A Friend Of The Devil Is A Friend Of Mine
Freigeist Bierkultur in Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪
Collab with: Goose Island Beer CompanyBrewed at/by: Brauhaus Binkert (Main Seidla)
Smoked / Rauchbier Special Out of Production
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Score
7.00
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The first of two Goose Island collaborations with German brewer Freigeist Bierkultur, this one brewed in Franconia, a region of Germany known for their smoked (rauch) beers. Light smoke, bready malt, fruity/spicy hop flavor, and great drinkability. Very limited and draft only.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
# 1272; 1/2019. Dosti sladký, sladový, medový s lehce uzenými tóny. Slušný rauchbier.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2020
at 12:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
7-3-8-4-15
On tap @ Henrik, Bergen. Pours cloudy dark yellow, with a big creamy head. Aroma is malty notes of smoke, umami and wooden notes, as well as earthy yeast with minerals. Creamy body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is malty notes of smoke and grain, with umami, wooden notes, light farmhouse and minerals, as well as earthy yeasty notes.
On tap @ Henrik, Bergen. Pours cloudy dark yellow, with a big creamy head. Aroma is malty notes of smoke, umami and wooden notes, as well as earthy yeast with minerals. Creamy body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is malty notes of smoke and grain, with umami, wooden notes, light farmhouse and minerals, as well as earthy yeasty notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2019
at 17:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Malziger, weich rauchiger Beginn. Leicht wässriger Hintergrund, hohe Süffigkeit, trocken werdend. Weich herb-rauchiger Abgang. 10/9/10/9//10
Tried
on 01 Mar 2019
at 21:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the Beer Geek Bar, Prague. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with a thin white head. The aroma is malt, smoke, some light citrus notes. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light, slightly watery, light fruit, mineral, smoky woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Very sessionable.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jan 2019
at 20:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Some lacing. Clear gold. Aroma is light to moderate smoke but that disappears in the flavor. A drying mineral character takes over in flavor. Ends with a bit light smoke. Light drinking. Represents the style well but I was hoping for something a bit more experimental from these guys.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2018
at 18:15
7/10
Clear gold bod med foam wht head. Smoke salty spicy arma. Smoke, spice, earthy flav. Med light bod mod carb. 7/2/8/4/15 3.6
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2018
at 17:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Freigeist Tap Takeover 3.0 at BeerGeek Bar. Draught. Cloudy, gold colored. AROMA- flowery, fruity, a bit hoppy, decent smoke. FLAVOR- very smooth, neutral to slightly sweet, pleasantly bitter, fruity, malty, hops, a bit smoky, flowery. Light to medium bodied.
Really good.
Really good.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2018
at 14:48