Mac FannyBaw
Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.82
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Truly a ground breaking beer, this Barrel aged Rauchbier was an attempt to replicate the flavors present in Islay Scotch Whiskey. We used Munich malt as a base and added copious amounts of Beechwood and Peat smoked malt, which provides the intense smoky and earthy peat flavors found in Scotch. Then the addition of Alderwood smoked salt lends a crisp brininess that is reminiscent of the sea air in the Islay region of Scotland. Aged in used Angel’s Envy Bourbon Barrels to give an intense caramel, vanilla and whiskey flavor.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at Great Taste of the Midwest on 08/09/2014: Hazy amber color with a medium light beige head that recedes steadily to a film. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of malt, caramel and slight smoke. Medium-bodied with flavors of smoked malt, earthy hops and caramel. The finish is mildly smoky with a charred malt aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2014
at 13:35
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Pours a murky orange with a ring of white head. Nose is gross, rubber bands, industrial, orange peel. Flavor was literally hard to swallow, loads of scotch, salty, rubbery, smokey, industrial. Oily finish. No. No. NO.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2014
at 15:30
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
23.08.2014, 0,65l bottle shared with friends @ home:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sour-ish smoked, sour grass, campfire, light malts, oak, hay, dried grain, shed, leather, peat. Taste is sweet oaky, sugar, bark, oak, sour grass, leather, peat, light malts, caramel, dried grain, hay. Medium bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Boring.
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sour-ish smoked, sour grass, campfire, light malts, oak, hay, dried grain, shed, leather, peat. Taste is sweet oaky, sugar, bark, oak, sour grass, leather, peat, light malts, caramel, dried grain, hay. Medium bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2014
at 12:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
250ml, draught at Amundsen Bryggeri & Spiseri. Crystal clear red-amber body. Patchy surface, fragile lacing. Smoked nose joined with oak vanilla. Peaty malt flavours mingled with dark fruits and herbal hops. Mid-dry, malt bitter ending. Dangerously easy to drink. Like it (Oslo, 03.09.2013).
Tried
on 01 Oct 2013
at 05:39