Smoke 'n' Barrels - Autumn
Wild Beer Co in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.98
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Bonfires, Apples, and Toffees
We wanted to harness the evocative sense of the Somerset Autumn in a beer. With the last apple pressing days, dry leaves underfoot and the whiff of bonfires at every corner this beer sums it up, from sweet smoke, warming malt sweetness and hints of apple.
This is a beer to drink post barbecue, scarfs on, stomping against the chill and watching fireworks on a starry night sky.
We wanted to harness the evocative sense of the Somerset Autumn in a beer. With the last apple pressing days, dry leaves underfoot and the whiff of bonfires at every corner this beer sums it up, from sweet smoke, warming malt sweetness and hints of apple.
This is a beer to drink post barbecue, scarfs on, stomping against the chill and watching fireworks on a starry night sky.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
C: chestnut brown
N: peat, campfire ash, medicinal notes, iodine, light TCP, light bbq
P: light to med bodied, mineral notes, campfire smoke, faint ash. Feels a little too gentle on the palate and lacks oomph. Aging doesn't help.
N: peat, campfire ash, medicinal notes, iodine, light TCP, light bbq
P: light to med bodied, mineral notes, campfire smoke, faint ash. Feels a little too gentle on the palate and lacks oomph. Aging doesn't help.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2025
at 20:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, dark redd-ish colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white to beige head. Smoky, malty aroma, notes of ham, bacon, smoked eel, a touch of black pepper, fennel, salami. Taste is smoky malty, and minimally fruity hoppy, notes of ham, hints of bacon, salami, smoked eel, a touch of black pepper, fennel, widely disguised, slightly unspecific fruity hints of plum and cherry. Oily texture, smooth and soft palate, fine, prickly carbonation. Very well balanced - a must for Rauchbier lovers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2020
at 22:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tasting with Višnja 666, September 2017. Bottle. Dark amber to light chestnut colour, small to a medium off-white head. Very odd aromas - smoky, also apple, light vanilla, dried fruits, caramel. Sweet. Medium body, moderate carbonation, alcohol hidden, drinkable, light to moderate finish. Very interesting use of smoke and spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2018
at 19:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
I totally forgot I had this beer... Wild Beer Smoke n' Barrels Autumn 6% Smoked applewood and freshly pressed apple juice went into this so I paired it with some apple pie. This ruby brown brew smells like smoked ham smothered in apple sauce and baked - yum. Medium bodied and fairly dry/crisp. The taste delivers sweet bacon/ham smoke, apples and a bit of toffee sweetness. This was age eat excuse to eat some apple pie, it accentuates the smoke and roast quality of the beer but leaves a tangy Apple bite. Awesome beer for pairing, on its own it's just solid. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
on 23 Nov 2017
at 08:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a 330ml bottle on 3/10/2017. Pours a hazy amber with a small head. The nose is dominated by smoked malt. The flavour features smoked meat, with quite a bit of sweet apple, but I don't really get the toffee. The smoke and the apple complement each other quite nicely. Medium bodied with modest carbonation. Flavoursome yet quite subtle at the same time. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2017
at 00:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
31st May 2017
Bottleshare at Leighton’s gaff. Thanks to Fergus. Hazy amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is light, dry and fairly crisp. Thin malts bring a mild sweet cream. Light and tangy fruit, some orange peel. Tangy fruity finish. Smoke conspicuous by it’s near absence! Tidy.
Bottleshare at Leighton’s gaff. Thanks to Fergus. Hazy amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is light, dry and fairly crisp. Thin malts bring a mild sweet cream. Light and tangy fruit, some orange peel. Tangy fruity finish. Smoke conspicuous by it’s near absence! Tidy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2017
at 09:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Leightons place 31/05/2017. A clear amber brown coloured pour with a halo of off white head. Aroma is sweet bacon glazed ham, phenol smoke, maple. Flavour is composed of semi sweet brown malts, tangy phenol, apple, brown sugars, smooth smoke. Palate is medium sweet, medicinal, . Tangy finish. .
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2017
at 16:34