Floral hoppy notes on top of a nice frothy head. I smell an outdoor celebration beer. The taste jumps in with a bit too much bitterness that I was concerned about given the hops. There is smoke in there, deep, way deep down in there. The Cowboy smoked pilsner is a fair pilsner that could tone down the hops a bit, but an honest smoked pilsner that doesn’t get ridiculous with its ingredients, process, label, or name. This beer is a good beer for someone who wants something just a tad different from whatever they’re used to. Hopefully, this beer will persuade some to step into a bold, robust smokebeer. The Cowboy makes it just over the hump with an overall 4.3 smokestacks out of 7.
| Brewer | Evil Twin |
| Beer Name | The Cowboy |
| Brewer’s Description | I need to know what kind of beer cowboys drink, as I have recently become one. I want to be the best cowboy I can be, and I think drinking the correct beer is important. I already have a cowboy hat and a nice big shiny buckle? |
| Food Pairings | Beans and jerky |
| Brewery Location | Two Roads Brewing Co. CT |
| Alcohol content by volume | 5.5% |
| IBU (International Bitterness Units) | oh, 60, 70, something like that |
| Beer opacity rate 1 – 7 (light – dark) | 2 |
| Smell smoke? 1 – 7 (No – George Burns) | 2 |
| Sausage detection? Y or N | N |
| Smokepower taste: 1 – 7 Smokestacks | 1.5 |
| Beer thickness 1-7 (water – used motor oil) | 2 |
| Overall Happiness: 1 – 7 (sad – happy) | 4.3 |
You folks know about gypsy brewers? Evil Twin is one of them:
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