Lava
Ölvisholt Brugghús in Selfoss, Southern Region, Iceland 🇮🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
7.68
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Lava is a full bodied, pitch black smoked imperial stout with a thick brown head. Sweet with chocolate and roasted malt in the flavor. The aftertaste is roasted malt, smoke and warming alcohol. Aroma is smoke, chocolate and bit of alcohol.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at the ChurchKey, DC. A thin light tan head on a near black body. A big rich nose with smoke, ripe berries, a touch of cream caramel and booze. The smoked malt leads the taste profile, with toffee, some bitter coffee, dark berries and that boozy warmth. A very dense rich body. Taste thins out relatively quickly though.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle brought back from Iceland by a friend, pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, chocolate, smoked, liquorice & roasted malt. Medium body. Dry smokey finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2025
at 10:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Jet black pour, mocha head. Big aroma of smoke, bacon and roasted malt. The flavor is very roasty, loads of roasted burnt malt, some smoky bacon and soy. Light bitter finisj with more smoke. Pretty interesting stuff. Very intriguing brewery.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at Micro Bar, Reykjavik. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, lots of sweet chocolate, smoke, some liquorice. Flavour is medium sweet with a light bittersweet finish. Not the heaviest Imperial Stout, but it’s smooth and complex with a subtle but effective smokey touch.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2025
at 05:03
9/10
in honor of the new cat, I'm toasting to Iceland.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:25
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
3/3/2024. Bottle from Vínbúðin Kringlunni, courtesy of Painy, cheers! Iceland rating #50. Pours black with a small light tan coloured head. Aroma is smoked, roasted malt, dark chocolate, caramel, bonfire, meaty edge. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium to full body, smooth, low carbonation. Don’t typically enjoy smoked beers but this was very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2024
at 19:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Flaske fra vinbuðin, Heidrun. Sort med et fint brun skum. Stinker af røg. Smager af brun farin.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2023
at 20:49
7.5/10
Smoked lava!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2023
at 19:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0,33l bottle from Vinbudin Austurstraeti, Reykjavik. Bbe 27.10.2025. Black beer with medium, stable light brown head. Aroma has smoke, ham, liquorice and roasted malts. Flavor has same elements with some vanilla and wood barrel. Dry smokey finish. Bit metallic aftertaste, but good it is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2023
at 20:39
7/10
Tried
on 10 Jun 2023
at 23:49