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About a week ago I reviewed one from Surrey, BC's Central City Brewing and discussed a bit about them: Beer #61 Thor's Hammer. This brew is another special offering only available on tap. This Rauchbier is in the Bamberg Rauchbier style which is German in origin and very smoky in flavour. It is still brewed in that region by a couple of brew pubs and several breweries. The smoky flavour is created by drying the malt over open fires, traditionally using beechwood.
It has a golden red colour witg an ivory head that fades to leave some little bubbles which provide some decent lace.
Smokey scent with a little hint of yeast, malt and both the floral and bitter notes of the hops.
The smoke comes in and stays the course with the malt joining in and making the smoky taste seem bigger. The hops come in and the floral notes give the smoke an almost oaky character and then the bitterness comes in and mellows out the smoke to lightly linger and finish pretty clean.
This is certainly not an every day beer, but definitely worth a try if you want something different. It pairs well with red meat and especially well with the beer battered fries they serve at Central City Brewing. I intend on buying a growler of this to marinade some salmon in for a little grilling soon. If you like smoky flavours and beer you will probably like it.
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