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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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Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier – Urbock – 7 out of 7

Posted on January 20, 2023 by SmokeBeerMinistry

 Back with the upper levels of the hierarchy, actually, the highest level. Aecht Schlenkerla always delivers. Bamberg, Germany houses the best smokebeer breweries in the world; it is the motherland, and I am a witness. This particular bottle was delivered … Continue reading →

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Weyermann® – Nr. 1 Schlotfegerla® = A strong 6 smokestacks out of 7. Definitely trademarked.

Posted on December 2, 2022 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Weyermann® – Number 1 Schlotfegerla® is a strong trademarked beer by a company (Weyermann®) that makes the best malts in the world. The sell their malts to breweries mostly, and decided to branch out and make beer at some point … Continue reading →

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KEES Brouwerij Smoked Pecan Porter = 4 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on October 1, 2022 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Kees beer Smoked Pecan Porter tastes ok. It’s a little musty. Sweet, but not too sweet. Not too smoky. It’s more roasted than smoky I’d say… It’s ok. The beer is dark, but not too dark. I am getting light … 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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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 →

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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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Freigeist and Against the Grain Breweries – Zerbster Bitterbier (A Traditional German Style Smoked Beer) – 4 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on August 1, 2020 by SmokeBeerMinistry

The darker one. In a can is kinda rare. What the hell are you reading? This is the most comprehensive beer site in the world dedicated entirely to beers that taste like smoke. And the beer up for review today … Continue reading →

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Amager Bryghus – Black Donald – 3.3 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on June 30, 2020 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Jumping right in on this one. This tastes like a cigar made out of tobacco roots. The flavor is packed with peat, dirty peat, tar and peat. I taste a boozy (11% abv) smooth burnt caramel square. Is there liquid … Continue reading →

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Madison photo and spreadsheet.

Posted on November 30, 2012 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Here’s a photo and spreadsheet covering the last tasting I held in Madison, WI, and the growing spreadsheet for the upcoming tasting in Houston, TX. Smoke Beer Tasting Notes spreadsheet.

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The second coming of a smokebeer tasting is scheduled in early 2013, and we are the host. It is the goal of the ministry to raise awareness of beers that taste like smoke. There is an extensive and growing collection … Continue reading →

Posted on November 28, 2012 by SmokeBeerMinistry | 1 Comment