Franconia
Torrside Brewing in New Mills, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
6.59
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Rauchbier Deep golden ale brewed with 85% smoked malt, inspired by the smoked beer traditions of Germany.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at The Green Goddess, Blackheath Royal Standard.
Nose is toffee, nuts, smoke. Smoky sweet with a toffee & sweet tobacco backdrop. Very nice.
Nose is toffee, nuts, smoke. Smoky sweet with a toffee & sweet tobacco backdrop. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
at
Green Goddess
on 14 Feb 2026
at 22:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pigs Ear 2025. Gravity. Very solid. Quite dry. Lean smokey character, clean pale malts, candied ham. Highly drinkable. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2025
at 18:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
A slightly hazy dark amber beer with a beige head. Aroma of smoked dark malt, bacon, caramel. Taste of smoked dark malt, bacon, caramel, nuts, moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2025
at 12:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle, pours a deep brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, biscuit, hints of spice & smoked malt. Medium body. Dry light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2025
at 08:13
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Extraordinary large white foamy head on a murky brown coloured body. Pig, oak & smoked aroma. Sweet, woody, pig, grain & smoky tastes. Not for me.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2024
at 19:48
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2023
at 22:08
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden 22nd April 2023. Deep copper with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Toasty malt and woodsmoke in aroma. Woodsmoke, smoked sausage and spiciness in-mouth with a smoky malt finish. Smooth mouthfeel and medium body. Splendid.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2023
at 22:54
6/10
Tried
on 30 Apr 2022
at 17:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at GBBF '19, day one, 06/08/19. Murky orange amber with a decent off white head. Nose is smoked malts, spice, biscuit, toffee. Taste comprises stewed fruits, good smoked malt base, brown bread, toffee. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, semi drying close. Decent easy drinking smoked affair.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2019
at 10:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
oro arico quasi ambrata leggera velatura schiuma poca non molto persistente nota maltata affumicata discreta un filo pungente un leggerissimo diacetile amaro contenuro piacevole maltato
Tried
on 28 Aug 2019
at 23:30