 BlueDevil0206 (122), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jun 24, 2005 Updated: Jun 25, 2005
Bottled. Pours a brownish amber, with a light beige head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is of major smoke and kielbasa sausage and canadian bacon and maybe some malt squeezing its way through. Upfront, the flavor is fairly intensely smokey but it mellows into a pleasantly malty sweet flavor and finishes dry. I’m getting a slight bit of hop bitternes though no hop flavor can compete with the smoke. Body is on the thin side but the carbonation is perfect. Decent beer for the style though I highly doubt I could drink more than one per.....year. Wish I had some eggs to go with this beer.
Edit: I poured the rest of this beer in the marinade for my beef jerky and it gave it a great smoke flavor without the artificial-ness of liquid smoke.
roder_60 (871), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Pours a beautiful clear dark amber brown with medium layer of froathy offwhite head. Aroma reminds me a lot of hickory smoked beef jerky with a little extra brown sugar and honey on it. Mouthfeel is surprisingly light. Flavor nice sweet light flavor then comes a big meaty smoked flavor and a slight roasted bitter finish. Overall, excellent beer.
DrDavid (117), , Vermont, USA
Aug 17, 2008 (Bottle). Intense smoked Italian ham aroma. Color a gorgeous dark reddish brown. Flavor a symphony of smoke, malt, and hops,without undo bitterness until the finish when a slight smoky bitterness emerges. Fantastic stuff.
MonsterMunch (3), Newbridge, Ireland
does not count  Aug 12, 2008 My first foray into smoked beer and with pure luck. Extremely flavoursome, distinctive smell of a strong peaty whiskey lwith a flavour like a cross between smoking tobacco and pipe tobacco but without being bitter. Excellent beer, one i will be recommending.
Bigmmartin (185), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Bottle. Haven’t tried too many smoked or marzen beers. But this one seems to be pretty high quality. Looks great, with a dark red color and a thick tan head. Aroma is intense, smokey campfire. Nice smoked woody malt flavors. Lots of character, but not my favorite style. I can appreciate it for what it is though.
VitaminR (259), Colorado, USA
Aug 10, 2008 Oily smoky nose, some brown sugar notes. Color was dark brown with a hint of red, the head was large and tan. Taste is malty sugar and smoke, not sure if the bitterness comes from hops or the smokiness, but felt very well balanced in its flavor. Had decent carbonation, medium mouth feel, and a long smooth finish. This is a very unique and tasty beer. The smokiness is not overwhelming, it plays with the other flavors well and has complexity. Would pair excellently with the right foods such as BBQ, any smoked meat, and I would guess maybe chocolate? Worth a try for sure!
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