This 5.6% smoked ale boasts 13 ingredients: "Briess Cherrywood Smoked Malt, Weyermann Beechwood Smoked Malt, House-smoked Hickory Malt, Great Western 2 Row, Munich, C15, C75 Malts; Applewood-Smoked Bacon, Pure Maple Flavoring, Rogue Micro Hopyard Revolution & Independent Hops, Free Range Coastal Water & Pacman Yeast."
This is a limited release from Rogue that I got from Red Carpet.
Appearance: Looks like a fairly non-assuming amber ale, with a pretty decent head. The head disappears quickly though and doesn't add much character to the beer itself.
Smell: Smoke.
Taste: Smoke.
Mouthfeel: Ok, I'll keep going with taste. There is a bit of maple right at the beginning of the sip, but it's quickly overpowered by smoke. Then if you get past the smoke (it's hard) there is an umami character from what I presume is the bacon. Other than basic malt/yeastiness, the doughnut part doesn't really seem to contribute at all.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied but finishes pretty heavy. The smoke just makes the whole thing seem so oppressive.
Overall: I give them points for creativity, but I really was not a fan of this. If this drank more like an actual maple bacon doughnut, it would be a little weird, but still totally tasty! It actually tasted just like ingesting a smoke bomb. Not a fan.
1.5/5
This is a limited release from Rogue that I got from Red Carpet.
 | |||||||||
| Group tasting means unconventional photo. Live a little! |
Appearance: Looks like a fairly non-assuming amber ale, with a pretty decent head. The head disappears quickly though and doesn't add much character to the beer itself.
Smell: Smoke.
Taste: Smoke.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied but finishes pretty heavy. The smoke just makes the whole thing seem so oppressive.
Overall: I give them points for creativity, but I really was not a fan of this. If this drank more like an actual maple bacon doughnut, it would be a little weird, but still totally tasty! It actually tasted just like ingesting a smoke bomb. Not a fan.
1.5/5
No comments:
Post a Comment