El Bolson Negra Ahumada

Brewed by Cerveceria Artesanal El Bolson
Style: Smoked
El Bolson, Argentina

Yumm. Basically the same beer as their Negra Extra, just with smoke added. Very lightly smoked, so don’t be scared off. Schwarzbier body. Excellent. A real Argentine surprise but try the Danskeren beer, it’s EVEN BETTER!

Yeehaaa, queeee sabor! Great smoky unfiltered brew! Not so so much, not too little either. Bottle. Cloudy black body. Heavy roasted malty flavour. Surprisingly not so smoked a taste as one would suspect though somw what bitter with a nice chocolate touch to it. Good average aftertaste.

Not a great deal of smoke evident in this ’Rauchbier’, nonetheless, it’s a fine tasting dark lager. Nutty, burnt caramel flavour, thick body with a well rounded finish.

Bottled. Black with beige head. Vinuos nose. Lightly malty and roasty, not very soft mouthfeel. Hints of wood and smoke in the finish. Many thanks to Oakes, Linc(?) and especially Canada Post for letting me sample an Argentinian rauchbier...

Bottle. Pour a dark brown almost black color with a longlasting tan head. Roasted malty and smoky aroma with hints of licorice and chocolate. Roasted malty smooth smoky flavor, with lots of chocolate. Warming malty finish with some hints of smoke in the aftertaste.

A malty aroma with a faint smokiness. A dark brownish black which turns to a dark plum color with brown edges when light is held behind it. A thin tan head that disappears in the blink of an eye. Malt dominates the flavor with a peat smoke flavor. Yeast flavor is also evident, as is a slight butteriness and vanilla. While this beer had no head, fizzy carbonation was still present. Medium mouthfeel and a little acidic. Negra Ahumada and the Miel are both prone to severe yeast/contamination problems that result in undrinkable, fizzing monstrosities. When a good bottle is found, you are enjoying one of the better beers of Argentina.

Appearance: black reddish. Medium head, beige, of low density. Aroma: smoked, sweet toasting of candy, humid wood, tones of coffee of grain, The smoked is intense, reminiscences of vanilla. Low hop presence. Flavor: smoked enough, hop without major presence. Reminiscences of coffee, candy and wood. Smoked long aftertaste. Palate: Medium Body, oily texture. Carbonación low. Advisable South American version of the style Rauchbier. (sorry for my english)

Dark brown color. Smoke in a sweet malty, lightly organic nose. Smooth with a very light body. Little smoke and sweet with a light touch of hops towards the end. Finishes thin and not quite as smokey as I like.