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Noble Beast Brewing – Embers Only smoked helles lager- 5.9 out of 7 smokestacks

Embers Only by Noble Beast Brewing Company of Cleveland, OH delivered a really good smoked helles lager. Based on smokepower smell and smokepower taste, this beer is easily in the >6 range, but the bitters and dryness took just a … Continue reading

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Logsdon Farmhouse Ales – Helles For Sinners = 4.7 Smokestacks out of 7

What’s a helles lager? This is a helles lager. A helles lager is a lighter beer; helles is German for light, and this one’s got a bit of smoke, which is not normal, but it seems normal to me. Sometimes … Continue reading

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Pipeworks – Smoked Helles – 5.8 smokestacks out of 7

This works! By Pipeworks, Smoked Helles. Helles means Light, according to the inebriated employee at a random Kentucky liquor store, (I don’t recall ever verifying that Helles statement). And this Smoked Helles by Pipeworks really fits the genre better than … Continue reading

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