Incognito
Left Bank Brewery in Llangors, Powys, Wales 🏴
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
6.24
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A golden saison enthused with oak and beech smoke with a backbeat of Sorachi Ace hops.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Hazy orange colour with a small white head, which disappears quite quickly. Aroma is yeast, some smoked wood, mild spiciness. Flavour is smoked wet wood, ripe fruits, some alcohol, grains, herbs and mild fruitiness with some slight wood and quite dry. Quite messy as for the flavour, but the aroma worked a bit better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2023
at 15:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Camden Farm Stores, Brecon at 6.5%. Hazy gold with some lumpy sediment in suspension and a thin white head. Aggressively fizzy. Doughy white bread, light foam banana, marmalade, white pepper, ginger powder. Vodka and more ginger powder - it's quite spicy. A wisp of smoke in the lightly dry finish. Overall it's just ok - I'd have liked the smokiness to have come through a bit more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2019
at 21:33
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 330ml. @ [ Chriso’s pre- Xmas Tasting 2015 ] - Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As Left Bank Incognito Smoked Saison ].ABV: 8.0%. Unclear medium orange yellow colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, smoke. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, sugary, smoked, plastic notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20151206] 5-3-4-3-8
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2017
at 10:20
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hazy medium golden colour, small frothy white head, fairly lasting, good lacing. Light sourish nose, smoked meat aroma develops slowly, bready malts, bit dough. Taste light sweet and slightly bitter, light smoked meat, herbal notes. Retronasal light smoky sensation, mild sweetbitter aftertaste with smoky and spicy notes, bit ashy and husky. Medium body, oily texture, lively carbonation, very peculiar and interesting brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2016
at 12:00
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled 330ml (AbM)
"Left Bank Incognito Smoked Saison Gyle #79". Hazy orange color, mostly vanishing head. Yeasty, smoked aroma. Medium-bodied. Spicey, fruity (riped), smokeyness, grains and alcohol. Unbalanced. Mix of Saison yeast, heavy alcohol and smoke is not the most drinkable.
"Left Bank Incognito Smoked Saison Gyle #79". Hazy orange color, mostly vanishing head. Yeasty, smoked aroma. Medium-bodied. Spicey, fruity (riped), smokeyness, grains and alcohol. Unbalanced. Mix of Saison yeast, heavy alcohol and smoke is not the most drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2016
at 10:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle [as Incognito Smoked Saison, 7.3% abv]. Cloudy, pale amber colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Herbal, spicy and smoky aroma, notes of steamed and minimally burnt vegetable, stuffed cabbage, savoy, hints of ham, coriander. Taste is herbal and spicy, mildly smoky, notes of steamed vegetable, savoy, cabbage, celery, spignel, toasted white bread, subtle sweetness, a touch of alcohol. Far from easy drinkable, quite unique, interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2016
at 17:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
6th December 2015
The Pigs Ear wrap up tasting at ChrisO’s. Hazy gold beer, bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry and has decent fine carbonation. Sweetish malts, some creamy sweetness, Very mild smoke. Light ripe fruits. A little floralness in the semi dry finish. A bit clunky but okay.
The Pigs Ear wrap up tasting at ChrisO’s. Hazy gold beer, bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry and has decent fine carbonation. Sweetish malts, some creamy sweetness, Very mild smoke. Light ripe fruits. A little floralness in the semi dry finish. A bit clunky but okay.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2016
at 06:14
6/10
Tried
on 30 Dec 2015
at 06:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at ChrisO’s Pre-Christmas Tasting. It pours hazy dirty gold with a thick white head. The nose is rich, smoked, bitter - sweet, grainy, sweet orange muffin and candied stuff. The taste is bitter - sweet, toasty, earthy, rich smoked, bready malts, mild acidity and fruit cake. Medium body and fine carbonation. Unusual flavour profile, but not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2015
at 13:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle split at Chriso pre Xmas tasting, 06/12/15. Very lightly hazed orange golden with a decent off white covering. Nose is light smoke, straw, hint of plastic, lemon rind, yeast esters, pissoi citricisms. Taste comprises sweet’n’sour tones, funk, pissy citrics, lemon jus, bread dough, yeast, light smoke. Medium bodied, prickly carbonation, semi drying close. Average stuff, carries little depth for the ABV and overcarbed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2015
at 10:09