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Elder Pine Brewing & Blending in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Rotating|
Score
7.33
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Smoked Pale Lager (Helles Rauchbier) brewed with 100% smoked malts and Lapsang Souchong, a special type of black tea that is smoked over a pine fire. The malts used in this beer are mildly smokey which present a very calm, gentle smoke character that plays wonderfully with the crisp graininess and subtle smoked pine notes from the Lapsang Souchong.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours clear brassy gold with a decent white head that didn't try very hard to persist. Aroma is very Lapsang Souchong. Med body. Dry and smoky. Mixed smoke, but the smoke tea is quite present. Strong and good flavor.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 14 Apr 2026
at 23:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
16 ounce can from Tavour. Brassy gold pour. Small, foamy white head. Prominent smoked malt aroma. Flavor is smoky malt, herbal hops and cut grass. Finishes with hints of lemon pith and earthy grain. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 16 May 2025
at 03:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can from Tavour. Golden pour, light cloudiness, fine white head. Smoke leads both the aroma and taste, woody, mild sweetness, ash. Malty with the smoked malts providing almost scotch like flavors.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2024
at 02:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
16oz can pours a clear gold white head. Nose has grist and smoke and metal and light earth. Flavor has some root veg then earthy smokey notes. Dry finish. Palatable. 6 3 6 3 12
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2024
at 15:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Poured a clear golden yellow color with a white head. Aroma was big liquid smoke, sweet malt. Flavor was light peat, smoke, chewy jerky. Light earthy notes throughout with herbal notes. At DCBeer share.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Feb 2024
at 02:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Golden clear pour with good head and lacing. Smoke, light crisp finish. Some of that tea aroma. Can shared at tasting.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Feb 2024
at 22:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can from jcos, 2/2/24. Mostly clear golden color, white head. Smokey aroma, grains, dough, earth, and grass. Fairly smokey early, but it fades a bit. Leans more peat than meat for me. Balanced and well made. What's not to like.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2024
at 01:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours clear golden, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is hardwood smoke, campfire. Flavor is medium smoke, nice, light grain. Light body. No tea notes, but really nice smoke.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2023
at 22:20