I didn't get to make it to the release for this beer a few weeks ago, but luckily my buddy and fellow beer lover @paul_mar hooked me up with a couple of bottles.
This is the fourth batch of Smoke from the Oak, a smoked porter that was aged in wine barrels. The three previous releases were done in rum, apple brandy, and port barrels. The next one in line is currently being aged in bourbon barrels. Get pumped!
The white label on the bottle reads:
Highly Carbonated
Refrigerate at least 24 hours before serving
What it should have said:
Grab a fucking tarp and a mop, its gon' rain!
All joking aside. Open this in the sink, or maybe the bath tub. Once the geyser is done erupting you are left with one hell of an awesome beer. It is very deep brown in color, almost like a cola, and smells sour, fruity, vinous (thanks thesaurus.com), and malty. The flavors of roasted malt, sour fruit, and wine permeate through the beer. There is a definite acidity present, along with a little vanilla, a little smoke, and call me crazy; but I detected some chocolate in there too. This beer is awesome. Everyone who tried it with me seemed to agree as well.
What it is, yo?: I don't think you can get this anymore, so I can't really say "GO GET IT!" like I would want to. What I can say is that if you are in the NYC area for one of the upcoming Smoke from the Oak releases at Captain Lawrence, you should definitely check it out. I will be there. Also, luckily for me, I have another bottle in my fridge.
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