Bièropholie Calumet Grand Chef

Had one just after a regular Calumet. Both are very good, no doubt about it. But the other one is smooth, this one rocks the hell out of the ordinary. For anyone who appreciate the flavor of smoked malt in a beer, this one is really intense. The hop bitterness and the overall quality of this brew is far beyond being interesting: it’s all truly great! Appropriate carbonation brings forward a rich texture, with notes of dark chocolate and espresso hidden troughout an obviously aggressive smokey taste. By a brewer to whom the name of the beer, Grand Chef, applies.

Poured a clear mahogany color with a minimal head. Smooth smoke aroma with sweet dark dried fruits. The flavor had nice notes of smoke, cocoa, and roasted malt with a dry and light body.

341 ml bottle. Poured black with no head. Strong smoked aroma. Not very convincing for my taste. Taste is quite smoky. Really not sure if i like that. Some sweetness and roasted malt. No carbonation at all. This is really not my type of beer. Rating no 30. Re-rate 090917 Aroma 4-7 Taste 4-7 Over 8-14

Thanks to HogTownHarry for sharing this with me. Appearance: Oil slick black, very very small head. Aroma: Big smoke aroma, meat, sweetness, like MrRain says below, like your clothes after a bonfire! Chocolate, peat. Awesome aroma. Flavour: Again, wonderful smoke flavour, meat, so creamy, malts, peat. Nice smooth smoky finish. Just superb. Thanks Harry.

12oz bottle courtesy of french tickler. BCGC pours black with no head. The aroma is like smoked bacon or your clothes the morning after a bonfire. There’s also a touch of something sweet in there that I can’t quite identify. The body is a bit more thin than I expected. I can’t help but wonder if maybe this one lost a little carbonation somewhere along the way. I have another bottle that I can rate if it is, in fact, a little flat. The taste is quite nice. Aside from the obvious smoky flavors that you’d expect I can detect licorice rock candy and port-appropriate malts. this is a pretty good beer but misses the mark with the thin body by just a tad. I think I like the Aecht Schlenkerla line a bit better. That being said, this is still a wonderful beer and well worth a little effort to obtain if you can’t get it locally.

Bottle. Dark brown with a thin white head. Strong smoke taste, roasted nuts, and roasted malt. Smoke bacon ? Strong smoke tasted following you till the end. Like a campfire smell on your clothes. I’m not saying its a not quality product, but it really aint for me.

Bottle from a trade with blankboy. I totally forgot that I had this, and don’t even remember when I got it from Paul, but I’m glad I came across it as it really hit the spot tonight. Very dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is very, very smoky, but quite complex as well, with notes of well roasted malt, cocoa, licorice and espresso. Flavour is similar - a whole lot of wood smoke, but the same assortment of delicious porter flavours in behind. Moderately full mouthfeel, and a lingering smoky finish. Excellent!

MN Ratebeer Winter Gathering, January 10, 2009. Courtesy of MatSciGuy. Dark brown color with no head. Mmmm... bacon... strong smoke aroma. Big bamberg smoke taste with a little peat as well. A little plain malt and roasted barley. Tasty!