Tag Archives: cherry wood

Little Fish Brewery – Enginuity – 2 out of 7 Smokestacks

Posted on April 6, 2022 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Little Fish Brewery of Athens, Ohio has a good number of smoked beers to choose from. On this day SmokeBeerMinistry made it out to Ohio and got to test out Enginuity, a 5.8% abv smoked porter and it was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, porter, rauchbier, Smokebeer, Smoked Porter | Tagged 2 - 3, applewood, cherry wood, chestnut oak wood, Little Fish Brewery, Ohio, porter, Smoked Porter | Leave a comment

Bolero Snort – Imperial Moountie – 5 out of 7 Smokestacks

Posted on January 8, 2022 by SmokeBeerMinistry

In the year of Our Lord 2022, SmokeBeerMinistry will try to come out of pandemic hibernation and start drinking and reviewing beers that taste like smoke again. Oddly enough, SBM’s heaviest traffic days have come in just the last few … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, ale, beer, Bolero Snort, boozy, brown ale, cherry wood, coffee, imperial, maple syrup, New Jersey, smokebeer | Leave a comment

Pearl Street Brewery – Smokin’ Hemp Porter – 4 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on December 7, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Smells like a 4, tastes like a 4 (on a 1 – 7 scale). Reminds me of Stone smoked porter, but with more roasted flavors (when I want more smoke). This beer is kinda thin, dark, but not dense with … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 4 - 5, cherry wood, Hemp, Pearl Street Brewery, porter, roasted, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Tioga-Sequoia Brewing – SMOKE CHASER Reserve Double Barrel – 3.5 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on November 10, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Part 3 for the SMOKE CHASER barrel variants, and the takeaway is, they’re all the same beer. Without having had the two other versions of this beer in rapid succession (a rye whiskey barrel aged version and a bourbon barrel … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, barley wine, barrel aged, boozy, California, cherry wood, drunk, Tioga-Sequoia | 1 Comment

Tioga-Sequoia Brewing – SMOKE CHASER Bourbon Barrel – 3.25 out of 7

Posted on November 3, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Here’s part 2 for SMOKE CHASER, the bourbon barrel aged smoked barley wine beer by Tioga-Sequoia. There are no more than 999 of these still floating around out there, so if you want one, go now, but you should probably read … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, barley wine, barrel aged, boozy, California, cherry wood, drunk, Tioga-Sequoia | Leave a comment

Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company – SMOKE CHASER Rye Whiskey Barrel – 3 smokestacks (out of 7)

Posted on October 27, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

We have a back to back to back review here with Smoke Chaser, a cherry wood smoked barley wine that’s been aged in a rye whiskey barrel. The other two are of the same beer, one having been aged in … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, barley wine, barrel aged, boozy, California, cherry wood, drunk, Tioga-Sequoia | 2 Comments

Earthen Ales – Ale of the Earth – 3 smokestacks (out of 7)

Posted on September 8, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

No ghost writers here. Mike Lorr, friend of the ministry and honorary minister gets all the glory for drinking, evaluating, and writing about this one. All the way up in Traverse City, Michigan, a place called Earthen Ales offers up … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, cherry wood, draft, Earthen Ales, English style ale, Michigan, not a smokebeer | Leave a comment

Pipeworks – Smoke Break Abduction – 5.5 smokestacks

Posted on July 14, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Pipeworks Brewing Company whipped up a smoked imperial stout brewed with cherrywood, beechwood, and oak smoked malts and named it Smoke Break Abduction. This beer pours like Hershey’s syrup releasing few notes of smoke. So few that the smoke may … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, beechwood, boozy, cherry wood, Illinois, imperial, oak, Pipeworks, Stout | Leave a comment

New Glarus – Smoke on the Porter – 6.7 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on January 24, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

People of Wisconsin speak highly with conviction of the great accolades of New Glarus Brewing. One thing that New Glarus does better than anyone is please the masses alongside the beer snobs (level 5 beer snobs). Spotted Cow, now available … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 6 - 7, cherry wood, New Glarus, porter, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Against the Grain – Bo & Luke – 4 out of 7

Posted on December 9, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

For all the flack that the beer community gives Against the Grain, they are able to produce ok beers from time to time. Plus, they’ve been able to convince the team over at De Molen brewery to collaborate and produced … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 4 - 5, against the grain, barrel aged, cherry wood, collaboration, De Molen, imperial, Kentucky, Stout | Leave a comment

