 awaisanen (1140), Irvine, California, USA
Mar 28, 2007
From a 500mL Bottle. Pours a ruddy, transparent cedar bark color with a tall layer of creamy, tan head. Well sustaining head that revives itself beautifully with layers of shimmering, oily tinted bubbles. Intense smoked aroma, obviously, but the light hardwood - alderwood, beechwood, maple, whatever it is - character keeps it from getting overly soyish or teriyaki like in the meaty dimensions. The smoked characters remind me much more of a delicate smoked salmon or some lightly salted hickory bacon. Some nutty notes combine with a light saltiness to make me crave some smoked cashews to snack on while enjoying this brew. Light to medium bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel that contributes some lightness and overall drinkability for the brew. The smoke characters are intense, but there are some dry chocolate and nutty characters that linger through the flavors and palate as well. Digging a little deeper reveals some almost tobacco-like malt character. All the while, the smoke character plays on, never yielding its assertiveness. Delicious. I love how the smoke can be such a powerful, delicious dimension to the beer throughout the entire sensory experience, but still allow the other subtlties to come and go as they please in their entertaining sideshows.
carruthm (388), Seattle, Washington, USA
Sep 4, 2008 V - clear dark brown with a small head and little to zero lace.
A - Similar aroma to that of the marzen, with a highly smoky, sausage aroma.
T - smooth, creamy, malty with smoke aspects.
P - Pretty smooth.
lb4lb (1377), Austin, Texas, USA
Sep 2, 2008 Bottle from Beerlando. Thanks!
Pours dark brownish, clear with a tan head. Smell is smoky, juicy meat. Taste is surprisingly hoppy for a smoked beer with balanced malt and a slightly overpowering smokiness. Pretty smoky, but not too, too much. Thin mouthfeel that detracts. Too watery. Not bad, but I liked the Marzen quite a bit better.
robinvboyer (997), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
Sep 2, 2008 Soooooooooo smoky. Aroma of smoky burnt malts, smoked bacon, and lots of plain campfire smoke. A great thick mouthfeel, some amazing maltiness, and it mingles so well with the smoke, man this is really a treat, just seems to be more complete than its cousin the Marzen.
Bierkrug (12), Mackenrodt, Germany
Sep 1, 2008 A rare beer for sure. Its smokey flavor is natural and makes for a great extra to a steak or barbque. Its had to drink many of them and it does not mix well. But a must try for sure.
blipp (724), Grand Island, New York, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Bottle. Pours red brown with a tan head. Smoky and earthy aroma, with burlap and a slightly sweet caramel note. Smooth body. Smokey flavor, with peat, wood, and sweet notes of caramel. Really good, though I like both the Weizen and the Marzen a bit better.
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