6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
First of all I have to confess that I am biased towards what I thought were traditional fest beers that are Vienna lagers. Don't know if that's true anymore but those are still my favorites. Aromas are malt, bread and hint of toast. Flavors are similar to nose adding in some darker flavored bread and nicely balanced bittersweet with carbonation. Decent for nothing distinctive.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 14 Dec 2025
at 05:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16oz can gushed. Pours yellow, translucent, a ring of white head. Big salty nose, season salt, lemon, green grape, nettles, straw. Flavor amps it up, lemony, raw grape, raw fall fruits. Very salty. Lemony finish, briny, tart, nearly full bodied. Didn't love the first sip but it grew on me.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2025
at 23:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
16oz can from Tavour. Dark brown pour, fine bubbles form little islands. Gentle roasty aroma, well done toast, malty. Taste brings some sweetness, dark malts, soft bitterness. Dries out at the back. We need more of this style in the US.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 26 Nov 2025
at 03:11
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
16 oz can. Aroma has notes of campfire smoke, caramel, hint of apple, bread, wood, brown sugar. Pours nearly clear amber with a thin beige head that settles into a ring fairly quickly. Taste has a malty sweetness, faint hoppy bitterness and light to moderate smokiness. Definitely less smoke than the rauchbiers of Bamberg, sadly. I still give Barrique kudos for attempting it, though. It does taste good.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 22 Nov 2025
at 01:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16oz can from Tavour. Dark, clear amber pour, bubbly head dissipates quickly. Smoky, woody aroma. Taste is malty, smoky, nutty, cut wood with faint brown sugar notes.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 19 Nov 2025
at 00:21
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 9
Can from Tavour. Pours clear ruddy mahogany with a large foamy beige/tan head. Aroma has that Bamberg level of smoke. Med body. It's malty and fairly towards dry. Moderately bitter. But the smoke is so strong that it is hard to imagine grass/spice. Really good stuff.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 18 Nov 2025
at 02:36
8.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
500 ml corked and caged bottle. Aroma has notes of funk, lemon, wood, vanilla, leafy green hops. Pours hazy golden with a thin bone-white head that settles into a ring fairly quickly. Taste is moderately sour (6/10), funky and a little sweet. Those leafy green hops really present themselves after a nice belch. This is amazing.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 18 Nov 2025
at 01:01
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 9
Overall 6.5
Not a bad pint, notes of toasted nuts cocoa, berry, and a touch of pumpernickel bread. Mild floral bitterness on the back end.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2025
at 00:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 9/8/25, drunk 11/15/25, as pictured.
Smokey and malty with light caramel, light campfire but no bacon. Hints of toast, low hopping. Clean with light pepper.
Soft and malty with more Marzen than Rauchbier but still plentiful campfire and woody smoke. Good dryness with pepper and mild red fruits. Light bread and light caramel. Great balance! Very approachable.
Smokey and malty with light caramel, light campfire but no bacon. Hints of toast, low hopping. Clean with light pepper.
Soft and malty with more Marzen than Rauchbier but still plentiful campfire and woody smoke. Good dryness with pepper and mild red fruits. Light bread and light caramel. Great balance! Very approachable.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 15 Nov 2025
at 18:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Tavour: pours amber with beige head. Aroma is smokey, little meaty, caramel, maltiness. Taste is smokey, sweetish, light bitterness. Hits the marks for the style. I like the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2025
at 01:02