Rauchbier
Queen City Brewery in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
7.14
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery taproom. Darker golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, smoked bacon in the nose. Sweet malty, smoked bacon, light herbal and bitterish sweetish finish. Pleasant surprise.
Tried
from Draft
at
Queen City Brewery
on 23 Jun 2026
at 21:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewery draught, 7/6/24. Lighter, honey-golden-amber. Wow! That's a lot of smoke and it's heavy peat/iodine! Rich, salted bacon and light wood. Salty as hell with intense iodine and rich malts. Dries out with salt and light campfire in the end but remains quite intensely malty.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2024
at 18:34
7/10
A golden ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with nice peated notes, light grassy hops, treacle, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with light peated notes, light cereals, pleasant and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2022
at 22:34
7.5/10
A nice smokiness but not overdone.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2019
at 18:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Crystal clear bright golden color. Big campfire aroma. Taste is smoke and burning wood and straw, light caramel light bidy. Nice one.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2018
at 16:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a semi-hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about thirty seconds. A light film of lacing runs around the glass nicely.
The smell starts off with a sweet to smokey bacon and ham thing going on. Light sweet breadiness slides in underneath.
The taste takes the sweetness from the ham and combines nicely with the breadiness nicely. Light semi-wet bacon/bready aftertaste runs into a smooth finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly light and smooth.
Overall, nice rauchbier that I would have again.
The appearance was a semi-hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about thirty seconds. A light film of lacing runs around the glass nicely.
The smell starts off with a sweet to smokey bacon and ham thing going on. Light sweet breadiness slides in underneath.
The taste takes the sweetness from the ham and combines nicely with the breadiness nicely. Light semi-wet bacon/bready aftertaste runs into a smooth finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly light and smooth.
Overall, nice rauchbier that I would have again.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2016
at 12:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Queen City Brewery, Burlington. Colour is clear orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Smoke, tar, some sweetness, grain and malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2016
at 13:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Yellow with brown colors. Smells like a chimney. Holy smoke. Hits you hard then fades to a charcoal and burnt rubber taste. Good creamy mouthfeel. Lemon and some sweet potato along with smoke
Tried
on 14 Dec 2015
at 10:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery, 7/5/15
Clear golden-orange color with an off white head and streaky lace. Really nice smoked malt aroma and flavor. Hints the style nicely. Smooth, with average carbonation, and a smokey finish.
Clear golden-orange color with an off white head and streaky lace. Really nice smoked malt aroma and flavor. Hints the style nicely. Smooth, with average carbonation, and a smokey finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2015
at 16:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Tap. Pours clear orange, medium off white head, good lacing. Aroma is pretty heavy wood smoke, a bit of bread and caramel. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, heavy smoke. Bitterness increases to finish and gets harsh, a bit of a medicinal finish as well, plus a trace of the "Queen City perfume, although it was less pronounced than in my other three samples.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2015
at 14:29