Beer-a-Day #283

I am a big fan of oak aged beers, as you can probably tell from yet another addition to the “Smoke from the Oak” series.  And I have to tell you, it is getting harder and harder to find new and exciting barrels to age our Smoked Porter in.  This one was simply dumb luck smacking me in the face as I perused the shelves at my local liquor store.  Apple Brandy has been produced in this country for centuries, so why not age our full bodied Smoked Porter in freshly emptied barrels from one of America’s oldest distilleries.  Straight from the Captain’s cellar to yours, we hope you enjoy.

Last year for our Oktoberfest weekend we visited the Captain Lawrence brewery. That’s where we learned about their Smoked from the Oak series and the different barrels they had lined up to age them in. One of them was the apple brandy barrels.

Absolutely opaque; thick head. Smells like a spiced apple pie. Apple brandy flavor dominates; I don’t get much smoke at all.

Ron says: Tastes like smoked brandy.

Hop Talk Advisory Panel says: Smoke flavor a little too strong, but otherwise okay. It almost didn’t seem like a beer.