Bottle. A- Smoky, ham. A- Dark brown mahogany color, dark liquid, tan head. T- Ham brine, smoke, meaty, watery. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, meaty finish. O- Taste doesn’t live up to aroma and is a bit watery, but overall, not bad.

Bottle. Pours clear tea amber with airy off-white head. Clear aroma of malt and yeast, with pronounced smoky notes. Bitter, hoppy flavour with smoky notes and sweetish touches of malt and yeast. Mild hints of bread. Bitter and smoky aftertaste. Medium carbonation. Well-balanced and enjoyable.

500 ml bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Listed as 4.9% on the label. Pours crystal clear reddish brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of wood smoke, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, herbal, grass, light pepper, slight fruitiness, herbal/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready/smoked malts and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big wood smoke, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, herbal, grass, light pepper, slight fruitiness, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of wood smoke, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/pepper, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/smoked malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors with minimal yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and fairly creamy/bready/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.9%. Overall this is a very nice rauchbier style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/bready/smoked malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Bottle at home. Deep dark pbrown pour fine one finger head. Nose smoked malt and some sarsaparilla. Tastes of sweet smoke, caramel, touch of hay, sarsaparilla, hint of soy. Smooth and medium bodied.

Bottle at Ash?s. Pours clear dark brown with a thin white head. Aromas of smoked ham, metal, malt, meat. Taste is smoky, metal. Dry finish.

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - deep amber with red chinks and a thin crema head. Nose - smoked ham, biscuits. Taste - smoke, biscuit, dry smoky finish. Red fruits. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy yet crunchy texture and a dry balanced finish. Overall - good example.

Bottle at ash’s. Pours deep brown, nose is smoky ham, malty, taste is dry, sweet toffee, smoky, nice.

Pint at Bedford Bamberg Beer Festival 2015. Dark ruby with a beige creamy head. Nutty, smoky scent with a hint of forest fruit. Ambrosial taste with a smoky sweetness riding the initial bitter flavour. The bitterness re-asserts itself on the finish. A gorgeous smoked beer.