Yazoo Brewing – SUE – 6 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on September 28, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Here’s an interesting review. Four ministers of the ministry were on hand for this tasting. Phrases overheard in the style of Gregorian chant were as follows: “Smooth. Great label. Roasted. Soot. Mellow. The closest thing to the beer I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 6 - 7, boozy, cherry wood, Tennessee, Yazoo Brewing | Leave a comment

Firetucker & C.I.B. – Wildfire Smoked Sour Porter – 3.4 out of 7

Posted on December 14, 2015 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Off-site review with newly ordained ministers. First off, we don’t like collaboration beers. Why? Well, I haven’t quite worked out my philosophy on this subject yet, but I do believe that in a competitive market, there are winners and losers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, cherry wood, CIB, drunk, Firetucker, Iowa, porter, sour | Leave a comment

Brau Brothers Brewing – Bancreagie Peated Scotch Ale – 2 out of 7 smokestacks of happiness

Posted on October 6, 2015 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Great beer, but not smoked. This beer looks, smells, and tastes like really good beer (and it is), but the “Peat And Cherry Wood Smoked Malt Blend” (I have no idea why Brau Brothers decided to capitalize every word) offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 2 - 3, Brau Brothers, cherry wood, Minnesota, peat | Leave a comment

Brenner Brewing Co. – Bacon Bomb Rauchbier – 6 out of 7 smokestacks of happiness

Posted on September 16, 2015 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Readers know we joke about sausage flavor seeping into smokebeers, but for whatever reason, the word “bacon” merely being substituted for sausage conjures up a far less appetizing expectation for the taste of this beer. Brenner Brewing Co. is making the exact … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 6 - 7, beechwood, Brenner Brewing, cherry wood, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Talon Extra Select Smoked Double Porter – 3.5 out of 7 Smokestacks

Posted on April 5, 2015 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Awfully foamy (Bad)! No silt (Good)! 10% Alcohol (Good)! I can’t really taste the booze due to all the flavanoids packed in there. This smokebeer is thick like syrup. Just too crowded with flavor for me to enjoy. Its beating … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, boozy, California, cherry wood, double, drunk, Mendocino, porter, Talon | Leave a comment

Epic Brewing- Smoked Porter – Exponential Series – 3.9 out of 7

Posted on February 6, 2015 by SmokeBeerMinistry

It smells like a smoked porter. I smelled the smoke right off the bat, not too heavy, just a hint. As you know, I’m looking for the smoke factor to fall in the overwhelming category, so this falls short on … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, cherry wood, Epic, porter, Utah | Leave a comment

Big Muddy Brewing – 17ST Smoked Amber Ale – 4 Smokestacks (out of 7)

Posted on October 27, 2014 by SmokeBeerMinistry

It’s got a pig on the front, which is great because it reminds me of how much I liked the Charkoota Rye beer by New Holland that was in the very first smokebeer tasting that The Ministry ever held. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 4 - 5, ale, amber, Big Muddy, cherry wood, Illinois | Leave a comment

Fort Collins Brewery – Out of the Ashes Smoked Rye Porter – 5 out of 7 Smokestacks

Posted on October 27, 2014 by SmokeBeerMinistry

George Burns may not be here now, but I can tell he just left. This dark (6 of 7) Smoked Rye Porter comes off a little tart on the back of the tongue. BTW, I’m drinking when I do these … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, applewood, cherry wood, Colorado, drunk, Fort Collins, porter, rye | Leave a comment

The Bruery – Smoking Wood – Smoked Imperial Rye Porter Aged In Rye Whiskey Barrels – 6 out of 7

Posted on October 26, 2014 by SmokeBeerMinistry

This beer is outrageous! Beyond full bodied. The color is the first sign, but did very little to prepare me for what was in store. So outrageous that The Ministry had to add the categories Whisky Barrel Power and Viscosity to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 6 - 7, barrel aged, beechwood, boozy, California, cherry wood, imperial, porter, The Bruery | Leave a comment

Stone – Matt’s Burning Rosids – final score = 3 of 7 smokestacks

Posted on August 18, 2014 by SmokeBeerMinistry

In any given week, SmokeBeerMinistry gets at least one reader, so just to get them up to speed, we are currently working through a major backlog of reviewed smokebeers. Matt’s Burning Rosids happens to have a fairly brief review which … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, boozy, California, cherry wood, imperial, saison, Stone | Leave a comment