Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle with Joe. Pours hazy golden amber, nose is smoked cheese, floral, lemon zest, taste is smoky, campfire ashes, grassy, toffee. 7
Tried
on 21 Apr 2026
at 08:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy, bright pały yellow golden color with a tall fine head; aroma of wood smoke; creamy palate; dry flavour with along, medium bitter finish
Tried
from Can
at
The Barrel and Bottle
on 21 Apr 2026
at 05:13
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
500 ml bottle, from Vaaland 1889, Bryne. ABV is <1,2%. Golden brown colour, large white head. Moderate aroma of smoked malts. Thin mouthfeel as expected, but not bad for a low ABV beer. Dry flavour of smoked malts, hints of smoked meat. Moderate hops.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vaaland 1889
on 14 Apr 2026
at 04:01
6/10
400ml, draft.
Pours dark amber with medium, off-white, creamy head.
Nose is leftover ham in the refrigerator. That's my best guess, sorry :))
Strong smoked flavor at the beginning, more of a red ale afterwards. Faint smokey finish.
Pours dark amber with medium, off-white, creamy head.
Nose is leftover ham in the refrigerator. That's my best guess, sorry :))
Strong smoked flavor at the beginning, more of a red ale afterwards. Faint smokey finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Beer Wall Café
on 07 Apr 2026
at 15:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at Hops, Crewe. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a medium sized but transient cream head and medium carbonation. There’s a very strong smoky aroma, mainly of ham and kippers but also some fruity hints. In the mouth it is quite sweet with sharp undertones. But the smoky taste overwhelms all. Flavour includes rye bread, roasted malts and earth as well, with hints of bitterness, dark fruit and chocolate cake coming later. Finish is both fruity and smoky – this is nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Hops
on 05 Apr 2026
at 14:00
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottles. Clear amber/ruby body with an off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of salami, oak, smoked cheese and raisin. Flavour of underripe plum, red apple, earth, raisin and smoked ham. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A wonderful beer, which doesn’t seem to have quite as intense a smoke flavour as other Schlenkerla beers I’ve tried.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2026
at 21:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at home. Yellow pour and sudsy white too. Nose is smoked grains and some citrus. Tatses of lemon, smoky wood chips, hay, touch of bacon, little plastic. Thin bodied.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2026
at 03:08
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle. Pours a mostly clear (before the sediment dropped in) golden with a huge thick frothy white head, great retention once settled.
Aroma is wonderfully smokey - meat and peat, ham, sausages, bready malt. Taste is similar with wheaty bready malt flavours and noticeable hop bitterness (citrus), peaty and meaty smoke overtones throughout. Excellent mouthfeel/texture, very soft, bubbly, massaging carbonation. Feels like a much bigger beer than it actually is. Really enjoyed this, far more than I expected to.
Aroma is wonderfully smokey - meat and peat, ham, sausages, bready malt. Taste is similar with wheaty bready malt flavours and noticeable hop bitterness (citrus), peaty and meaty smoke overtones throughout. Excellent mouthfeel/texture, very soft, bubbly, massaging carbonation. Feels like a much bigger beer than it actually is. Really enjoyed this, far more than I expected to.
Tried
from Bottle
from Ghost Whale Online Shop
on 30 Mar 2026
at 21:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines. Clear deep chestnut. Solid beige foam. Nose has light ham smoke. Wood char. Dark fruit. Some bonfire toffee. Taste is semi sweet with some dryness. Easy drinking affair with rolling soft carbonation. Gets a little earthy and woody bitter on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2026
at 18:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of smoke, sausage, peat, grain. Taste is grainy, pale malt, smoked, peaty, with fruity citric hop bitterness and some saltiness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying peated bitter & salty finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2026
at 16:49