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The Bottle House Brewing – Zero Mile Smoked Lager – 5 out of 7 Smokestacks

Posted on May 18, 2023 by SmokeBeerMinistry

When Joe Meyer saw the word “smoked” on the can, he quickly picked this beer up and brought it to the tabernacle, all the way from Cleveland, Ohio. Exemplary ministry officiant behavior. And I give thanks. It’s great when brewers … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 28, 2023 by SmokeBeerMinistry

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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Funkytown Brewing and Is/Was Brewing Collaboration – It Is What It Was Smoked Ale = 4 out of 7 Smokestacks

Posted on April 7, 2023 by SmokeBeerMinistry

I cracked this one open and and took a swig posthaste which is a little unusual given all the ceremonies that typically precede a tasting. I taste creaminess in there. Wasn’t expecting that at all. Then I was immediately confronted … Continue reading →

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Half Acre Brewing – Smoking Gull Pale Ale = 4 out of 7 honorary smokestacks

Posted on January 2, 2023 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Not a smokebeer. But why am I happy? It’s good beer! Why is there a drawing of a seagull smoking a cigarette on the can? I don’t know, but I bet there’s an employee at Half Acre with a personal … Continue reading →

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Young Blood Beer Company – Smoked Porter – 4 out of 7 Smokestacks

Posted on November 17, 2022 by SmokeBeerMinistry

So they named their company Young Blood? At least they had the sense to not print the word blood on the front of the label. YB Beer company is better. Maybe change the name to Young Bold? Well young bloods, … Continue reading →

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Melvin Brewing – Velvet Rut Imperial Smoked Porter = 5.5 Smokestacks

Posted on November 3, 2022 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Gone are the days of reserving bottles for the good beer. Brewers are perfectly happy with putting good beer in cans. And I guess they kinda have to be cause everybody’s out of glass right now (Its a mess out … Continue reading →

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Sketchbook Brewing Company – Grodziskie – 5 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on March 3, 2022 by SmokeBeerMinistry

I smell smoke. I don’t even have to try. A carefree wisp wafts out of the glass. Such a great start after having a bit of a difficult time with the last beer from Sketchbook (nothing personal). Today’s beer, Grodziskie … Continue reading →

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Sketchbook Brewing Company – Smokey Jack – 3 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on February 4, 2022 by SmokeBeerMinistry

I’ve liked about one out of every seven pumpkin beers I’ve had and this is not one of them. This beer was hand delivered to me by my old roommate, who was committed to finding a smoked beer that had … Continue reading →

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Pipeworks – Smoked Helles – 5.8 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on February 15, 2021 by SmokeBeerMinistry

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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Oliphant Brewing – Smoked Wheat Erryday (can) – 2.5 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on July 6, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

I didn’t like this one. Why? How the hell would I know? Oliphant Brewing dumped so many unusual ingredients into this beer, how would anyone know what went wrong? Version 4.2.0 Smoked Wheat Erryday The Next Pineappisode could be the name … Continue reading →

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Aecht Schlenkerla – Helles Lagerbier (can) – 5* smokestacks

Posted on May 18, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Another rendition of the famed Schlenkerla beer seen here in a can has just garnered high marks from SmokeBeerMinistry, 5 of them marks to be exact. This canned Helles (German for light in color) Lagerbier is important to note because … Continue reading →

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Mile Wide Beer Co. – Path of the Righteous Man smoked rye amber ale – 3 out of 7

Posted on February 9, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Another can, or actually a crowler, which is the 32 oz beer holding vessel that Mile Wide Beer Co. of Louisville, KY has chosen to distribute this smoked beer in, unless you can find it on tap. And this beer … Continue reading →

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Blue Blood Brewing – Smoked Marzen – 4.2 smokestacks (out of 7)

Posted on February 2, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Found one in a can! Which is fun, because it’s so rare, but its really not that exciting because the canned smokebeers I’ve had have all been below average. And this one, which is only the 6th can in a … Continue reading →

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Brewery Vivant – Undertaker – 4 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on September 15, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Not a smokebeer, but the label says subtle smokiness so this investigation ensued. Undertaker is alright. I’d drink it again. My friend is an undertaker and says people are dying to see him. Probably not the case with this beer, … Continue reading →

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Oskar Blues – Old Chub – 4.4 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on August 25, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Oskar Blues is a well known and fairly well liked brewery out of Colorado. You’ve probably seen their cans out and about, like the green Old Chub, the red and blue Dale’s Pale Ale, and don’t they have a pilsner … Continue reading →

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Benford Brewing – Smoked O’Hickory – 3 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on January 5, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Only the 5th smokebeer I’ve ever seen in a can (and 2nd this week). That’s unusual. It’s also unusual to see silt pour out of a can, but with beer companies throwing everything and the kitchen sink into the market, … Continue reading →

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Terrapin Beer Co. – Smoke on the Porter – Overall score 2.5 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on November 30, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Thank you very much Terrapin for giving smoked beers a chance in your line up, now please get serious about making a good product. I don’t understand how any brewery can put out 60 plus beers (and 25 retired beers) and … Continue reading →

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YO-HO Brewing – Tokyo Black – 4 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on August 9, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Dark beer. The head fizzled quickly for me. Smoked malts smells rise up right away. Ashy notes. Hops are done just right, with limited range. This beer is malty, watery (which is fine, especially when you’re thirsty), carbonated. Charcoal flavors. … Continue reading →

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Triptych – Smoke Me Out – 3.5 out of 7 (do-over review)

Posted on October 10, 2015 by SmokeBeerMinistry

I had to move to the garage for this one, so you may notice the unfamiliar hoodoo alter. This review is a do-over for Triptych Brewing of Savoy, Illinois. SBM offers do-overs for everyone. This do-over started with a personal … Continue reading →

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Beavertown Brewery – Smog Rocket Smoked Porter – 3 out of 7

Posted on July 20, 2015 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Notice the can! The sample is too small to extrapolate statistical conclusions on a smokebeer’s success when sold out of a can or not, but out of the only 2 smokebeers that I’ve ever had out of a can to … Continue reading →

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