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dark horse fore
Dark Horse Fore Smoked Stout pours a deep chocolate colored head over an inky black brew. The nose is smoke (though not cloying) over dark chocolate with notes of leather. The flavor is more of that smoke with roasty malts and bakers chocolate notes, with a little bite of charred bread off the end for balance. Mouthfeel is smooth and round, with a long mellow finish. Smoked ales are pretty tricky- that particular flavor is so aggressive it's easy to end up with a beer that tastes like a Slim Jim©. Four finds that proper balance- the smoke is a point of complexity that does not dominate.
dark horse fore
Dark Horse Fore Smoked Stout pours a deep chocolate colored head over an inky black brew. The nose is smoke (though not cloying) over dark chocolate with notes of leather. The flavor is more of that smoke with roasty malts and bakers chocolate notes, with a little bite of charred bread off the end for balance. Mouthfeel is smooth and round, with a long mellow finish. Smoked ales are pretty tricky- that particular flavor is so aggressive it's easy to end up with a beer that tastes like a Slim Jim©. Four finds that proper balance- the smoke is a point of complexity that does not dominate.