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Stone: Smoked Porter

This New World porter is/was brewed by Stone in Escondido, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 53.4%. Based on 3 tastings, the average ABV is 5.90%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

22oz brown bomber, served in a shaker pint. Poured a dark brown almost black with a couple of fingers of fine bubbled tan head. Not a lot of smoke in the aroma, some chocolate malt and a little hops. Roasty, chocolate malt flavor that quickly gives way to the smoke. Dry finish with the smoke and chocolate malt really lingering. A fair amount of hop
Bomber purchased at Crown Liquors #15, in Fishers, IN. Pours a deep reddish brown with a sizable creamy/frothy head that leaves behind a trail of sticky lace. The nose is truly interesting. On the pour, I am hit by an aroma that reminds me of a peanut butter and banana sandwich (emphasis on the fruit). As the head diminishes, the peanut butter tran
Bomber. Nearly black, not much head. I agree that the smoke isnt quite the lead actor here, though it is present along with the usual coffee and chocolate. Mostly dry. Im not sure I like the smoke...its a bit ashy. Body is medium, a tad over-fizzed. I didnt like this as much as others did.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
12th Oct 2003 at 12:25 am bottle (room 307 of Days Inn hotel), San Diego, California, USA 5.90 black Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 56.440% rich 68
13th Oct 2003 at 12:40 pm bottle (room 307 of Days Inn hotel), San Diego, California, USA 5.90 black Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 44.44%
Clarity: 100%
 53.424% liquorice 69
31st Jul 2011 at 12:55 pm draft BoHo, Hollywood, USA 5.90 black with red tinge Taste: 70.59%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 50.328% oaky 402

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Other Beers (etc.) by Stone

Apart from Smoked Porter, Hop Horizons lists 50 others by Stone. These are:
16th Anniversary IPA
17th Gotterdammerung IPA
19th Anniversary - Thunderstruck IPA
7th Anniversary Ale
Americano Stout
Arrogant Bastard Ale
Beach Stone Brut IPA
Belgian Style Triple Ale
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Arrogant Bastard
Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager
Cali-Belgique IPA
Chai-Spiced Imperial Russian Stout
Cherry Chocolate Stout (w/ Jason Fields & Kevin Sheppard and Tröegs) (aged 5 years)
Citrusy Wit
Delicious IPA
Drew & Steve's Imperial Mutt Brown Ale (2015 Spotlight Series)
Enjoy After 07.04.16 Brett IPA
Enjoy By 09/02/15
Espresso Totalitarian
Exalted IPA
Farking Wheaton w00tstout
Fear. Movie. Lions.
Go To IPA
Grainiac (Stochasticity Project)
Hazy IPA
HiFi + LoFi Mix Tape (Stochasticity Project)
IPA (5.9% version)
IPA (6.9% version)
Imperial Russian Stout
Ishii Japanese Green Tea IPA
Levitation
Mocha IPA
Neverending Haze IPA
Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale
Old Guardian 2014 Release
Old Guardian Belgo 2011
Pale Ale
Pataskala Red X IPA
Points Unknown IPA (w/ Ecliptic and Wicked Weed)
Ripper
Ruination IPA
Smoked Porter with Chipotle Peppers
Sorry Not Sorry IPA
Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA
Tangerine Express IPA
Vertical Epic 11.11.11
Vertical Epic Ale
Xocoveza
Your Father Smelt of Elderberries (Stochasticity Project)
w00tstout: Imperial Pecan Barrel Aged

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