Ikinuki
Godspeed Brewery

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From:
Godspeed Brewery
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Smoked Beer
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 0.5%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 11, 2026
Added:
Feb 11, 2026
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There are few beer drinking experiences that approach perfection like the one possible at Mahrs Bräu in Bamberg, Germany. Order half-litres of "aU" beer from its historic schenke, repose in its picturesque beer garden and have a drink: you're bound to be enamoured by one of the world's most satisfying lagers. It is with these memories in mind that we brewed Ikinuki \ 息抜き (meaning: to breathe), it pours a dazzling golden-bronze colour with a dense, billowy white cap of foam. This amber lagerbier underscores a pleasant depth of malt, with notes of fresh toasted bread crust and toffee that washes across the palate like a smooth blanket. Noble hops add a fair degree of bitterness and floral character to the beer before it finishes with a faint whisper of smoke— this is a nod to the epicentre of beechwood smoked lager after all...

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Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4 by Jonathan-Morgan from Florida

May 11, 2026
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Reviewed by scott451 from Canada (ON)

3.95/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From a 355ml can packaged on Jan 12, 2026. Poured into a pint glass. A one finger light tan head on a clear copper. The head soon diminished to a thin layer.

The smell is light smoke over malts. The taste is malty. The sweetness of the malts is cut by the mild beechwood smoke. A very mild noble hop finish. Although the smoke is light, it does dominate the flavour.

A medium/light body and light carbonation. Overall an excellent smoked Amber lager. Smooth and well balanced. Well worth a try.
May 04, 2026