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Oliphant Brewing and Nine Mile Brewing – Swamp Thang Smoked Wee Heavy = 3.75 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on May 4, 2023 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Cracked open this can and it smelled good. Not too smoky though. And it didn’t foam up and gush out of the can, which I was afraid of for some reason. Scotch ales are usually pretty high on the fizzy … Continue reading →

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HammerHeart Brewing Co. – Von Winterherz Verhasst (Oak Smoked Wheat Hefeweizen) – 4.5 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on December 7, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

SmokeBeerMinistry will visit HammerHeart soon… soon after winter. SBM stumbled across Von Winterherz Verhasst at HopCat in Lexington, KY and the real takeaway is HammerHeart has their eye on the prize. Seemingly half of everything HammerHeart makes is smoked, if … Continue reading →

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Surly Brewing – NEIN Ale (Imperial Smoked Dunkelweizen) – 5 out of 7

Posted on March 21, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Nein, Surly Brewing’s Imperial Smoked Dunkelweizen, is supposed to have smoke in it, and I guess it does. It smells sweet, smoky sweet, and tastes alright. It’s a sweet, smoky, dark, wheat beer with a slight campfire taste. It’s frothy … Continue reading →

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Surly Brewing – SMOKE Lager – 6.5 out of 7

Posted on March 21, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

I smell it through the bag, baby! Well, maybe not, because it’s not in a bag, and because, I can’t. But for those of you who recognize the reference, the sentiment is the same. Upon opening Surly’s SMOKE, arose the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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