Fujizakura Rauchbock

Brewed by Fujikankokaihatsu Co. / Sylvans Restaurant
Style: Smoked
Kawaguchiko-cho, Yamanashi-ken, Japan

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Draught at Ushi-Tora. Very dark brown head. Roasted. Dried fruits. Light licorice. Smokey. Sweetness. High malty. Nutty. Very nice.

Bottle brought back from Japan by Dominic. Pours deep, deep brown, brown head. Big smoky aroma, nice vanilla underneath. Flavour is smoky with a good malt flavour, but a thin body. Overall a very nice Rauchbier.

A sweetish rauch, perhaps a bit too fizzy but very well made. Dry ashy aroma like a house fire with a few bacon rashers crackling in the embers. I’m giving the palate the benefit of the doubt as the bottle was fresh off a plane and may have settled in a day or two. As it was, the carbonation seemed a little too grabby for the style. Flavourwise, it was all toffees and bacon. I prefer a drier style of base beer in a rauch but I’m glad to have tried this. (RateBeer Sydney Xmas 2009 gathering under the harbour bridge. Bottle courtesy of TimE - thanks buddy)

Bottle. Pours dark brown with lasting tanned head. Big smoky malt aroma which was a nice surprise. This is what I expected from the Redoak rauchbier the day before but was let down. But I’m not disappointed with the Fujizakura Rauchbock. The smoke really lingers throughout the beer with hints of wood. Underlying caramel and toffeeish malts also add support. Quite smooth and bloody delicious. A waft of smoke in the finish for good measure. (RateBeer Sydney Xmas Gathering 2009 - cheers TimE!)

Smoke is present in nose but not overpowering. Taste of smoke, burnt malt and alcohol. Great stuff.

Draught at the brewpub. Very dark brown, small head. Smokey caramelly nose. Medium-full bodied. Lots of woody smoke together with caramel and some light chocolate that goes well with the smoke. Low bitterness.

The brewmaster brought out a keg of this when the RBJG group showed up. Absolutely stunning beer. Roasted, smokey, chocolate, caramel, bread dough, and light dark fruits. Full bodied and smooth. I quickly wen through my other beers so I could try more of this. An gem of a beer.

From the bottle. Poured a dark deep brown colour with a dark tan head. Smell was of roasted weiner dogs...seriously...all I could smell was hot dogs on this. This is a smooth, malty creamy brew that brings out some chocolate raspberry flavours among the smoke. Kind of a strange beer that I cannot quite find my way through. Seems balanced and interesting, but an aquired taste. Would like to try on tap to re-evaluate.

Had on tap and from the bottle. Lightly smoked bock. THis brewery makes some very enjoyable german styled beers, although their beers have a tendancy to be over carbonated. Certainly a top draw beer though

UPDATED: NOV 2, 2008 2008 Version, draught at Qbrick. Black, with a medium head. Aroma of smoked salmon or bacon, with caramel malts underneath. Smoke flavor, going to big caramel malts, to a dry, bitter, surprisingly hoppy finish. Chewy and thick. Very clean finish, though, not at all cloying or over-sweet. Fantastic. 2007 version: bottle from Yamaoka. Almost black, with a tall fine tan head. Light to medium smoked aroma, very malty, slight caramel, a bit sweet. A little bit fruity. Lightly smoked flavor, sweetish, rich malt, excellent balance. Caramel, chocolate, a touch of dark fruit. Hard to tell its strength. Less smoke than the regular. Very well balanced. Excellent! (7/5/9/5/17)