3.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAR 8, 2009 Thanks ucusty. I didn’t catch much off the aroma besides some faint hay elements. But the flavor combines the smoked malt, caramel, and grassy hop flavors in a really enjoyable way. Amber orange body with a large off-white head that leaves a heavy lacing. Medium bodied, smooth and highly drinkable.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
aroma of toast, smoke, and jerky. Tastes of caramel, toast, rye, and mellow smoke. Finishes bready with a sweet smokiness. Yum. It’s alright overall, but nothing special really.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thanks ucusty! I’m always excited to try a smoked beer. This one was unfortunatel fairly plain. Amber colored with a thin head. Fruity apple aroma with faint smoke. The smoke takes a backseat to a simple Marzen like beer when it comes to the flavor as well. Whatever.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle shared by ucusty. Thanks Dave. Always exciting to try a new CBC beer. This is pretty meh as far as quality smoke beers go but not bad for my local brewery if you know what I mean. Not a very intense smokey flavor and sort of watered down at times, but for the most part it holds its ground and its not as bad as Jamie says though he is harsh critic of the smokey brewskis. Thanks for trying CBC!
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: APR 9, 2009 Crystal clear amber pour, thick off white head that slowly settles to a fine film and a single ring of drippy lace. Light smoke and caramel malts on the nose. Medium bodied with sweet malts up giving way to a light smokey finish. Really easy to drink. This beer could be more in your face smokey, but I guess the brewer didn’t want to go that route.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle thanks to old growth. light amber pour with a thin ring of white froth. nose of fruits and smoke. light smokey flavor but very easy to drink.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle shared by ucusty. Wish we got more of the CBC seasonals around here... they’re so close! Clear amber brown pour. Thin gauzy white head. Sweet grainy nose and malt presence. Minor smoke presence. More sweet than smoky, but not too bad
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle shared by mar. Amber in color with a decent white head. Aroma is of bread dough, caramel, a light fruitiness and smoke. Taste is of malt, caramel, leaves, and smoke.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks ucusty for sharing. Pours a translucent light copper with a one finger light tan head. The nose is leafy, hoppy, bready malt, musty, some cardboard. Very little smoke comes through in the nose or flavor. Flavor is malty, some smoke, leafy hops. Not too hot.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle shared by ucusty - thanks, David! Nose is grainy and somewhat sweet like a marzen. Leafy hops and some kinda bland caramel malts. Much the same profile as you get with many of their other seasonals, in other words. Thin body, clean palate, and only the mildest smoke.
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