Session # 167 Mikkeller | Rauch Geek Breakfast Imperial Stout (Smoked) | København, Denmark | 7.5% ABV One year ago: Hair of the Dog Blue Dot I missed an opportunity to buy Mikkeller’s Rauch Geek Breakfast (aka Beer Geek Bacon) the last time it was on the shelves here in KC. However, I vowed to [...]
Archive for the ‘Smoked’ Category
25 Aug
Dark Horse Fore
Session # 104 | Dark Horse | Fore | 8% ABV American Smoked Stout | Marshall, MI | Rating: 88/100 It’s becoming fairly evident at this point that Dark Horse stouts generally taste the same. On the surface, they all share the same dark malt characteristic that puts off a damp cave aroma and taste. [...]
23 Apr
Surly Smoke
All you have to do is mention the word Surly and beer geek’s eyes around the country begin to light up. This fairly small Minnesota-based brewery is known for releasing some of the country’s best craft beers. Furious, Abrasive, Coffee Bender, Four, Darkness, and the list keeps going. Most of these come in cans, too. [...]
21 Apr
Alaskan Smoked Porter
Continuing on with our “Smoked Beer Week” this lovely Wednesday, we go to the home state of the ever-controversial Sarah Palin. Thank God this beer is ten times better than hearing her voice… After all we are talking about a smoked beer that seems to win awards year after year in this category. And I [...]
19 Apr
O’Fallon Smoked Porter
Aside from having a few smoked beers in my collection, I’m not quite sure what prompted me to go with a “Smoked Beer Week.” Anyway here we go. First up, from nearby O’Fallon, Missouri is the (too long to put the whole name in my heading) O’Fallon Whiskey Barrel-Aged Smoked Porter. Roughly 2,350 bottles were [...]
