Kettle Series: Rauch Ür Bock
Caldera Brewing Company in Ashland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
7.26
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German Style Lager billowing with two different smoked grains in this lager, one cured with cherrywood and the other cured with beechwood.
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9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
Sampled @ Gents Bierfestival 2014. 650 ml. bottle. Gorgeous beer pomegranate ruby amber with no head. Nice leathery, wood, smoked malt (DE-feel to it), caramel, light pine, cookie,… Nice DE-style smoky malt with clean caramel, toffee, leather, cookie sweetness, light honey, brown sugar, vanilla, light molasses, smoked Italian ham, toffee, nice sweetness. Oily, creamy malty beer. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2014
at 05:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Small yellowish head over stunningly beautiful ruby-copper beer. Smoke, smoked ham, some sweet malts too; tomatofoccacia. Sweetish, smoked, a bit of rosewater and smoked ham. Alcoholsweetness too. Medium bodied, quite slick. Not bad, if a tad on the sweet side.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2014
at 23:24
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Caldera Kettle Series Rauch Ur Bock (by Caldera Brewing Company):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
16/VIII/14 - 50cl bottle @ 5de Gents Bierfestival - BB: n/a (2014-922) Thanks to PriorL and JorisPPattyn for sharing the bottle!
Clear reddish amber beer, small aery beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: smoky, caramel, sugary, banana, dried fruits. MF: ok carbon, full body. Taste: sweet malty start, caramel, little bitter, soft smokiness, lots of chocolate, bit sugary. Aftertaste: pretty smoky, caramel, some coffee, dark chocolate, lots of dried fruits. Well done!
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
16/VIII/14 - 50cl bottle @ 5de Gents Bierfestival - BB: n/a (2014-922) Thanks to PriorL and JorisPPattyn for sharing the bottle!
Clear reddish amber beer, small aery beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: smoky, caramel, sugary, banana, dried fruits. MF: ok carbon, full body. Taste: sweet malty start, caramel, little bitter, soft smokiness, lots of chocolate, bit sugary. Aftertaste: pretty smoky, caramel, some coffee, dark chocolate, lots of dried fruits. Well done!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2014
at 12:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
65 cl bottle @ home
Aroma is sweet, smoky and malty with some toffee and smoked ham. Rather sweet for a smoked, feels even a bit sticky. But this is American, no surprises here. Flavour is sweet with toffee, malt, smoky tones and . Finishes with mellow hoppy tones. Smoke is intense, but not that intense as I expected from the text. A tad too sweet and sticky for me – drinkability suffers. A bit disappointing, but definitely not bad still.
Aroma is sweet, smoky and malty with some toffee and smoked ham. Rather sweet for a smoked, feels even a bit sticky. But this is American, no surprises here. Flavour is sweet with toffee, malt, smoky tones and . Finishes with mellow hoppy tones. Smoke is intense, but not that intense as I expected from the text. A tad too sweet and sticky for me – drinkability suffers. A bit disappointing, but definitely not bad still.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2014
at 08:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Whole Foods Westlake, Seattle
Hazy brown color. Nice smoke aroma and flavor, deep; mellow brew, woody, with more campfire in the end. Very nice, it does a good job.
Hazy brown color. Nice smoke aroma and flavor, deep; mellow brew, woody, with more campfire in the end. Very nice, it does a good job.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2014
at 03:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft - Smokey bacon, plum and woody notes. Cloudy amber with a light head. Smoke and bacon with some dark fruit. Nice and light.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jul 2014
at 19:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 oz. bottle, pours a dark amber with a small white head. Aroma brings out smoked meat, lager yeast and caramel. Flavour is very similar - the smoke isn't overburdening, but is certainly front and centre, with smoked meat, caramel, and lager yeast. Very well-balanced, with a finish of light smoke and caramel. Solid smoked beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2014
at 19:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle bought through craftbeer.se. Gusher! pours clear ruby dark brown with a frothy goldenish beige head that quickly dissipates while leaving a small trace on the glass. Smell is malty and smokey with sweet dark bread, caramel, toffee, smoked sausage, burnt wood, moist soil, damp hay, tar and freshly baked cookies. Taste is sweet, slightly bitter, tiny salty, malty and smokey with sweet dark bread, caramel, oatmeal cookies, smoked sausage, dry cured ham, hay, soup stock, moist soil, burnt wood, tar, orange zest and hints of pried pine needles and dried juniper berries. Mouthfeel is soft, round and medium bodied. finish is slightly sweet, slightly bitter, malty and smokey with sweet dark bread, hay, burnt wood, dry cured ham, tar and hints of peat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2014
at 02:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours deep gold into a stem glass. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes leaving spot lacing to coat surface. Sweet smoke and maple aromas. Soft with sweet caramel and smoke upfront turning to dried bacon in the lasting mildly bitter finish.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2014
at 15:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Clear very dark brown liquid with ruby hue and medium off-white head. Aroma of smoke, bread, toffee, sausage, earth and caramel. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with notes of smoke, bacon, sausage, bread and toffee. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2013
at 17:12