BTW, I’m still drinkin’. I confessed my sobriety in the last post and plowed right through another review because I love smokebeer AND because my guest bedroom is filling up with rare beers, and I find that a little embarrassing. Gotta drink these down.
Good beer. The first time I found this beer I was out buying a bunch of beer for a party, and then I realized that I didn’t have my wallet, so Nate had to pay, and I never paid him back. I’m watching The Wiz right now… Now I’m watching The Wedding Crashers. Whatchu wanna know about the beer? It’s less malty than the Rauch Geek, a lot less. But there is malt in it. Its got a sweetness to it. Decent low profile smokiness. Subtle Dutch notes of awesomeness. Gateway smokebeer leads non believers into smokeheads. Good beer. Can’t wait for them to make one for the SmokeBeerMinistry. Final score 4.9 smokestacks out of a total possible smokestack rating of 7 smokestacks.
| Brewer | Emelisse Brouwerij |
| Beer Name | Rauchbier |
| Description found on the internet, (probably from the brewer) | The Emelisse Rauchbier is brewed with a unique combination of five different malts,and with a large percentage of smoked malt from Bamburg, Germany. The maltery from which it comes is known around the world for the superior quality of this special malt, which is smoked on damp beechwood. |
| Food Pairings | Dutch Apple Pie, Stroopwafel, Kaas (cheese), Patat (french fries) |
| Brewery Location | Kamperland, Netherlands |
| Alcohol content by volume | 6.5% |
| IBU (International Bitterness Units) | 29 |
| Beer opacity rate 1 – 7 (light – dark) | 4.5 |
| Smell smoke? 1 – 7 (No – George Burns) | 1.5 |
| Sausage detection? Y or N | N |
| Smokepower taste: 1 – 7 Smokestacks | 3 |
| Overall Happiness: 1 – 7 (sad – happy) | 4.9 |
I’m not sure they speak English in Browerji Emelisse:
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