Terrapin Side Project Roggenrauchbier

Brewed by Terrapin Beer Company
Style: Smoked
Athens, Georgia USA

Draught at GABF 2008. Clear orange brown coloured with a meidum sized beige head. Roasted aroma of chocolate and caramel with notes of moke. Roasted flavour of caramel, coffee, hops, pine needles and smoke. Hoppy finish.

Bomber courtesy of SoLan. Pours a clear deep reddish brown with a one finger tan head that receding almost instantly into a film and resulted in minimal lacing. Nose is smoky, toasted malt and rye bread. Taste is burnt caramel, smoked malt and some light cocoa with a hint of hops in the finish. Light mouth feel. A nice subtle smoky beer. Thanks Alan!

G.A.B.F. 2008: Bronze/deep copper pour. The aroma is malty and sweet. Very light smoke- glazed pastries and sweet peat. Decent, creamy texture. Has a solid malt presence. Sweet undertones of brown sugar. Has an odd, slightly astringent bitterness (almost like minerally grass). Also has an alcohol component in the flavor. Disappointing.

Bomber. Poured medium coppery-brown with a short, swirly cap of off-white head. The aroma picked up lightly-smoked wood and toffee over richer caramel.. just a touch of rye influence, which worked nicely.. subtle overall and well-composed. The flavor had tangy, lightly sour smoked wood and spicy rye over a caramelly base.. a touch more sour than I was looking for, but still alright. Light-medium bodied with low carbonation on the palate.. ashy finish.. overall quite nice.

2oz bottle (Knightly Spirits Orlando)-Pours a dark amber light brown body with a nice small tight off white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, and slight smoke. Taste of the same with the rye coming out and the smoke being on the back end. This medium bodied brew finishes dry. Nice tasting brew but was expecting more smoke.

Bomber via dchmela - big thanks! Nice, lasting smoked flavor flowing from the bottleneck, light caramel and crusty ryebread, less "meaty" than, say, Schlernkerla, but still super. Light toast malts. Copper-chestnut pour still letting the sun shine in, beige head is rocky and yummy. Sticky, lightly bitter, very malty taste has superb lager crispness with heavy caramel and medium smoke, letting smoke sidle in and make itself known without dominating . Chewy toast malt. Excellent, churning spice undertones from the rye. Sagging a little (I’d have loved to have this in July), and tending slowly toward the mushy side, but still a good session-plus. I am a lover of smoked beers, but in this one, the Roggen wins points over the Rauch.

Bottle shared by Butters. Pours soda-brown with a off-white head that leaves light lacing. Sweet caramel aroma. The flavor finds caramel, spice, and some smoke. Medium body, sweet throughout with a smoke aftertaste. Decent.

Bottle shared by dragonstout. Thanks Brian! My first smoked beer. Wasnt sure what to expect. Pour was a pretty clear amber color. Aroma was actually very little smoke. I smelled mushrooms and tree bark! Flavor was very mild. Just some slight flavor of rye, and something a bit sour/funky I couldnt really indentify. Some light smoke on the finish. Overall, very drinkable, and not nearly as smokey as I was expecting!