Brown bottle, 33 cl, lot A, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured February 8 2012; eye: caramel with golden reflections, semi-opaque, no effervescence, beige head that turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: smoke, meaty; mouth: smoke, meaty, light alcohol, malt, finale in smoke with meaty presence, medium-full body, average carbonation, dense; overall: interesting FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, lot A, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 8 février 2012; œil : caramel avec des reflets dorés, semi-opaque, pas d’effervescence, mousse beige qui se transforme en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : fumé, viandeuse; bouche : fumé, viandeuse, léger alcool, malt, finale en fumé avec présence viandeuse, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, texture dense; en résumé : intéressante

Subtle aroma of dried leaves. Light brown, thin yellow head. Smoky hickory flavor. Solid rauchbier, noticeably different character from Schlenkerla, not edgy like American smoked beers.

33cl bottle. Pours a muddy brown colour with a nice sized head. The nose has smokey bacon crisps. The taste has more smokey bacon and a lemon zing on the end. The palate is medium bodied and creamy textured and a very zingy clean finish. Overall, this is a rauchbier for people who can’t do the full rauchbier thing.

330ml bottle. Pours a hazy dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is smoked ham with some leather. Taste has sweet bacon to start. Smoked bacon finish with some raisin malt on the aftertaste.

Medium white head. Smoky tarry licorice aroma with spicy herbal notes. Dry-sweet roasty licorice and charcoal smoke taste with herbal alcoholic notes. Dryish licorice and smoky resiny tar aftertaste with roasty fruity notes. Lovely! Harmonic, full of flavour, and highly drinkable. (0.33l bottle, at Olympen, Oslo.)

Flaske 0,33l på Vertshuset Skarven i Tromsø. Dyp mørkebrun på farge. Siste kvelling er litt uklar. Høyt luftig skum. God røykaroma. Ikke påtrengende. Smaken er også litt forsiktig. Litt røyk, litt bacon. Svakt søtlig ettersmak. Sannsynligvis et utmerket matøl.

330 ml bottle, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7%, EBC 31.7, EBU 29.2. Stamwortgehalte 16 degrees. Cloudy brown colour, moderate to low off.white head. Strong aroma of smoked meat, with some faint sweetish malty notes in the background. The flavour has strong notes of smoke, with just the right maltiness and decent hops. Bitter finish. I am not a big fan of smoked beers, but this one was quite drinkable.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Emelisse Rauchbier (by Brouwerij Emelisse):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5

19/10/2011 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 3/2013 (2011-566)

Pretty clear purple beer, small light beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet fruity first, dried fruits, then very clearly smoked ham and bacon. MF: very light carbon, medium body. Taste: some citrus up front, bit fruity, smoke but not overwhelming, sweet malts, caramel. Aftertaste: some caramel, bitter hops, grapefruit, touch of pineapple, pretty bitter ending. Seriously well balanced rauchbier!

Bottle @ Borefts Beer Festival, 2011. Pours brown with a small creamy off white head. Caramel, hay and vague smoke. Smooth and medium bodied.