Question for homebrewers / pipe smokers

[tomthirtysix]

Long story short, my brother is trying to come up with a porter recipe that would make you think of pipe tobacco aromas. He's got some ideas on the direction he wants to go. But with a few pipe smokers and a few homebrewers here on the board, I thought maybe we've got a couple that do both. And maybe they'd have an idea he hadn't thought of. Any ideas?

 

[MadMonk]

Only thing that comes to mind is that Genuine Perique used in the right amount to a blend can have a dried fruit sort of flavor. Maybe more in the raisin arena.
I have no insight into brewing, but wonder if anyone ever "smoked" the hops in a brew?

 

[Eshaw99]

First thought when I saw this thread... http://www.cigarpass.com/forum/index.php?threads/amazing-feat-of-stupidity-54-the-tobaccoccino.4544/

 

[tomthirtysix]

Yeah, I remember that thread. We're doing it without actually adding tobacco to the brew.

 

[MX]

this might be out of the box, but could you "smoke" some pale malt with some pipe tobacco?