Mild & Cool Smoked Lager
Gold Dot Beer in McMinnville, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Heater Allen BrewingSmoked / Rauchbier Regular
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Score
7.78
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A clean smoked beer that finishes dry and repeatable. 70% smoked malt because, well, You Can't Please Everybody.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can.
A- Copper color, clear liquid, beige head.
A- Smoky, biscuit, toasted grain.
F- Smoked malt, damp wood, slightly bitter, dry biscuits.
T- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish.
O- This was as good as any beer I've had from Schlenkerla and it almost took me back to Bamberg. Lots of smoke profile here and likely overwhelming to many. Not meaty just lots of smoke. Like sitting around a campfire in the rain. Nice.
A- Copper color, clear liquid, beige head.
A- Smoky, biscuit, toasted grain.
F- Smoked malt, damp wood, slightly bitter, dry biscuits.
T- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish.
O- This was as good as any beer I've had from Schlenkerla and it almost took me back to Bamberg. Lots of smoke profile here and likely overwhelming to many. Not meaty just lots of smoke. Like sitting around a campfire in the rain. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2026
at 02:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A Brewver Top 50 in the Smoked/Rauchbier category. 16 ounce can from Tavour. Lovely amber hued pour is topped by a frothy beige head. Subtle smoked malt aroma is pleasing. Flavor is sweet toasted malt with that underlying smokiness. Notes of toffee and herbal hops. Wonderfully smooth and eminently flavorful.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 06 Feb 2026
at 05:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz. can, pours a clear copper with a medium beige head. Aroma is full of fragrant campfire smoke, toasted bready malt, and a touch of caramel. Flavour is potent, with a wonderful ashy campfire smoke, with just enough sugars in the caramel bready malt to back. It’s like I’m back in Bamberg—killer smoked marzen, up there with Schlenkerla and Spezial. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
from
Elizabeth Station
on 13 Jan 2026
at 04:14
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dark, golden-amber colour with beautiful effervescence and a thick head. Damn near perfect. Appetizing beech smoke aroma. Good bitterness, sweet toffee malts, and a rich smoke character. Well balanced, rich smoke, excellent rauchbier.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2026
at 06:16
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
16oz can from Tavour. Anything from Gold Dot is a treat! Clear, dark amber pour, nice big, airy head eventually settles down to a creamy layer. Smokey aroma, tobacco, malty, woody. Taste is sweet, caramel, with the smoked malts there but not overwhelming. Very smooth with some residual ashy flavors.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 08 Jan 2026
at 05:09
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 9
Can from Tavour. Pours darkish amber with a transient near-white head. Aroma of smoke. Med body. Malty but fairly dry. Smoky rather than bitter. Beechwood comes to mind for some reason. Nice lager.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 18 Dec 2025
at 01:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown body with thin off white head. Smoke and malt aroma. Smoke restrained, malt taste with chocolate and bready notes. Yummy finish. full bodied.
Tried
from Can
at
Saraveza
on 03 Dec 2025
at 23:09