 malrubius (1002), Valley Stream, New York, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 4, 2009 Growler from Bierkraft in Schlenkerla glass. Reddish brown with lasting beige head. Very smoky woodsmoke and toasted caramel aroma. Smoky toasted caramel brown sugar with lager grassiness and lingering mild bitterness. Medium body and medium carbo. Very clean and very smoky, but still the toasted caramel of the malts and the hop bitterness come through beautiful. Ok, I’ve been waiting a couple of years to try this one, and it is awesome. I thought it would be my first 5, but I’m not sure it’s actually better than the marzen, which has less lingering bitterness. I will have to decide whether this or the marzen will be my first 5. Anyhow, I think I need to move to Bamberg.
jfb (421), Weihenstephan, Germany
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 2, 2009 Updated: Mar 30, 2009(draught, at the Schlenkerla Gaststätte, Bamberg) pours a lightly murky brown-amber colour with a smooth off-white head. aroma of delicately smoked ham, grilled sausage and multi-grain bread, with some light herbal notes. flavour is the same, the emphasis being on the smoke with some notes of burnt charcoal and a wonderfully long, smooth smokey and bitter finish. medium body and carbonation, this is just a pleasure to drink.
RagallachMC (631), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 4, 2008 Draft. Aroma: Lots of earthy smokiness, caramel, and some bready malt. Appearance: Reddish-brown in color and hazy with small coppery highlights. Off-white head was small and fleeting with very little lacing. Flavor: Big campfire-like woody smokiness with notes of bread, caramel, and cinnamon. Some nice hoppiness in the midtaste with a noticeable piney/herbal taste. Finishes with light bitterness and a lingering smokiness. Palate: Medium bodied. Moderate carbonation. Overall: Great beer. The smoke was front and center, but didn’t overwhelm the other flavors.
JPDIPSO (4921), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 28, 2008 Draft, Clear umber color with moderate off white head. Light, but deep smoked bacon with a bit of bread dough in the background. Initial smoke flavor followed by a mild pale malt backdrop. The smoke and hops fight for attention in the middle to finish. An interesting combination of light herbs and smoke that is certainly different, but works for me. Finish is long and lightly salty and smokey. I though this might be a bit past prime, but the hops were still fresh and spicy. I could sit with this, my smoker, some ribs of brisket and be happy for the afternoon.
1FastSTi (2568), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 27, 2008 Tap. Pours to an oddly hued copper body with a tall mostly lasting creamy white head and decent sheet lacing. The aroma is smoky salmon and juniper berries. The flavor is smoked for certain. It has an odd juniper berry, spruce needles, dry old wood, and strange malt base. Very, very unique. There’s some things I’m detecting but can’t place. Almost like this is a rauch-Belgian. Perhaps smoked bubblegum with strange hops. Dry mouthwatering palate and a silken texture. STRANGE!
GAManiac (1177), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 11, 2008 Pours dark brown with mahogany tints with very little head and a little lacing. Wowzers, this one smells like smoked sausage up front with the roasted malts in the background. The taste follows the aroma with a huge smoked bacon and sausage flavor but the sweet malt base comes through a little more in the taste and balance the brew very well. The body is medium with the smoky malt lingering on the palate for ages. I’ve only had a few rauchbiers, but this one is the best by a mile. Highly recommended.
Rciesla (3710), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 2, 2008 Updated: Jan 20, 2009Draft. Pours a dark malted body with a a quickly diminishing tan head. Aroma is lots of smoke, bbq, bacon, burnt wood. Flavor is liquid smokiness. A great solid beer. Put down 2 pints back to back.
Silphium (2137), Haslett, Michigan, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 14, 2008 On tap at Crunchy’s, East Lansing. $10.75/pint, unmarked. Ouch. Anyway...clearish orange-brown body, thin off-white to buff head. Toasty nose with burnt caramel notes and smoked peat. Body of fair complexity, with toast and caramel notes quickly pounded into submission by bold smoked peat. Bitter finish. One of the most quaffable smoked beers I’ve sampled. Solid beer, but not mind-blowing.
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