Northern Waters Smoked Lager
Fitgers Brewhouse in Duluth, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
6.25
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
GABF 2010 - I want to love this, since I loved smoked lagers, but I think the light character of the helles makes it easy to overdo the smoke - that is the case here - the smoke is rich and tasty, but the light malt character of the helles is not enough to support it, making the beer kind of taste like hoppy liquid smoke - I never thought I would say this, but the smoke is too much.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Clear golden body with a small off-white head. Sweet honey and light smoke aroma. Light honey and faint smoke flavor.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Draft at the brewpub. Light smoke in the aroma that includes the standard lager aroma typical of a lager with some taste. Medium malt base, some lemon, and just a touch of smoke. Gold in color and a solid white head. A mild and easy going beer that would benefit from more smoke.