoke. The smokiness carries into the flavor, blending with a smooth, malty backbone. A firm roasted bitterness closes things out. Overall, clean, balanced, and satisfying.

 

Dark Mahogany, one finger head, pretty poor retention, no lacing.
Heavily caramelized barley malt with a substantial smoky aroma and flavor.
The smoked flavor being a little sharp, brings notes of roasted beef brisket burnt ends, smoked jerky, bacon. The smoke flavor is well balanced with the hops bitterness.
Hints of dark roasted espresso coffee beans & burned dark fruit wood, toasted tree nuts.
These various flavors seem to suppress the malt sweetness considerably.
Overall, a pretty solid dry stout with an abundance of smoked malt flavor.

Look: It pours dark brown with a tan head. Head retention is very good.

Smell: Strong smoke that resembles bacon and touches of wood.

Taste: Strong bacony smoke flavors with coffee and licorice. There are hints of dark fruits in the background.

Feel: It has a medium body with the smoke lingering well into the after taste.

Overall, if you like smoke, this is a great beer but may bit a bit overpowering to those who do not like the strong smoke.

 

 

 

16 ounce can poured into a Willi Becher.

L: Clear cola brown, black in the glass, huge tan head, loose rocky foam is persistent, lively.
S: Cola caramel, roast, vanilla, notes of sweet hardwood smoke.
T: Subtle hard wood smoke, roasted malts, smoked malts, faint notes of vanilla, just sweet enough to check the assertive bitterness, woody bitter finish is a little green.
F: Medium-weight, medium carbonation, slight chalkiness, crisp overall becoming more soft and creamy as I drink.
O: Decent stout, smoke is subtle but good.

A Tavour Treat. Pours a dark brown color with a minimal head that disappears quickly. Aroma of a wood fire and roasted malts. Taste is slightly sweet and tangy with a good smoky flavor.