Deanf (9781) reviewed Holy Smoke from Church-Key Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
NIce pitch black body with modest beige head on top. Aroma is all heated shoe leather and peat, lots of peat like a scotch. Flavour is animal hair with all that peat coming through with a peaty finish. Did I mention the peat yet? This is a common problem I find with the "smoked" style, way too much smoked without enough other nuances showing through. That said, it’s still a decent beer and highly drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A little roast in the beginning. Great head and pretty good lacing. Pours dark mahogany with a little reddish clarity. Nutty bitter. Some malt in aroma as well. Average carbonation. On tap at Tequila Bookworm.
Viper666-Qc (10199) reviewed Holy Smoke from Church-Key Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bouteille 650ml. De couleur brune très foncée et quasi-opaque. Nez de malt rôti, terreux et fumé (cigarette, tourbe), léger de chocolat noir avec des notes de fruits (petits fruits rouges), de caramel et de café. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-doux ainsi qu’une texture aux notes crémeuses. Léger goût fruité (petits fruits rouges et foncés légèrement acides) avec des notes de chocolat (petites notes lactiques) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel s’enchaîne rapidement un goût de malt moyennement rôti et fumé (tourbe, traces de cigarette) avec un léger goût de caramel terreux puis en finale l’on retrouve des notes de café et de houblon herbeux. Post-goût moyen-long, légèrement amer de rôti, légèrement fumé avec des notes de chocolat ainsi que des traces de houblon herbeux et de fruits (petits fruits).
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Brothers Beer Bistro in Ottawa Aroma: Smoked bacon Appearance: Brown, not a lot of head, little lacing. Taste: Malty, smoke, roasted and again bacon. A lot of roasted notes. Smooth mouth feel, close to a porter. Thin and watery texture. Flavors are not very complex but the feel is smooth for a smoke beer. Not harsh at all. I usually don’t like smoke beers but I was surprised with the smooth feel of that one.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
(650mL bottle from LCBO) Poured dark slightly reddish brown with a mid-sized off-white head. Aroma of peat, smoke, earth, wood, leather and a bit of oxidization. Flavour contains most of the characters from the aroma with a sweet caramel malt core to balance a fair bit of bitterness, smoke mostly held in check but becomes a bit heavy when the beer is warm near the end of the glass. Mouthfeel is fairly thin, overly carbonated. A lot going on but a bit unbalanced, still a nice glass in cool weather.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Aroma has caramelized malt and floral hops, not so much citrus. Very rich colour - clear. Boozy bitterness. Lighter aftertaste. Not much head - pours clear orange. On tap at volos.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Holy Smoke from Church-Key Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at Barhop, Toronto
Dark mahogany color, not penetrated by light, with red hue; small sized creamy head. Nice aroma of peat and some oxidisation. The flavor seems to be affected more by the oxidisation; dark caramel too; correct bitterness. Pleasant but a bit messy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
An orange amber ale with a thin white head. In aroma, nice nutmeg and cloves, smooth and classic. In mouth, a nice balanced caramel malt with natural cinnamon, and cloves, nice. On tap at Wellington Gastropub, Oct. 18 2012.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at C’est What, Toronto
Light amber color, clean. Light aroma of paper, corn, malt, cereals. Crispy mouthfeel, but the flavor has accents of cereals and hay, a bit strange; ordinary bitterness.
Simple beer, but not too bad.
Lubiere (24605) reviewed Beechwood from Church-Key Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
A deep dark brown ale with a thin creamy and lacing brown head. In aroma, a strange cinnamon and peaty malt, with light black olives, and somewhat off and spoiled meat notes. In mouth, a lightly acidic peaty malt with molasses, acidic, unpleasant. On tap at Wellington Gastropub, July 26, 2012.