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88 | Xingu Black Beer | ![]() |
76 | Rye on Rye (2015) | ![]() |
86 | English Barleywine | ![]() |
88 | Endothermic (Buffalo Trace) | ![]() |
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Style Information |
Rauchbier is a German smoked beer. The color should be dark copper to dark brown. The aroma should have a combination of smoke and malts. The smoked aroma should be very notable also. The taste follows the aroma. There should be a blend of smoke and malts, with the smoke flavors obvious. Smoked cheeses are similar in character. There should also be a slight malt sweetness apparent. Hop bitterness should be minimally apparent in both aroma and taste. The feel should be medium bodied. ABV ranged from 4.8% to 6%. IBUs range from 20 to 30. From Wikipedia: "Two tavern-breweries in Bamberg, Germany in particular — Schlenkerla and Spezial — became almost the sole source of smoked beer production for nearly two centuries. Both breweries are still in operation today, alongside seven other breweries in the same town. Both dry their malt over fires made from beechwood logs, and produce several varieties of Rauchbier ("smoke beer" in German)." |
Glassware | Description |   |
Mug | Typically very heavy and sturdy. A mug (or stein) is most commonly made of glass or stoneware. Traditionally German, one advantage is clinking glasses together without worrying about breaking th... [more] | ![]() |
Pint Glass | Pint glasses are what most people recognize as a typical beer glass. There are actually three different types of pint glasses - shaker pints, nonic pints and tulip pints. The shaker ... [more] |
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Stange | A Stange is the preferred glass shape for the serving of Kölsch. Altbier is traditionally served in a Becher, which although slightly shorter and fatter than a Stange is similar in shape. Both u... [more] | ![]() |
Beer | Avg Score | |
1. | Stag Series - Rauchbier by August Schell Brewing Co., Inc. | 82 |
2. | Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen by Brauerei Heller-Trum | 82 |
3. | Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche by Brauerei Heller-Trum | 82 |
4. | Smoke Creek Rauchbock by Great Basin Brewing - Sparks | 76 |
5. | Burnham Road by Allagash Brewing Company | 74 |
6. | Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock by Brauerei Heller-Trum | 73 |
7. | Rumpelstiltskin by Baron Brewing | 70 |
8. | Rauchfest by Harriet Brewing | 68 |
9. | Rauchbier Lager by Brauerei Spezial | 67 |
10. | Rauchbier by Baron Brewing | 58 |