RomanW70 (284), Providence, Rhode Island, USA May 10, 2008 Pours very pale gold with a frothy white head. Aroma of yeast, smoke, and spice. Light, highly carbonated body. Initial taste is crisp and clean, pilsner like hops.....lagerlike. Finish is nicely (and not overwhlelmingly) smoked which definitely elevates this otherwise unexciting beer. Not my favorite of the Aecht Schlenkerla line, but a clean, crisp, refreshing beer.
tarjei (1300), Bryne, Norway Oct 1, 2008 Bottle at EBF 2008, Copenhagen. Amber color, almost no off-white head. Aroma is sweetness anfd fruit. Flavor is sweet with only hints of smoke. Moderate bitterness. blipp (818), Grand Island, New York, USA Sep 25, 2008 Bottle. Pours clear gold with a white head. The aroma has grain, hemp/rope/burlap, and a hint of hops. The flavor is much more smoky than the aroma with hay, straw, and burap. Not nearly as good as their others. TURDFERGUSON (1153), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA Sep 24, 2008 Bottle from Carrboro Beverage Co. Pours golden with a thin whit head into my Spezial Brau Rauchbier mug. Nose is grass, herbs, smoke, a bit of sweetness. Flavor is similar to a golden/blonde ale with a bit of smokiness. Notes of lemon, hay, grass and leather amidst a subtle smokiness. Pretty good, but I like the marzen much better. dkachur (890), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Sep 24, 2008 500 mL bottle from Market Street Wineshop Downtown Charlottesville. Golden color with a thin white head. Smoke dominates the aroma with some grassy notes. Taste is grassy with mild smoke notes. Medium bodied. Dedollewaitor (2165), Odense, Denmark Sep 18, 2008 50cl bottle. Pours hazy golden with a full white head. Very hayish & bready with that typical punchy smokey note. Leather & tar! Medium bodied. Difficult for me to like!
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