4.2 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: SEP 28, 2011 Tap in a pint glass at Surly Brewery. Wow! This one had a great smokey smell and flavor - I’ve never tried any other smoked beers and this was a great introduction! An interesting and complex lager, with the flavors changing as I sipped. Very strong in alcohol content as well as flavor. I definitely want to drink this again!
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle given to me as an "extra" from DalzAle, thanks Greg, shared during RBSG 2011. Poured a good looking dark black body underneath a foamy average sized light beige head. Aroma of campfire smoke, burnt pork fart and some old rubber. Thinner bodied with average carbonation and a lingering aftertaste of smoke. Flavor isn’t quite as good as the aroma with lighter smoke notes, old morning after campfire and some fishy smoked cod. Good stuff but was this actually fishy or was I just beyond wasted by then.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: JAN 1, 2012 Has a killer smoke scent, and a very pleasing smokey meat like flavor. Perfect for a camp fire.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle generously shared at the RBSG grand tasting. Pours a dark chocolate brown. Aroma of dark chocolate and oak chips. Flavor has coffee and smoke with a slight meaty quality. Warm, slightly syrupy body. Moderate smokiness throughout. Ok.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
deep brown color, deep smokey nose with nose of toffee. Deep smokey flavor, lots of toffee and chocolate. Full bodied. Chewy. Malty, dry. Excellent. Dry finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours deep brown with a beige head. Smokey peaty aroma with light roasted malts. The flavor has sweet malts, smoke, light roast, peat, and a hint of oak. good stuff.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks to Dmac for sharing this one at RBSG. Pours out a dark brown color with a small off white head. Aroma is of some nice smoky notes, light chocolate and wood. taste is much the same, with a good balance of flavors with some smoked meats, oak, cocoa and some roast.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This beer pours a dark brownish-black color with a medium tan head that recedes to a film eventually. Spotty lacing on the glass. Smoky, roasty aroma with notes of malt and chocolate. Medium body with a subtle smoked character, possibly tempered by the oak aging? Notes of dark chocolate and coffee as well. The finish is roasted malt with a touch of dark fruit on the back end. Pretty good overall.
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