 MartinT (5055), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 3, 2009
My Bottom Line:
Firm beechwood smokiness dominates this Rauchbier’s lean body, before prickly effervescence and spicy, wooden hops reach their peak alongside this aforementioned smoke.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam tops the nearly translucid amber.
-The mouthfeel is made for easy drinking, yet I can’t say it has that Franconian softness and fullness that can make this style so endearing to me.
-The smoky and hoppy finish is quite long.
-The base malts can be found under the beechwood smoke, but their contribution to the flavor profile is subtle.
-The smoke character is almost dry and not meat-like. It could make me salivate more.
On tap at the brewpub.
Glouglouburp (2822), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 12, 2009 In short: A moderately smoked lager with lots of cereals, nice dryness and a strong hop bitterness. Original and good.
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Clear amber body topped by a medium off-white head
In long: Nose is moderately smoked with notes of whole-wheat cookies. Taste is very toasted grainy/crunchy malts with a crackers sensation, some caramel and bran cookies. That beer really packs a lot of cereals. A very light note of red fruits. What’s surprising about this one is that it is very hoppy and bitter which is a bit unusual for this style. Long finish with resinous and woody hops bitterness. Also Overall quite tasty. Not a by-the-book beer, this is an uncharacteristic Smoked Lager. Yet another good beer by Benelux. This brewpub comes up with great new beer more easily than Boy George comes up with new hit-songs. A lot more easily.
JCB (1753), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 11, 2009 On tap at the brewpub. Very soft smoke in the nose, and the pour was a fairly thick and lustrous amber, indicating a very good base beer. Thick and a trace oily on the palate, with playful hops, wood, and fairly unassuming malts. The mild smoke was therefore just another component in a solid but unassuming brew.
Lubiere (4518), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 7, 2009 A beautiful reddish with a thin lacing off white head. A light smokey and oily aroma, with light smoked herring. In mouth, a lightly smoked lager, with more wooden notes, smoked beef, light lactic points, light and quaffable. On tap at brewpub Oct. 31 2009.
TaktikMTL (2771), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 En fût. Verre de 12 oz dégusté directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Légère odeur de fumée. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée. Présence d’un mince col beige mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel légèrement fruité et de fumée. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de bacon fumé en arrière goût. (Rating #2723)
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