Fire & Brimstone
Lazarus Brewing Company

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From:
Lazarus Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Rauchbier
ABV:
4.1%
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 7.53%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Jan 26, 2019
Added:
Jan 17, 2018
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.75 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Jan 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by sd123 from Georgia

Feb 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Jame515 from Texas

Jan 29, 2018
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas

3.44/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On-draught @ Lazarus for $5.50 per 20oz.

Brewed with 100% Beechwood smoked malt, and it shows... there's obvious smokiness in play but it's not as harsh or aggressive as one would find in traditional Bamberger expressions of the style. Hints of smoked ham, honeyed malt sweetness, faint floral hop character.

Simplistic for the style if not rudimentary, ticking the boxes of smoke, malt sweetness, and mild hop presence needed for a rauchbier without batting for the bleachers in terms of depth of flavour, uniqueness of smoke flavour (I assume they just dumped a bag of Weyermann malts in and that was that), or intensity.

Slightly coarse. Wet. Well-carbonated. Oddly refreshing. Medium-bodied.

This will seem mellow to Schlenkerla devotees, but it's a nice drinkable alternative to bigger rauchbiere that's great to have access to stateside. Definitely a brew I'd order again or purchase in sixers at an $11ish price point. Absolutely worth a try.

High B- / WORTHY
Jan 17, 2018