The Bruery Smoking Wood - Rye Barrel

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Smoked
Placentia, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Bottle from Seaford Bev, which was $9 less expensive than my local County Wide Bev. Darkd ark brown with nice tan head and lace. Smoky woody chocolate coffee nutty boozy aroma. Smokey ashy roasted coffee dark chocolate vanilla and boozy fruity sweetness with medium assertive woody burnt bitter finish and some lingering booze. Very full body. Not a daily drinker, but fucking awesome.

Bottle:   Nearly black, deep brown hues, thin sudsy beige head, dies quickly, little lacing.   Huge Rye and alcohol nose.   Faint smoke and campfire.   Very warming on the tongue.   Big ashy start, dark chocolate, unsweetened dark pitted fruit, a touch of vinegar rounds it out.   Did I mention heat?   This one is HOT HOT HOT!   Doesn’t hide the ABV all that well.   Oddly enough, smells smokey, doesn’t start all that smokey, but finishes with a bit of charred wood, ash, and campfire.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate to full.   Lingering smoke on the finish.   While not alcoholic, its very warming.   Rye is present throughout.   Not as smoky as most of those in the "smoked" style.   Enjoyable, even if a little hot.

As with many of these high alcohol high power beers they get better as you drink them. Great aroma. Sweet whiskey vanilla and a bit of smoke and chocolate. Flavor is smokey vanilla big whiskey. Barrel and prunes. Pretty fantastic. Somewhere in there while it is swirling around in your mouth a faint moldy ash. The alcohol is really in your face and makes you feel like your in a western movie sitting at a card table. Then bam!!That amazing aroma hits you again. Smooth creamy mouth feel. An earthy peat finish. Beers like this is why people go black beer and never look back.Straight forward four note beer. This beer don’t mess around it gets right to the point. Rye Whiskey! An amazing beer!

Pours dark brownish black with a tan head of foam. Aroma is big time smokey roast, chocolate, and whiskey. Taste is chocolate and malt followed by smoke, roast, and heat from the rye whiskey. Finishes with a spicy chocolate booze element. Very well done.

2013-05-08. Very dark brown black body small tan head. 3+ Modest smokey aroma, nice sweet malty core. Flavour is similar, rich sweet malty base, modesty smokey overtones throughout. Light toasty biscuity accents. Whispers of barrel. 7++ Smooth medium to full bodied palate, soft carbonation. 3++ Surprisingly good, very well balanced for a beer with barrel and smoke characteristics! Bottle shared by mds

Bottle. Pours black with a small tan head that left nice lacing. Aroma of rye whisky, chocolate, smoke, oak and vanilla. Flavor was deep and rich with smoked meats, chocolate, sweet roasted malts, oaky vanilla, whisky, and some molasses. Excellent smoked beer

This beer is very different strong smoke taste light on the head dark beer this beer pairs very well with a cigar. Small of smoke and candy very nice ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

This is a beer that marries perfect with a cigar. Which makes it my kind of beer. Dark brown to black in color with a small coco head. Aroma is rich full of smoke,whiskey and caramel. Flavor is great sweet but not to sweet, smoke,caramel and a little alcohol. Note a lot of sludge in bottle be careful pouring lol. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours an opaque brownish black from the bottle with thin tan lacy head that sticks moderately. Aroma is whiskey barrel vanilla notes, rye spice in the middle, and a nice smoky back end. Taste follows, crisp and clean with a great balance but still thick on the mouth. This is fantastic!

Sampled at DLD 2013. It poured a hazy brown color with a small tan head. The aroma was of roasted maltiness and lightly smoked. The taste was of caramels, smokey and bready. Very well done.