 jb (1057), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 20, 2006 Very reddish brown with a foamy head and nice lacing. Brown sugar and raisins in the nose. Chocolate (malt) in the palate provides much of the sweetness. The smoked essence is a nice counter to the sweet in the palate. This has a German quality to it, bockish, with the sweetness and minimal hops. Thanks Ron for the trade!
TheBeerGod (3167), Newport News, Virginia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 15, 2006 Bottle. Translucent auburn. Small but seemingly fizzt tan head.It’s reduced to a ring of foam within seconds. Nose is faint smoky notes, burnt caramel, malt, and a touch of toffee. Some light spicy hops as well. Taste is restrained smokiness, roasty malts, some caramel, light spicy hops and dark fruits. Body is light-medium with a medium carbonation feeling on the palate. Finishes with more smokiness, caramel, bit sweeter malts, and some Bit-O-Honey. I think this would pair nicely with a glazed ham or a ham sandwich.
MrAndo (39), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 13, 2006 on tap at McHaffey’s, a good beer, not much on the aroma, average small light head, taste is a nice balence of toffee caramel, and hops. Not as hoppy as most magic hat beers, witch was a nice surprize for me. this is a nice easy drinking beer, but i wish i could have tasted the smoke, it wasn’t really there.
cbrixius (136), Newberrytown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 10, 2006 From bottle straight from the brewery and their cool tour. Also sampled while there. The aroma wasn’t anything special. It poured a smokey amber with a slight haze and it had a nice creamy head. Flavoring was pretty good with smoke light smoky aftertaste balanced with a nice bittering. Nice medium to dark character. Overall a slightly above average brew from an average brewer.
GregClow (2499), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 9, 2006 Draught sample at Union Beer Trade Tasting, NYC. Reddish-brown body with a wispy head. Aroma of caramel, toffee and earthy smoke. Body is thin. Flavour is OK, but a bit blander than the aroma suggests. It opens up a bit as it warms, with some malt and tobacco notes, but not a lot of smokiness. Meh.
Braudog (3773), Dayton, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 6, 2006 Dark rusty red/brown with a pleasant activity and 1/2-inch rocky head. Earthy/fruity aroma. The flavor is almost reminiscent of dirty berries. Quite smooth and pleasant. Surprised to see this listed as a smoke beer.
Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 3, 2006 12 oz bottle from Trooper11. Dark amber with a slight white head. Nose is mildly earthy, with a mere wisp of smoke. Caramelly malts in the flavor, a bit of the aforementioned earthiness, and another tiny wisp of smoke. What is this, training wheels for a rauchbier? Anyway, pretty drinkable, but boring beer.
oh6gdx (9047), Vasa, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 3, 2006 Bottled. Amberish brown colour, with minor beige head. Aroma is leather, sweet caramellish malts and toffe. Even shows slight alcoholic hints. Flavour is roasted malts, hops, caramel and toffee. Quite dry in the aftertaste. Where’s the smoke?
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