Tag: smoked beer

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  Beer Talk

  Hellsmoke Porter

  September 1, 2012 -

  The Blind Bat Brewery Long Island, NY A robust porter brewed with barley smoked over alder and applewood. ABV: 5.7 ABW: 4.56 COLOR: 39 BITTERNESS: 35 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: N/A AVAILABLE: NY

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  Full Pints - Pull Up A Stool

  with Geoff and Marcy Larson

  Alaskan Brewing Company March 1, 2012 - Julie Johnson

  Congratulations on this anniversary! What’s the most surprising thing to you about the fact that you’re sitting there in Juneau, observing the 25th anniversary of your brewery? Marcy: It went by so fast—in some ways. It seems like forever ago that we were first were trying to raise the money and all that, but on... View Article

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  Beer of the Week - Staff Reviews

  Smoked Baltic Porter

  June 29, 2011 - Greg Barbera

  This Smoked Baltic Porter from Great Divide Brewing Co. pours coffee black with a thin head that quickly dissipates.

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  Beer Talk

  Boucanèe

  March 1, 2011 -

  Bayou Teche Brewing Arnaudville, LA Available: LA The Bayou Teche stretches for 125 miles and is a waterway of great cultural significance to Acadiana. Boucanèe is the brewery’s acknowledgment of the importance of the wild cherry tree to south Louisiana: it is brewed using cherry-wood smoked wheat. ABV: 5.9 ABW: N/A Color: 10 Bitterness: 14... View Article

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  Full Pints - Stylistically Speaking

  Smoked Beer

  January 1, 2011 - K. Florian Klemp

  Newcomers are often surprised that smoked beers even exist, but beer made with smoked malts are one of our most tangible link to the 18th century and before. At one time, most beers made with kilned malt had a smoky tinge, and maltsters strove to eliminate it. The exception is a handful of brewers in... View Article

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  Brewing Instructions - Full Pints

  Smokin’ Homebrew

  March 1, 2010 - K. Florian Klemp

  Thoughts of a crackling fire, a smoky slab of salmon, and glass of smoked porter are sure to stir primal reflection as the permeation of smoke melds food and ambiance. Smoked brews are not particularly common, but are easily crafted. Some styles fairly beg for a dose of smoke as a complement to toasty or... View Article

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  Full Pints - Pull Up A Stool

  with Matthias Trum, Bremaster

  Heller Brau (Schlenkerla), Bamberg, Germany March 1, 2008 - Julie Johnson

  What’s the history of the Schlenkerla tavern and brewery? The building dates back to 1405, so it’s a little more than 600 years old. At the time of its first recording, it was owned by coopers, people who make barrels. In Bamberg, coopers and brewers were united in one guild, so very often the coopers... View Article

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  Full Pints - Stylistically Speaking

  Smoke Gets in your Beer

  May 1, 2005 - K. Florian Klemp

  The modern beer renaissance has led to the rediscovery and appreciation of many traditional beer styles, followed by a wave of experimentation among the more adventurous nouveau brewers. One of the more obscure historical ingredients useful for experimentation is smoked malt. It comes in several forms, but the most common type is the smoked malt... View Article

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  Book Reviews - Full Pints

  Smoked Beers

  September 1, 2001 - K. Florian Klemp

  Since the home and craft brewing boom began, most types of fruits, grains, adjuncts, flavors and spices have been tried at one time or another as either an innovation or a tribute to a traditional or indigenous brew. Thankfully, some of these “innovations” have gone the way of “My Mother The Car.” Many, however, have... View Article