 ALLOVATE (1127), Perth, Australia
Dec 11, 2007
A beer I tasted early this year though I remember it well. That evening I had whipped up something special for my wife. It consisted of clean wedges of grapefruit and orange atop pan-fried, well aged cacciatore and chorizo sausage simmered in napolitana sauce and nestled upon a bed of chiffonade roquette and baby cos lettuce. ’Fookin’ fantastic and then came this one. An accompaniment to smoked meats, but so perfectly matched it scared me!!!<br /> Released from the bottle and as it splashes against the glass it shimmers instantly and produces up a lustrous orange copper with very little of that tight pad of yeast moving into lique-form at all. The head - NNNNiiicce - a meadow of dense off-white airiness that sees fit to hang around with much ado about mucking left streaked across the glass as it empties. Its all Thuringien rauchfleisch-haus on the nose, cured slowly smoked pork, rough edges of the wood in use, broiled pork lipids and an odd hint of orange wedges, fresh and ripe. Taste is initially of stewed, caramelised oranges, though the smoked meats are well pronounced, flavoursome, salty and ash ridden. Black malt husks and pine-wood in back (could that be the beechwood). Finish is clean, all smoky meats, malts and citrus fruits, so in tune it, again, is scary. The body is solid, but not hefty. The carbonation very light and it is oh-so smooth as it goes south. The meal I served worked; the citrus flavours balancing the spicy and salty meats giving a quenching and reducing, very refreshing effect upon the palate, in the same way this did (lets take out the spice!), I loved this stuff. Up there with the greats really with an Aussie twist to make it a completely original tasting beer. My wife even approved of this. (33cL, Int’l Beer Shop, W. Leederville)
strings (327), Sydney, Australia
Jul 26, 2008 On tap at cafe. Velvety smooth. Subtle smokiness, mostly successful by the way it lingers in the aftertaste, in a very good way. Bit of sars... porter-esque. Slightly caramel. Sweet n smoky, best rauch I’ve had outside of Bamberg.
Spesh1 (41), , Australia
Jul 21, 2008 Thick creamy head.
Very Good example of German Rauch
Smoked malt nose and palate.
Well balanced and finishes nicely.
WBC gold and PRBS champion. A very good beer to style but not one of my personal favourites.
TimE (1111), Tokyo, Japan
Jun 8, 2008 Beautiful dark amber-mahogony color. Smoked chedder cheese and caramel in the nose give hints of the off putting mouth, which adds some butterscotch flavors. Potential to be great.
gam (679), brisbane, Australia
Jun 1, 2008 Large frothy head on a misty dark amber beer,good carbonation.Aroma,malty,smokey.Flavour smokey malt flavours,good hops taste,caramel notes,Finish smokey and sweet.
Oakes (7047), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
May 25, 2008 Reddish-brown colour. Smokey nose with some tartness. Fizzy, slightly tart but with a smooth smokiness. Has body issues, probably because of the sloppy QC that’s allowed this thing to keep fermenting. The smoke character is pleasant, though, so if they dial it in a bit better they might have themselves a beer.
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