Walcott
Austin Street Brewery in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
7.04
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Our English brown ale brewed with a touch of smoked malt. An earthy, wood smoke aroma leads into a flavor profile with hints of chocolate, caramel, and an underlying pleasant smokiness.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Undated can drunk 8/8/26.
Light but readily apparent smoke in the nose is woody, lightly salty, with no excessive old campfire or bacon. Very rich, round malts beside it, easily balancing and showing chocolate and caramel.
Drier than expected based on the richness of the nose, with a similar lightness of smoke. Mostly some oily, light char on the finish and lots of soft caramel-tinged, honey-like base malt throughout. Narrowly focused on chocolate, caramel and light smoke. Despite the dryness and drinkability, I seem to still want more bitterness/acid from somewhere and maybe a little more complexity, as well as more intensity to match the abv (drinks more like a 5 or sub-5% abv beer). But very clean, well-executed and competent.
Light but readily apparent smoke in the nose is woody, lightly salty, with no excessive old campfire or bacon. Very rich, round malts beside it, easily balancing and showing chocolate and caramel.
Drier than expected based on the richness of the nose, with a similar lightness of smoke. Mostly some oily, light char on the finish and lots of soft caramel-tinged, honey-like base malt throughout. Narrowly focused on chocolate, caramel and light smoke. Despite the dryness and drinkability, I seem to still want more bitterness/acid from somewhere and maybe a little more complexity, as well as more intensity to match the abv (drinks more like a 5 or sub-5% abv beer). But very clean, well-executed and competent.
Tried
from Can
from
Nan's - Stow
on 08 Aug 2026
at 17:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Canned 473ml. -from the brewery. Black coloured, medium sized pale beige head, light smoke and caramel in the nose. Toasted malt, caramel, light smoke, bit nutty and bitterish finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Austin Street Brewery (Fox Street)
on 22 Jun 2026
at 03:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can with Joe. Pours deep brown, nose is chocolate, roasted, smoked bacon, taste is roasted, smoky, bitter, salty, chocolate.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2024
at 14:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours mahogany-tinged deep brown into a willi. Mocha head with excellent retention recedes to coat surface. Smoked bacon and pumpernickel aromas. Thin with bacon and smoked meats upfront turning to earthy, charred brown bread and espresso in the dry, lasting finish. Becomes cloying over time.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2024
at 21:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can poured, sent over by Jow. Thanks! Smoked anything is great in my book. Dark and dense brown pour with tons of loose tan foam. Toasty malt nose with a hint of peat. Lots of toast on the flavor, soft char, bold, but also barely sweet. Long lingering smokey malt. Really nice brew here.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2023
at 19:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can at home watching Bruins. See brown pour and pretty beige head. Nose is smoke and some cocoa. Tatses of caramel, rye, smoke, pumpernickel, cocoa powder. Smooth palate. Smoke lingers on palate and not over whelming. Pleasant brew on this stormy night.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2022
at 02:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can shared with Chris M: pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is smoky, caramel, nutty. Taste is lightly bitter, low smoke, slight sweetness.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Dec 2020
at 00:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Aroma of smokiness, nutty caramel and cigarette ash. Taste is campfire, slight toffee comes through. Plenty of smoked malt. It is somewhat balanced. This is not my style at all. For what it is, it is good.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2019
at 20:57