Smoky Oak Ale
Ninkasi in Tarare, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 🇫🇷
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
6.87
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Clear, reddish, chestnut colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Oaky-smoky aroma, hints of smoked ham, smoked eel, hints of caramel, a leafy touch. Taste is initially sweet-ish caramel malty, mildly smokey, slightly peaty, increasing sweetness, additional hints of treacle, malt lozenge, some oak, vanilla, hints of dried fruit, plum, cherry, raisin; oily to viscous texture, minimally sticky palate, minimally overcarbonated. Mild smokiness, maybe a tad too sweet. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2018
at 19:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from web Saveure Biere cons 2018-04-29 Göteborg AR: white sugary smoked birch, mixed beans sugar soaked in cold water AP: cloudy bronze, frothy cream beige fluffy foam F: brown sugar, sweet smoked birch, wee roasted malt
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2018
at 19:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Beery Christmas advent calendar. Pours nice deep amber, some beige foam but carbonation is not that harsh, more creamy and soft, Nose has some caramel, gentle smoke, light whisky and alcohol soaked sweet dried fruits. Tastes sweet, caramel mixed with some smoke, creamy, light bitterness. Smooth drinking overall, sweet but not cloying, some extra bitterness is providing some counterweight. Decent beer, not overly exciting but well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2018
at 09:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330mml bottle as part of the Beery Christmas 2017. Tasted on the 02/12/2017 at home. Clear colour with a medium white head with good retention. Aroma of grains, oak, caramel and floral. Taste is smoke, oak, peat and caramel leading to a slightly sweet finish. Next one please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2017
at 02:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 10 Dec 2017
at 12:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
First bottle from beery Christmas 2017 (Saveur Bière). Pours a rather clear amber-caramel, little head. Smoky sweet, caramel aroma. Fizzy mouthfeel, medium body. Flavour is similar, sweet, caramel, very smokey, bacon, whisky notes. Not too bad, a bit to one-dimensional caramel-smoke.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2017
at 14:59