Notes on beers in the style
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Pale edition, delighted to get a chance to try this. Light copper (amber) body with that spectacular, huge, pillowy pitted head. Unmatched in that department. Lace and retention are excellent. Getting a big mouthful of the foam gives the expected...
Last can from Bine & Vine in San Diego, CA. Newish beer that has been here for about 6-8 weeks. Read all about it here. Beautiful reddish copper body with the usual Schlenkerla head that gives large bubbles, pitted retention and lace. Nose has...
I've been seeking this one for a while, and it's been a relatively hard beer to acquire for me, but there it was, at Sergio's in Louisville for $9 to go. Pour is as one would expect, with an orange brown, dirty pour. Nice head, good sticky lace....
The beer made with the alder wood smoke. and not the beech wood malt, and the brewery says that imparts a slightly less strong and aggressive smoke element, and I would be inclined to agree. Pour is as expected for a "normal" Schwarz, with that...
Excited to find this at Navare Res Bier Cafe in Portland, ME and even a little surprised. I think it had only been in the US for a short time when I drank it, and it was in relatively limited supply. The light, copper body is under a nicely formed,...
22 oz usual Dank Tank presentation. A smoky bacon porter? With Fox Bros. BBQ in ATL. Nice black or super dark brown pour. Nose does not give up a smoky bacon aroma initial, since it's probably too cold. As it warms more of both come through. Tastes...
Guinness like in the pour with a similar head and color. Nose offers some malt. Malts that are both very lightly smoked and very lightly sour greet the palate but pass over quickly. Very light smoke in the aftertaste with some residual burping that...
Another very interesting experimental beer from Jester King. Bottle conditioned with Juniper and sweet gale. In a nutshell this drinks like a smoked shandy - sound odd? Well, good, because it is. Pour offers a hugely carbonated start with a...
I picked up this 22 oz bottle at a price of $10.99. I finally gave in and purchased it, based largely on the fact that in other places in the last couple of months I have seen this always higher, and in one case up to $19.99 for the bottle. I...
12 oz bottle, over 12 months old, with the usual New Glarus, Unplugged presentation with red foil on the neck, plus the neck label. Deep, dark pour, surprisingly dark in fact with real mahogany look to the beer. Tremendous smoke on the nose, really...
Strange one, this. Pour is a light amber, slightly hazed color with absolutely no sign of the black malts mentioned on the label. Head and lace are both quite poor, and beer fairly rapidly becomes relatively lifeless in the glass and has some...
In a nutshell, I think it's worth saying that if a hybrid beer should taste like a combination of the styles, then this beer absolutely nails it. In that regard I am pleased by Cinder Bock. It's also true that thinking about it for a moment, a...
Great depth of color with a mahogany pour. The head is a little small and there is not much lace but the color is dark and atractive. Nose is surprisingly (and disappointingly) light on smoke for me - some soapy hops, a whiff of malt and that's it....
The usual Schlenkerla bottle shape, purchased from Green's on Ponce in Atlanta, GA, USA. The pour is a particularly attractive, gold color with a moderate, white head. It looks really nice in terms of the color, but I would much prefer a bigger and...
12 oz single from Total Wine, Perimeter, Atlanta, GA, USA. Nice copper clarity in the body and some decent head and lace form in the pint glass. Looks nice. Carbonation is constant if not huge, but at the same time it is adequate. Nose has a tiny...
12 oz, $1.99 single from Green's, Atlanta, GA, USA. This is the Defumada, blue labeled, "Smoked Lager" presentation. Pour is quite frankly a beautifully colored, deep mahogany color. The head, lace and retention are not good, but the color is very...
Additional notes 05/02/2022 (pictured) Such a pretty beer. Luscious smoke permeates every part of the beer, and induces a gulping motion in me. The sweetness is there as I noted back in 2008, and I always find this so tremendously satisfying. One...
22 oz bomber, $5.99 from Green's on Ponce, Atlanta, GA, USA. Good clarity on the pour with a chestnut colored hue, an initial large, off-white head then a thin film and very little lace. Nose has a hint of smoke but it is not substantial. Similarly...
Additional notes 06/13/24 Pictured. My attitude toward, and my understanding of this beer has changed a lot in 16 years. I now regard it as a highly drinkable, unique example of the style which changes things up, and offers a bright, interesting...
500 mL bottle, Tower, Piedmont, Atlanta, GA, USA. Nice looking with a decent darkish amber body and some attractive head. Very light lacing, decent carbonation. In typical Heller-Trum style, the aroma is a basically a side of smoked ham in a glass!...
Additional Notes: 05/03/2022 This is the bottle pictured. Reading my original notes (below) from 17 years ago I’m a little surprised, since now I really enjoy this beer. To be honest, much more than a couple in any 12 month period is about all that...