Ludwig's Revenge
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Solid Rauchbier

 

My first rauchbier and probably my last. A reminder why some of the deserted genres are just that. Is what it says, dark and smokey, just not a quenchable style for me.

12oz can into a glass. Canned 10/20/20, so 11 days old. Purchased at the brewery this afternoon.

Looks very good in the glass. Body clear dk brown cola when held up to the light. Nice tan head shrinks to a thick ring and covering. No lacing to speak of.

Malty with a hint of smoke on the nose.

On tasting, good thick beefy malty flavor. Smoke is restrained. A light touch on the roast as well. Tasty beer.

Mouth a touch over medium, finish lightly malty/smoky/roasty, but also a little watery at the very end.

Overall, been after this one for a while. Some nice balanced brewing here, keeping any one element from running away with the show.

 

This beer has a lot of great features to it - great texture, tastebud tingling hops and a robust bottom.

The smell of this beer made my ass itch - but overall, it’s a solid libation.

 

 

 

Roy Pitz Brewing Co. "Ludwig's Revenge"
$4/8 oz. on tap at the Roy Pitz Barrel House, Philadelphia, PA on 11/04/2017

Notes: 5.25% ABV. 22 IBUs. Black body beneath a short head of khaki foam. A light roastiness, soft smoke, and caramel greet you in the nose. The flavor follows but I'm not sure what wood the smoke is coming from. Apple? It doesn't seem like Beechwood. It's moderately bitter but still mostly dry in the finish with smokiness and roastiness and some dark chocolate lingering. Medium to medium-light in body and crisp with a fine bubbled median carbonation.

 

 

 

 

 

thanks to Mark for the share, enjoyed in a half pint.

The color is practically black and opaque clarity with thin light tan head.
The smell is a mix of sweet and smoky with a mild woody type accent. The feel is nicely balanced smoke and malt level with semi-dry finish and moderately carbonated with light phenolic quality with medium body.

The taste has a nice level of smoke in flavor with some sweet caramel to balance with toasted quality in the middle and yeast adding to the smoke which continues into the finish and lingers in a semi-dry residual feel. This is a pretty good rauchbier -nicely smoked without letting the smoked malt flavor become overbearing.

A- motor oil black with a half finger tan carbonated head. Wavy mountainous lacing on pint. Opaque as well.

S- roasted coffee and chocolate malt.

F- bitter coffee malt with roasted follow up.

M- bitter coffee hangs around a tad too long in this brew.

O- not bad but def have had better.unlikely to buy again.