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Smoked Märzen
Jack's Abby Brewing
- From:
- Jack's Abby Brewing
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Rauchbier
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 10.8%
- Reviews:
- 24
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 18, 2016
- Added:
- Feb 15, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 9
Caution! This is an intensely smokey lager similar to those found in Bamberg, Germany. Most of this brew’s malt was dried over flaming beechwood, which ingrains unique smokey flavors. A large proportion of Munich malts were used to create a Fest style beer with amber hue. We used specially smoked barley from Valley Malt. Prost!
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Reviewed by predikit from Massachusetts
4.15/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a burnt sienna, left a small fizzy white head that dissipated quickly, leaves minimal lacing behind.
Powerful smokey scent, I can't believe this is coming off of a beer.
Compared to the scent, the smoke in the flavor is much more balanced and not overpowering one whit. Has a biscuity finish, with a slight bitter aftertaste.
Medium bodied, leaves a very light residue, alcohol is completely hidden.
A very good brew in my book, but I prefer their Smoke and Dagger.
Jan 25, 2015Powerful smokey scent, I can't believe this is coming off of a beer.
Compared to the scent, the smoke in the flavor is much more balanced and not overpowering one whit. Has a biscuity finish, with a slight bitter aftertaste.
Medium bodied, leaves a very light residue, alcohol is completely hidden.
A very good brew in my book, but I prefer their Smoke and Dagger.
Reviewed by Sandalwood from New Jersey
3.73/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a reddish light brown color, with a large frothy off white head. There is good carbonation and quite a big of lacing. The odor is intensely smoky, almost a salty ham, spices, malty, woods, slightly bread like. The taste is unique for me, very smoky, again almost ham/bacon like, herbal, very malty sweet on the back, not bitter at all.
Dec 31, 2014Reviewed by logicalparadox from New York
4/5 rDev +2.8%
4/5 rDev +2.8%
I come to this beer biased. I've not liked most of the smoked beers I've tried, but I love a good marzen/Oktoberfest and I'm a fan of Jack's Abbey (they know how to do lagers!).
A: Impressive head builds in my glass, only to quickly fade. Deeper color than most other Marzens, and a good deal cloudier.
S. WHOA! Camp fire! Huge smoke bouquet. Like barbeque over a wood fire. The only natural response is salivation, or there's something wrong with you. The smoke overwhelms the nose. I get some grain and some biscuit and cracker, but it's hard to tell with the smokiness. It's overwhelming, but not overpowering, if that makes sense. Like good barbeque.
T: The smoke hits the pallet first and last and carries everything through the middle. I've never had a smoked beer with such great balance. The middle brings forward the bready, cracker, and biscuit flavors. The grain is there, with a full, round character, that is nicely framed by the smokiness. The finish is long, with deep resinous smoke, slowly fading into a doughiness. Great.
M: Typical for a marzen, on the lighter side, but very smooth. Clean, were it not for the pleasant "dirtiness" of the smoke, which almost bring a gritiness to the table.
O: Great brew and a nice twist on a standard marzen. If you are going camping in fall, this is the brew to take with you!
Oct 24, 2014A: Impressive head builds in my glass, only to quickly fade. Deeper color than most other Marzens, and a good deal cloudier.
S. WHOA! Camp fire! Huge smoke bouquet. Like barbeque over a wood fire. The only natural response is salivation, or there's something wrong with you. The smoke overwhelms the nose. I get some grain and some biscuit and cracker, but it's hard to tell with the smokiness. It's overwhelming, but not overpowering, if that makes sense. Like good barbeque.
T: The smoke hits the pallet first and last and carries everything through the middle. I've never had a smoked beer with such great balance. The middle brings forward the bready, cracker, and biscuit flavors. The grain is there, with a full, round character, that is nicely framed by the smokiness. The finish is long, with deep resinous smoke, slowly fading into a doughiness. Great.
M: Typical for a marzen, on the lighter side, but very smooth. Clean, were it not for the pleasant "dirtiness" of the smoke, which almost bring a gritiness to the table.
O: Great brew and a nice twist on a standard marzen. If you are going camping in fall, this is the brew to take with you!
Smoked Märzen from Jack's Abby Brewing
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
137 ratings
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