 Ungstrup (11136), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Oct 10, 2005 [At Stockholm Beer Festival 2005] An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet and slightly smoked. The flavor is sweet and very lightly smoked, which also gives it light notes of wood, rope, and tar - too little smoke for my liking, and the body is thin. This is only done half way - either make it smoked or don’t - it doesn’t work halfway, though it is still drinkable, just not interesting.
omhper (10454), Stockholm, Sweden
Jan 17, 2005 Updated: Feb 18, 2005Draught at MacKinley’s Inn, Stockholm. This, the first, real, commercial Swedish rauchbier I’m aware of is made from smoked malt form the new Mackmyra whiskey distillery. It pours nut brown with rich, rocky head. Woody, smokey nose. Medium bodied. The smoke level is not as outspoken as in the Schlenkerla beers, the mouthfeel might be on the clean side, and the bitterness is low. It’s aiming for balance, which is difficult to achieve in this odd style, and it does a good job at it. Would be perfect to a steak, but on it’s own I’d prefer a beefier, smokier version.
oh6gdx (5901), Vaasa, Finland
Oct 3, 2005 Draught. Dark amber colour, small beige head. Smoke and malts in aroma along with some caramellish hints. Smoky and malty flavour. Long smoky aftertaste.
fiulijn (5860), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Sep 26, 2005 Draught, at Glenfiddich Warehouse n. 68
Dark brown beer, red hue; creamy head. Lightly smoked aroma. Quite ordinary body structure, normal maltiness, but delicate smokey taste. Correct bitterness. Caramel.
Rastacouere (5270), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Nov 26, 2007 Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body: Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3 Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 1 Ruby : 3 Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head: None(1)->Large(5) : 4 White(1)->Tan(5) : 1 Lasting: 2 Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3
Yeast : 3 Bread : 2 Apple : 2 Esters : XX Banana : XX Phenols : XX Leather : XX Perfume : XX DMS : 2 Diacetyl : XX
Malt : 3 Biscuity : XX Toast : 2 Caramel : XX Toffee : XX Maple : XX Molasses : XX Nuts : 2 Candy : XX Pumpernickel : XX Cereals : 2 Fruits : XX Chocolate : 2 Coffee : XX Vanilla : XX Grapes : XX Blackberries : 2 Dates : XX Cherries : XX Plums : XX Figs : XX
Hops : 1 Noble(1)->American(5) : 1 Leafy : XX Floral : 2 Orange : XX Herbal : 2 Spicy : XX Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes : Earth : XX Wood : XX Cloves : XX Smoke : 2 Pepper : XX Ginger : XX Peach/Pear/Apricot : 1 Candi Sugar : XX Anise : XX Vinous : 2
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Sourness : 2 Bitterness : 1 Complex : XX Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2 Clean : XX Sharp : XX Watery : XX Oily : XX Chalk : XX Astringent : XX Alcohol : XX Mineral : 1 Oxidation : XX Metallic : XX
Comments: Tart and vegetal smoky ale that never really quite reaches a sense of balance.
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