Smokestack Heritage Porter - East End Brewing Company

Wasatch

Utah

4.2/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks goes out to Hojaminbag for this brew.

1 Liter Swing-Top

Pours a very nice black color, nice carbonation, with a nice little fizzy light tan head, which leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is big time malty, with some nice smoky/roast note, chocolate/toffee/coffee notes. The taste is very nice and malty, with lots of chocolate/toffee notes, slight coffee, nice touch of smokyness/roastyness. Medium body, this one is kinda creamy, with a very slight bitter finish. A tasty little brew from EEBC. Thanks Ben!

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2012 00:30:33 | More by Wasatch

GRG1313

California

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

06-01-2013 17:51:10 | More by GRG1313

duceswild

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-21-2013 04:49:09 | More by duceswild

oline73

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -20%

05-16-2013 23:23:03 | More by oline73

mendvicdog

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-16-2013 13:01:04 | More by mendvicdog

THECPJ

Delaware

4/5  rDev -1.5%

03-28-2013 20:01:52 | More by THECPJ

hoppymcgee

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.5%

02-17-2013 17:11:15 | More by hoppymcgee

Tucquan

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Had this on 2013-01-25 in Columbia, PA from a 33.8 oz swing top with a bottling date of 2011-10-26.

A - Opaque, almost black with a light tan head that disappears quickly and leaving very light lacing.

S - Smoke, medium roasted grain, background dark chocolate.

T - Very smoky at first, then some malt sweetness, then a resurgance of smoke and maybe some umami. Dark roasted coffee that wasn't apparent to me in the smell. Still a touch of dark chocolate. The smokiness diminishes but doesn't disappear in the flavorful, mildly sweet and roasted-bitter aftertaste.

M - Medium body and light-medium carbonation. Smooth and a little creamy. Nice firm feel.

O - While smoked beer's aren't close to being my favorite style, I gotta say, this is a fine one and as much as I enjoyed it; my wife liked it even more. Going to have this again and am looking forward to trying more East End brews.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 22:42:27 | More by Tucquan

Rupert50

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

11-13-2012 02:04:13 | More by Rupert50

Samwhyz

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

11-05-2012 01:29:05 | More by Samwhyz

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

09-25-2012 23:00:50 | More by t0rin0

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I've been holding on to this one for quite some time now. I'm not sure if it was from the first release or the second. Hell. I don't really know how many releases there have been on this one.

Anyways, it's smoked alright. Real smoky. If you don't like rauchbiers, you may have a hard time with this. And, a liter of it, no less. It gets a little smoother as it warms and time goes on, but it's pretty one dimensional. Very full smoke tones to it though. For a smoked beer, it's nice. A bit too intense to go back to, but that might be because this style isn't my absolute favorite. (To note: I went back to this 24 hours later and the smoke was much more subdued. Malt body was nice. Overall porter tones were good.)

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2012 07:34:51 | More by RblWthACoz

thebouch01

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

06-11-2012 02:16:14 | More by thebouch01

TasteTester

Ohio

4/5  rDev -1.5%

04-30-2012 03:55:32 | More by TasteTester

sideshowe

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.5%

02-29-2012 14:05:56 | More by sideshowe

billab914

Virginia

4.33/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a large swing-top bottle into my Dogfish snifter. It poured pretty close to black in color with a thin tan head barely covering the top of the beer.

The aroma shows a good amount of smoke to it. I get chocolate and roasted malts mixing with a little bit of a sweeter, brown sugar flavor. Great smokiness to it.

The taste has some great smoky flavors to it throughout. It shows more of a roasty, coffee, dark chocolate quality to it up front, while the finish is really where the smoke shines. I get some sweeter, brown sugar and bacon like flavors to the smoke in the finish as well.

The mouthfeel is medium bodied for the style with moderate carbonation. Overall I thought it was a great beer. I loved that it wasn't shy with the smokiness, but not overwhelming either. It was very smooth but had some very bold flavors at the same time. One of the best smoked beers I've had.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2012 01:08:41 | More by billab914

wvsabbath

West Virginia

4.33/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Serving Type - 1 quart swing top bottle

Appearance - Dark tan/black, nice foamy 1 inch head, plenty of lacing.

Smell - Smoke, malts, Coffee, dark fruits, wood, Some chocolate and a little molasses.

Taste - Smokey malts and a sweet fruit backbone are the first flavors. I get a bacon/brown nut flavor from the smoke. Coffee and some very mild chocolate add a bitter, yet flavorful bonus in each drink. Theres a little bit more of a hop presence that i expected.

Mouthfeel - Its thick, yet rather easy on mouth. Not overly bitter, or overboard with coffee. TOunge and palette get the smoke, malts and coffee, yet arent crushed in any way. After taste is a little bitter, chocolate and malty.

Overall - Great beer, very easy to drink, and balanced. Was worried the smoked flavor would be overboard but, it is nice and mild, and just adds to a great porter. Very nicely done, cant wait to have again.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2011 02:13:53 | More by wvsabbath

jaidenjb

Ohio

4/5  rDev -1.5%

12-19-2011 00:45:52 | More by jaidenjb

kbuzz

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

12-17-2011 19:23:30 | More by kbuzz

coreyfmcdonald

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

12-17-2011 04:58:16 | More by coreyfmcdonald

jophish17

Georgia

4/5  rDev -1.5%

12-16-2011 22:26:53 | More by jophish17

cps98

Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Smoked beers are by far my least favorite style but I gave this one a shot and was pleasantly surprised.

A – Black as night with a really nice 2 finger toffee colored head. Good retention and lacing.

S – Smoke and peat are really heavy first but then I get small hints of sweet malt and chocolate. There is also a very small hint of coffee present.

T – Smoke hits the tongue first followed by a very smooth milk chocolate, and roasted malt flavor. Smoke lingers in the aftertaste.

M – This is a medium to heavy bodied beer with good carbonation. All the flavors complement each other pretty well. It is drier than I anticipated but really nice.

O – Overall this was pretty good the smoke didn’t dominate like I expected which was nice. Not my first choice in brew but very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

12-13-2011 19:15:04 | More by cps98

PittBeerGirl

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

11-22-2011 00:14:42 | More by PittBeerGirl

homebrew311

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Big thanks to the Central PA crew for sending this.

A: pours an opaque black, dark brown creamy head

S: onslaught of smoke on the front, smells like a BBQ pit...notes of hickory and char, chocolate is present in the background. Very smoke forward.

T: as the nose suggests, the taste is very smoke forward. Hickory and smoke come through along with dark chocolate. Great balance of flavors. The smoke is very present but never becomes overwhelming. The resulting product is quite enjoyable.

MF: medium body, medium carbonation

O: this beer features and excellent use of smoke. Great balance, great malt backbone, definitely worth a try or three.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2011 07:02:17 | More by homebrew311

Florida9

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Dark brown, almost black, in color. Forms a foamy tan head that slowly reduces to a patchy surface coating. No lacing.

S: Smokey. Lots of roasted malts. Almost bacony.

T: Roasted malts, smoke, a little char. Brown sugar. And a light creaminess that just seems to blend in with everything else.

M: Medium bodied. Lower carbonation. Creamy. Very mild bitterness.

O: A good smoked beer with a nice balance of flavor and an apparent, but not overdone, amount of smoke.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2011 02:29:12 | More by Florida9