 mikkopen (251), Oulu, Finland
Nov 20, 2008 Deep reddish brown colour, thin off-white head. Nice aroma of smoke, tar and roasted malts. Sweet smoky malts and salty liquorice in the flavour, warm and dry ashy finish. Smooth and pleasant mouthfeel. Delicious.
Archibaldo de la Cruz (394), Finland
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle. Dark brown, almost black colour with a medium off-white head. Aroma is smoked malt with notes of tar. Tastes like smoked ham with some roasted malt. Medium to full-bodied. Another delicious beer from the brewery.
ChainGangGuy (2523), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Nov 19, 2008 Appearance: Pours a dark mahogany-hued body with a small, bubbly, off-white head.
Smell: Bacon-wrapped top-shelf hot dogs smoked atop a wood fire and served with barbecued pork products. Some minor sweetness hints in back, but you gotta look past a whole grocery aisle worth of smoked meat products.
Taste: Roasted, toasted grains and yet another Schlenkerla plate of smoked meats. Charred wood. Sweet, slender maltiness underneath with a bit of creme caramel. Roasty, smoke-laden finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: Perhaps Schlenkerla has slowly worked me up the smoke scale to the point where I find this both pleasant and keenly drinkable, but, well, I find it both pleasant and keenly drinkable.
bermod (118), Lappeenranta, Finland
Nov 16, 2008 Aroma of sweetish tar, roasted malts and smoked ham. Flavor is roasted malts, smoked ham and tar. Medium body, smooth and easy to drink.
waolsen (1220), Littleton, Colorado, USA
Oct 31, 2008 bottle. thanks for teh suggestion Mike. VAGINA?!?! deep brown pour with thin spotty lasting head. nice big smokey aroma. Smooth! Big and smokey. clean and balanced. smoked meat, burnt wood, light sweetness and a little bite. very good brew.
krysztofar (344), belleville, Illinois, USA
Oct 30, 2008 500ml. the color is tawny red brown. short lived off white head. robust smoke aroma was anticipated, but caramel malt is also noticed. just a hint of sweetness in the back. not as smokey as the marzen. excellent balance. just the right amount of biiteness to keep the sweet malt in check, smoke is present but not detracting. good stuff.
jfb (413), Weihenstephan, Germany
Oct 29, 2008 (draught, at the Schlenkerla, Bamberg) darkest ruby colour with a bubbly off-white head. aroma of smoked meat, roasted malts, with light notes of oak and herbal hops. flavour is mostly strong grainy malts and smoked meat, with notes of caramel, oak and herbal hops. strong, semi-sweet, lightly alcoholic and almost chewy body, with smooth carbonation and a light roasted-bitter finish.
beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
Oct 28, 2008 Pours medium amber with a soft white head. Smoke carries this whole beer, the base has a soft caramel note, but plays out a bit watery under the smoke. I do really enjoy these beers, they pull of a woody dry smoke that is meaty and natural, almost cigar like at times. Overall enjoyable, but the kind of beer you have to plan for, might not pair well with everything.
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