Dragon Slayer
Grimm Brothers Brewhouse in Loveland, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
6.74
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On the Growler station at Liquor Shed. I bought a Howler.
Pours a dark gold/mahogany. Smallish head of foam but it lasts.
Such a smokie nose; reminds me of some jerky I have had in the past. No sweet or bitter notes that I can pull.
Smokey taste and I don’t mean on the mild side. Again, reminds of some of the better jerky I have tasted in the past. Nothing bitter here, only a hint of sweet. Could be some roasted malt intermingled with that tasty smoke.
Kinda light bodied with light carbonation.
Very enjoyable Rauchbier and I bought a Howler’s worth; any more than that and I would have to set it aside for another visit. The smokey brews don’t have the greatest drinkability but at the right pace, they do the job right. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dragon Slayer on 30 Apr 2016 at 14:31 - Score: 8. Original review text: Has a smoked jerky taste. Which I dig. Smoke has a long lingering after taste. Very very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Clear dark amber – seems like they were shooting for a Schlenkerla Marzen here – nose is fairly rich munich malt, moderate woodsmoke/campfire, some toastiness – pretty good start – flavor is moderate but rich sweetness, followed by light balancing acidity and bitterness, as well as a little toasty malt character – smoke is apparent but subdued throughout, which just makes me wish there were more – as it warms, there is some apparent DMS in the background, but there is not a lot of it – okay.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap @ Grimm Brothers. Pours a reddish dark orange, clear appearance with an off white head. Somewhat spicy, a touch peppery, meaty smoky aroma. A bit sweet, caramel, hickory bacon, not overly smoky, bready, clean flavor. Well carbonated.