Here’s a robust, knock your socks off, kind of beer. Fore Smoked Stout wow’d the 3 newly ordained ministers just by watching it pour. It pours like syrup, coating the inside of the glass with a sweet smelling, used motor oil colored libation. So dark that my scientifically designed beer light failed to pass the 1/2 centimeter mark (a true 7 out of 7 Smokestacks in Opacity rating). Tastes that come through include dark chocolate, peanuts, syrup, malt, and peat. A meal in itself with a strong after taste. Incredible. Final score = 5.7 Smokestacks.
| Brewer | Dark Horse Brewing Co. |
| Beer Name | Fore Smoked Stout |
| Brewer’s Description | Number Four – Brewed with all malted barley and peat malt (smoked malt). This beer is full bodied with chocolate, roasted barley flavors, and a smokey almost BBQ finish. |
| Food Pairings | Ribs |
| Brewer Location | Marshall, MI |
| Alcohol content by volume | 7.0% |
| IBU (International Bitterness Units) | 22 |
| Beer opacity rate 1 – 7 (light – dark) | 7 |
| Smell smoke? 1 – 7 (No – George Burns) | 2.75 |
| Sausage detection? Y or N | No |
| Smokepower taste: 1 – 7 Smokestacks | 4.75 |
| Overall Happiness: 1 – 7 (detention – recess) | 5.7 |
Dark Horse has a good website. video included:
http://www.darkhorsebrewery.com/fore-smoked-stout/
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