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Church-Key Holy Smoke

Church-Key Holy Smoke - Smoked

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 Percentile 
75
overall
Brewed by Church-Key Brewing
Style: Smoked

Pethericks Corners, Canada

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
973.33/5.03.3/5.0-50.8Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
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Commercial Description:
Our Holy Smoke is a peat-smoked scotch ale. This 6.25% abv ale is dark and malty, and is enhanced with smoked whisky malt straight from Scotland.
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 dirkules (613), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 9, 2004  
Smokey as all hell. It pours a beautiful dark brown with no head... there’s earth and a definite smoke in this. Definitely more than raftman. Smoked Salmon abounds in this joint. Wow!


 pintbypint (1002), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 3, 2004  
341ml brown bottle. Dark brown, thin tan head. Smoke aroma, some peat and iron. Flavour matched aroma. restained smokiness, mineral notes. The beer hides the alcohol well.


 Inveigler (371), Ferndale, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 7, 2004  
Overall, a nice beer. Tasted at Smokeless Joes on tap. Have to admit that the palate was numbed a little, but this made an impression after drinking a couple of tasteless beers. The smokiness was perceptible but not overwhelming. A little acrid, to be expected in a smoked beer but maybe a little distractingly so. A nice beginning smoked beer.


 IPFreely (1470), Lewiston, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 15, 2004  
Deep brown in color, thinner tan head. Malty, with hints of smoke. There are regular Scotch ales out there with as much of a smoke prescence in an unintentional way. However, the smoke is a nice element and the lack of a big smoky slab of bacon in this beer does not detract. Somewhat light. Not bad though.


 shintriad (698), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/514/20
Aug 10, 2004  
Roasty, toasty, but lacking the mealy character I was hoping for. Decent head but the body was flat. Light caramel notes and a bit of soy sauce, cola, charcoal -- anything black. A bit of a nasty finish.


 mds (2112), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 29, 2004  
Draught. Subtle smoked-style aroma, not so much as say the Schlenkerla. Brown-mocha colour with a brownish head. I thought it was quite pleasant: the big malt flavours, and a satisfying bitter finish. Smokiness was subtle just as in the aroma. But all-in-all it’s a great refreshing beer.


 Sammy (3934), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/516/20
Jun 13, 2004  
More roast than smoke, like a stout, Thats good. Much carbonation, however. New formulation? Some fruitiness and malt made it balanced.. Surprisingly enjoyable directly form them at the 2004 St. Lawrence fest.


 tiggmtl (4307), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/53/101/55/20
Jun 7, 2004  
Thin, smoky caramel aroma. Opaque black with very retiscent tan head that diminishes completely. Lightly smoky. Slight licorice flavour. Roasted malts floating in the background. Thin, still body. Bottle (sampled at Mondial 2004).



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