New Holland Charkoota Rye

Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Smoked
Holland, Michigan USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Rye and smoke? Count me in. Poured into a snifter. 2010 vintage. 2.5 A: Black color. Less than one finger of short lived light brown head. No lacing. 4.5 S: Smells delicious! Smells like a smoked pig wrapped in bacon. The smoke in this couldn’t be much more enticing. Molasses and caramel underneath. I can’t really pick up on any of the rye. The smoke covers it up like it covers up everything else. 4.0 T: I really like this. Perfect amount of smoke that manifests in porcine flavors. The base beer pulls through in a much bigger way than in the nose. Lots of caramel, molasses, and a sweet booziness that is commonly found in doppelbocks. Very nice. 4.0 M: Heavier medium body. Good moderate carbonation. Reasonably creamy with a good smoothness. 4.5 D: I enjoyed this quite a bit. A couple categories could have been a bit higher, so thus a higher score here. Great balance between the smoke and the doppelbock. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-13-2011 02:29:49

Pours a deep dark brown with a small tan head that disappears quickly. The nose is earthy, smoky meat. A slight hint of dark fruit comes through as it warms. Smoky molasses and dark fruit dominate the palate and it finishes clean with a slight alcohol note. Good beer for a January evening.

22oz bottle. Pours a deep brown colored body with a slight mahogany hue. Thin, frothy, tan head that dissipates quickly and leaves a nice lacing throughout. Aroma is meaty and smokey with a really nice, sweet cherry wood. There is some caramel, a light bread with a nice rye spice, and a hint of dark fruits. Flavor is a bit sweet up front with caramel and rye bread before the meaty smoke comes in. Lots of cherry wood in the middle with some dark fruits and peat. A touch of chocolate comes out at the end with some sweeter, meaty smoke as this finishes with some spicy rye bread, some caramel, wood, peat, and dark fruits. Fairly dry, but balanced with a nice sweetness before leaving a lengthy aftertaste. Medium body and a moderate carbonation. Overall, a really nice smoked beer. Lots of meaty smoke with a pleasant rye bread spiciness and enough of a caramel malt sweetness. The touch of chocolate, dark fruit, and really nice cherry wood makes this even more enjoyable. Very solid.

2010 bottle pours a ruby brown with little beige head. Smell is sweet and smokey, a little like sliced ham. The taste is not as smokey as I would think or smell, more like a slightly sugary doppelbock. There is a maple and toffee sugary sweet flavor with chocolate roasted grains and smooth low carbonation that is about the most pleasurable aspect. Overall decent but not outstanding, it doesn’t pair with the pork tenderloin I’m eating.

Pours black with amber hues, rimming head. Smells of lots of smokehouse meat, pork, bacon with sweet caramel, apple. Caramel, lots and lots of smoke flavor, meat, apple, sweet, sweet caramel. Not bad, but over the top.

draft, Pours ruby off white head nose of sweet cotton candy brown sugar very sweet honey glazed Ham long sweet finish. Smells good but way too sweet

Date: December 7, 2011 Mode: Bottle Source: AV3 Description: Dark reddish brown pour with nice amount of head, aroma is smoky up front with rye at the end, taste is smoky, rye, molasses and some chocolate. Medium body that was somewhat syrupy and pretty smooth. A nice tasty brew.

Dark brown with no head. Aroma is molasses, chocolate, rye and spices. Flavor is molasses, wood, smoke, roasted malt, ashes, tobacco, cardboard, rye and chocolate. Full body with an heavy liquorous mouthfeel.