Craft Smoked Lager

Bottle at chris o’s teabag for 2009 tasting. Alround rating: Just a great clean smoked lager, its a little subtle in the smoke as its mainly in the aroma, but i ended up drinking a whole bottle of the stuff at a tasting of 70ish beers.

This is the latest Craft beer. I don’t have a big experience with smoked beers but i liked this one very much. It looks like a darker lager (something between a pilsner and a IPA).Medium white head. Aromas of smoked bacon, wood and ash. Tastes of smoked bacon a lot , ceddar and roasted malt. Very refreshing and enjoyable.

Wow, this one really caught me off guard. After having had a few of the local offerings in Greece, I tried this on tap at Zythos in Athens, and I wasn’t expected too much. It starts out fairly innocent with a clear golden amber pour with a bubbly head that had decent retention and little lacing. The smell really kicked it up a notch. Big smoked malt aromas with smoked bacon and wood with some light hops in the nose as well. Then the taste just keeps it coming with huge smoked hickory and bacon tastes balanced very well with the hops and malts. The mouthfeel is light bodied wtih lots of carbonation. This is one of the best smoked beers I have tasted to date and kudos to Craft for this hidden gem.

RBESG Sheffield 2009 Grand Tasting at the Harlequin. Clear amber colour, light off white head. Aroma of campfire smoke, toffee malts. Flavour is toffee, malty, smoked beechwood, smoked eel. Light to medium bodied, very tasty beer.

Bottle that my dad picked up in Zante and brought back for me, consumed 29-09-09 Pours amber with off-white head, smoky aroma with a touch of toffee and malt. Taste is smoky and malty, touch of metallicyness at the corners of the mouth also there is even a slight smoked sausageness about this, I really liked this, lovely stuff. A7 A4 F7 P4 Ov14 3.6

Trovata in bottiglia in un bar ad Hanià, a Creta, e portata in albergo per berla la sera stessa (il giorno dopo sarei partito alle 5 per tornare a casa e non potevo portarle in aereo). Versa colore ambrato con schiuma non molto copiosa però vivace, e perlage accentuato che tradisce la frizzantezza forse un poco elevata; l’aroma è tuttavia fantastico, affumicato ma fragrante. Nel sapore si sprigionano note di castagna e di serata d’autunno. Decisamente la migliore birra greca che io abbia assaggiato.

330 ml bottle. Beautiful brown golden color and white foam. But its taste is the true experience. It gives you a rare spice as you drink it. Unusual but worth a try. Actually I tasted bacon!

Bottle from Nightfall, thanks! Golden color. Smoked cheese aroma with beechwood. Milky flavor, lightly smoked, with beechwood and smoked cheese, and hints of peach and apple. Not in any way comparable with the great Bamberg beers, but this is a very pleasant lager!