Rauch the Bocck
Roaring Table Brewing Company
- From:
- Roaring Table Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Rauchbier
- ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 7.55%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 13, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 22, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Cherrywood Smoke - Caramel Malt - Chicago Culinary Kitchen (CCK) Collab
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
3.85/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
2025-09-12
16oz can served in a curvy Monhegan pint glass. Dated 02/18/25. Picked it up in Illinois last month.
Pours dark amber-brown, generous head on the pour with little retention, settles into a 1-2mm uneven cap with a little bit taller ridge around the edge. Smell is very smokey, very nutty. Date sweetness, gives me a strong BBQ vibe.
Taste is earthy and nutty, strong toasty bitterness, almost a burnt nuts kind of vibe. Sweetness comes across in a more wet woody way, which is weird. Dates or raisins are still there. Less of a BBQ vibe.
Mouthfeel is light, smooth, dry. Overall, pretty good, definitely on the smoky side.
Sep 13, 202516oz can served in a curvy Monhegan pint glass. Dated 02/18/25. Picked it up in Illinois last month.
Pours dark amber-brown, generous head on the pour with little retention, settles into a 1-2mm uneven cap with a little bit taller ridge around the edge. Smell is very smokey, very nutty. Date sweetness, gives me a strong BBQ vibe.
Taste is earthy and nutty, strong toasty bitterness, almost a burnt nuts kind of vibe. Sweetness comes across in a more wet woody way, which is weird. Dates or raisins are still there. Less of a BBQ vibe.
Mouthfeel is light, smooth, dry. Overall, pretty good, definitely on the smoky side.
Reviewed by ZebulonXZogg from Illinois
3.52/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear reddish-brown, small khaki head. Aroma has a hint of smoke and warm dark bread. Smoke wasmore noticeable in the flavor, a hint of fruit. It seemed bit thin.
May 23, 2025
Reviewed by steveh from Illinois
3.76/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
2-18-25 canning (a coincidence only I can appreciate).
L -- Clear, deep cola color with a dense, long-lasting, tan head that leaves good lacing.
S -- Mellow smokiness in the nose. Lightest of bready malts.
T -- Smoky, lightly phenolic up front. Light breadiness and a touch of milk chocolate back. Phenols are stronger in the finish, but not distracting. Aftertaste of peppery alcohol and a light hint of roasted malts. Light stone fruit character and woodiness are more present with warming. There's also a light ash (ashen?) character present from the mid-palate to the aftertaste.
F -- Mouthfeel is smooth to dry with a medium-robust body.
O -- This Rauch from RT is definitely heavier on the smoked malt from previous renditions they've made. I wish there was a little more malt to the backbone to add more dimension to the beer, but it's definitely drinkable -- IF you like Rauchbier. If you haven't ventured into the style this would not be a good introduction; it will probably not make a great impression on you and could turn you off from the style.
Mar 20, 2025L -- Clear, deep cola color with a dense, long-lasting, tan head that leaves good lacing.
S -- Mellow smokiness in the nose. Lightest of bready malts.
T -- Smoky, lightly phenolic up front. Light breadiness and a touch of milk chocolate back. Phenols are stronger in the finish, but not distracting. Aftertaste of peppery alcohol and a light hint of roasted malts. Light stone fruit character and woodiness are more present with warming. There's also a light ash (ashen?) character present from the mid-palate to the aftertaste.
F -- Mouthfeel is smooth to dry with a medium-robust body.
O -- This Rauch from RT is definitely heavier on the smoked malt from previous renditions they've made. I wish there was a little more malt to the backbone to add more dimension to the beer, but it's definitely drinkable -- IF you like Rauchbier. If you haven't ventured into the style this would not be a good introduction; it will probably not make a great impression on you and could turn you off from the style.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.69/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Brewed in collaboration with Chicago Culinary Kitchen.
Canned 2/18/25; drank 3/9/25 @ the Yarchives.
Mostly see-through dark orange appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge, noisy khaki head; frothy tree-rung lacing remained.
Smoked bacon & mild honeyed wheat notes in the nose.
Sticky medium mouthfeel.
Candied bacon & campfire smoke flavors.
Sweet & sticky; also VERY smoky. An interesting mess that was a bit tough to finish.
Mar 10, 2025Canned 2/18/25; drank 3/9/25 @ the Yarchives.
Mostly see-through dark orange appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge, noisy khaki head; frothy tree-rung lacing remained.
Smoked bacon & mild honeyed wheat notes in the nose.
Sticky medium mouthfeel.
Candied bacon & campfire smoke flavors.
Sweet & sticky; also VERY smoky. An interesting mess that was a bit tough to finish.
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