Steel & Oak Brewing Dragon Tears

Dragon Tears

 

Steel & Oak Brewing in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Smoked / Rauchbier Regular
Score
7.22
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 5
This whisper of smoke is complemented by a malt forward profile with flavours of toasted bread, caramel and a light sweetness. Dragon Tears balances smoke with smooth maltiness making it an approachable yet unique beer that’s a favourite of our brewers.
 

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7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Light brown. Big smoke aroma. A bit husky, but deep smoke all around. Would benefit from a bit more sweetness.

Tried on 12 Feb 2025 at 05:23


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Dark amber colour, clean, with medium, tan head; it looks a bit duller than the German sisters. Smoke aroma, medium, less than a slice of traditional Black Forest schinken, but the direction is that one. There's a good malt base, bready, round, with strong smoke; more roasted malts than classic Rauchbiers though. In Aecht Schlenkerla Maerzen there's more malt and body in the finish, oh well...
But, for a local choice, this is good, and at a very interesting price (+1 for this).

Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2024 at 05:25


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

5oz pour at The Magnet. Pours clear amber with white head. Aroma has lots of smoke, crusty bready malts. Flaviur has great smokey flavour ashy and bready, good malts, a touch of dry residual sweetness. Excellent.

Tried on 24 Nov 2024 at 05:07


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Dec 30, 2024 (7/4/7/3/15=3.6): Poured from 473mL can. Prefer the can pour.. Doesn't have the minerally metallic character. Rating raised. Nov 20, 2024 (7/4/7/3/14=3.5): Poured from the tap @ Magnet. Clear mahogany brown with small off-white head. Nice smokey character, has a very mineraly metallic bitter note hidden in the background though. Okay.

Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2024 at 02:09


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

473mL can, pours a clear dark burgundy with a medium beige head. Aroma has a real nice campfire smoke character, accompanied by enough sweet bready malt and toasted caramel to give the whole thing some depth. Flavour has a frankly wonderful malt character of toasted bread, dry caramel, and wonderful campfire smoke. Damn. This is honestly one of the best Bamberg-style rauchbiers I've had outside Aecht Schlenkerla. Deep malt, just enough residual sweetness, with that characteristic smokiness. Excellent.

Tried from Can on 20 Nov 2024 at 04:07