Fire in the Ham

500 ml bottle. Clear yellow piss color with slow steady carbonation. Nose is pure smoked ham. Yes, the flavor flows the nose campfire, cured meat and burnt ash. If you like the style you really should enjoy this. One and done for this guy.

Bottle at Sander’s place, NYC. Pours clear, light gold with a fine, white foam head. Lovely, clean smokey aroma. Light sweet flavor, smokey pale malts, straw, bit of ham. Light to medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Crisp finish, sturdy smoked malts, some background dry doughy malts. Rich smokey-bready aftertaste. Great.

Thanks Matt for sharing this tonight! Pours a slightly hazy medium golden color with a wisp of a white head that never really materializes, but never really leaves either. Yup that is a smokey aroma. It smells like a cross between a day old campfire and old bacon with a hint of melanoid and pilsner malt. The flavor is a hint of sweet up front with some grainy and sweet pilsner malt able to come forward before an onslaught of smokey meaty goodness. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a slick smokey sweet mouthfeel. This is a bit over the top for my taste, but I can appreciate the greatness here. This is a really nice smoked beer with a lot of complexity even if this is not my favorite style.