Rauch Dunkel
Heater Allen Brewing in McMinnville, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
7.05
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bb (18337) reviewed Rauch Dunkel from Heater Allen Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a tan head. Caramel and smoke aroma. Smoke and caramel flavor with light mineral notes. Medium bodied. Caramel and smoke linger.
Bytemesis (16171) reviewed Rauch Dunkel from Heater Allen Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours hazy ruby amber with a large creamy tan head that dissipates slowly with nice lacing. Aroma is lightly smoky, nutty, malty, caramel. Flavor is light sweet and light bitter, smoke present but not overpowering, nice nutty dark bread malt tones. Medium body, high carbonation, soft mouthfeel. Nice beer.
popery (1999) reviewed Rauch Dunkel from Heater Allen Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours a medium brown, a nice rich shade like a polished reddish mahogany. The liquid seems hazy, though it’s somewhat hard to tell in a mug. Relatively small head, light khaki in color. Fades away pretty quickly. I’m guessing that smoked malt has this effect. The aroma has a full, round malt character on a background of meaty smoke. Good caramel. Quite nutty. The smoked malt adds a hammy flavor with a touch of char, and while the flavor won’t be missed, it mostly stays in a supporting role. Typically, smoked malt either dominates a beer or gets lost completely, so it’s nice to find a beer where the smoke is somewhere in between these extremes. The taste follows the aroma. Lots of nutty, toasty malt with a healthy dose of dried out caramel and the added complexity of a layer of smoke. It’s tasty stuff. The base Dunkel seems very well made, and the smoked malt throws a chunk of meaty goodness into the mix. Drier than expected. It’s not a terribly dry beer, but it also never really sweetens up. There’s a lot of nutty, bready malt character but without the normal accompanying sweetness. Mouthfeel is light and creamy. The beer fills the mouth with flavor rather than sweetness. Drinks bigger than the abv. Finishes with clean, albeit malty and smoky, flavors. Heater Allen is three for three for me, so far.
jcr (3165) reviewed Rauch Dunkel from Heater Allen Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 14
Draft. Deep amber/dark copper body. Fizzy, off-white head. Aroma of smoke and roasted malts. Hints of chocolate, caramel and fruit. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Dry. Light campfire smoke taste. So no smoked bacon taste from this beer which was nice.