Weiherer Rauch
Brauerei Gasthof Kundmüller
- From:
- Brauerei Gasthof Kundmüller
- Germany
- Style:
- Rauchbier
Ranked #79 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #33,460 - Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 11.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 19
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 26, 2026
- Added:
- Oct 04, 2006
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts
4.35/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Half liter bottle picked up at a getrankemarkt in northern Bavaria. Always ready to try a Rauchbier. Dated best by 09.09.24. Not on the level of Schlenkerla, no brewery will ever be, but this is a respectable smoke beer. Nose is light campfire, charred and smoked malt, earth, wet metal. Flavor is similar but even stronger smoked malt character. Would absolutely drink this again, especially at the €1 price. Impressive.
May 30, 2024
Reviewed by eric5bellies from Australia
3.57/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.57/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A - Pours a murky dark Copper colour with a thick White head that retains well.
S - Some smoke with pork crackling aromas
T - Well its a very balanced subdued smoke flavour. There is some malt and hop in there as well but its mainly a subdued smoke flavour.
M - Medium body and low carbonation.
O - Well this is an interesting beer. It tries to balance out the smoke but does not succeed. In which case you may as well just go for it and smoke it up like an Urbock !
Oct 30, 2021S - Some smoke with pork crackling aromas
T - Well its a very balanced subdued smoke flavour. There is some malt and hop in there as well but its mainly a subdued smoke flavour.
M - Medium body and low carbonation.
O - Well this is an interesting beer. It tries to balance out the smoke but does not succeed. In which case you may as well just go for it and smoke it up like an Urbock !
Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.12/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.12/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
L:
-pours a clear golden with a medium,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-light smoke,metallic,apples,pears
T:
-Follows the nose plus smoked fish and honey
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
I dont think pale malts lend itself well to smoke.In my opinion it hinders the subtle flavours to come through instead of enhancing the experience.
Sep 10, 2015-pours a clear golden with a medium,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-light smoke,metallic,apples,pears
T:
-Follows the nose plus smoked fish and honey
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
I dont think pale malts lend itself well to smoke.In my opinion it hinders the subtle flavours to come through instead of enhancing the experience.
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.87/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the bottle, it pours well with a nice head. Good flavor. Award winning brewery in the depths of Franken! I enjoy the Weiherer products and grab them when I can.
2018 Update: Yum!
2022 Update: Yum!
2025 update: yum!
Feb 08, 20152018 Update: Yum!
2022 Update: Yum!
2025 update: yum!
Rated by dgilks from Australia
3.75/5 rDev +4.2%
3.75/5 rDev +4.2%
Somewhat sweet but really good smoke flavour. Tons of toasty, bacon-y goodness. Looks good too.
Aug 23, 2014
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.41/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.41/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
.5L brown glass swingtop acquired at Hopfen und Malz in Berlin, Germany and served cold into a Berliner Kindle Weisse glass in me friend's gaff in Berlin. Reviewed live. Expectations are high; I generally really like rauchbiere. I'm looking forward to this one. 5.3% ABV per the label. BB: 26.10.14. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.
No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: One finger wide. White colour. Decent thickness and creaminess. No lacing clings to the sides of the glass as the head recedes. Retention is average - about 2 minutes.
BODY: Dark copper-gold of average vibrance. No yeast particulate or hop sediment is visible. Translucent. Transparent.
Overall, it's a decent looking rauchbier and I'm looking forward to the first sip, but it's far from unique or special. Appears adequately carbonated.
AROMA: Moderate smokiness. Meat, pork, wood smoke. No ash or harshness. Copper malts. Maybe there's oak?
There's no out-of-control sweetness, hop character, or yeast character. No alcohol or off-notes are detectable.
A pleasant aroma of moderate strength.
TASTE: Woody smoke is prominent - as it should be - with faint wisps of meat/pork. Copper malts. Not real sweet or hoppy. There's no yeast character. I don't find any alcohol or off-notes. Balanced and enjoyable. Pretty simple, but effective. Lacks intricacy, subtlety, and nuance.
Average depth, duration, and intensity of flavour. I like it.
TEXTURE: It's got a good balance of coarseness/smoothness and dryness/wetness, coaxing out the flavours well. It's not unrefreshing, but it is a rauchbier. That said, it avoids the usual pitfalls of smoked malts; there's no harshness or roughness here. Well-carbonated. Good overall presence on the palate. This texture complements the taste well, but its definitely too thin and lacks sufficient body and heft.
Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, or scratchy.
OVERALL: This is a nice rauchbier which will please fans of the style. I'd get it again and would recommend it to friends. I'll easily kill the bottle. Definitely worth trying.
B-
Jun 04, 2014No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: One finger wide. White colour. Decent thickness and creaminess. No lacing clings to the sides of the glass as the head recedes. Retention is average - about 2 minutes.
BODY: Dark copper-gold of average vibrance. No yeast particulate or hop sediment is visible. Translucent. Transparent.
Overall, it's a decent looking rauchbier and I'm looking forward to the first sip, but it's far from unique or special. Appears adequately carbonated.
AROMA: Moderate smokiness. Meat, pork, wood smoke. No ash or harshness. Copper malts. Maybe there's oak?
There's no out-of-control sweetness, hop character, or yeast character. No alcohol or off-notes are detectable.
A pleasant aroma of moderate strength.
TASTE: Woody smoke is prominent - as it should be - with faint wisps of meat/pork. Copper malts. Not real sweet or hoppy. There's no yeast character. I don't find any alcohol or off-notes. Balanced and enjoyable. Pretty simple, but effective. Lacks intricacy, subtlety, and nuance.
Average depth, duration, and intensity of flavour. I like it.
TEXTURE: It's got a good balance of coarseness/smoothness and dryness/wetness, coaxing out the flavours well. It's not unrefreshing, but it is a rauchbier. That said, it avoids the usual pitfalls of smoked malts; there's no harshness or roughness here. Well-carbonated. Good overall presence on the palate. This texture complements the taste well, but its definitely too thin and lacks sufficient body and heft.
Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, or scratchy.
OVERALL: This is a nice rauchbier which will please fans of the style. I'd get it again and would recommend it to friends. I'll easily kill the bottle. Definitely worth trying.
B-
Reviewed by jonb5 from England
3.75/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Golden colour! Expected a dark beer. Clear,
medium fading head, some lacing, didn’t look
overly lively.
S: Subtle smoke as opposed to a
smoke bomb.
T: Basically its a Helles with a hint
of smoked meat, has the malt and grassyness
associated with that particular beer style.
M: Low carbonation, light body, very smooth.
O: Really surprised by the light colour, enjoyable but
slightly below the Schlenkerla Helles.
Feb 28, 2014medium fading head, some lacing, didn’t look
overly lively.
S: Subtle smoke as opposed to a
smoke bomb.
T: Basically its a Helles with a hint
of smoked meat, has the malt and grassyness
associated with that particular beer style.
M: Low carbonation, light body, very smooth.
O: Really surprised by the light colour, enjoyable but
slightly below the Schlenkerla Helles.
Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
3.22/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.22/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Pale, slightly cloudy orange-straw colour, with a white, fluffy head of dissipating filmy bubbles. Looks pretty nice.
Great smoky characters on the nose. Wood smoke, bacon and a little pine-resin giving a woody note. Very nice. It's not huge and robust, but the characters are very good.
Taste, however, is surprisingly weak. A little burnt character, almost a little bit of charred rubber, then just an unpleasant coppery-sour note on the back. Mouthfeel is very flat. On the palate as a whole, it's a real shame.
Overall, it has some pleasant characters, but it's a pretty weak example of a rauch. As much as the initial characters are promising, it just falls flat, and ends up pretty bland.
Nov 07, 2010Great smoky characters on the nose. Wood smoke, bacon and a little pine-resin giving a woody note. Very nice. It's not huge and robust, but the characters are very good.
Taste, however, is surprisingly weak. A little burnt character, almost a little bit of charred rubber, then just an unpleasant coppery-sour note on the back. Mouthfeel is very flat. On the palate as a whole, it's a real shame.
Overall, it has some pleasant characters, but it's a pretty weak example of a rauch. As much as the initial characters are promising, it just falls flat, and ends up pretty bland.
Reviewed by Bierman9 from New Hampshire
4.1/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Picked up a 0.5l swing-top bottle of this at a Rewe store last week in Bamberg. Cost me 0.79, plus 0.15 deposit (not to be redeemed!). No freshness dating found on the label.
Enjoyed today out in the 'Zebo. Poured into a standard nonic, it was a clear, medium golden hue, with sporadic, indifferent carbo lazily meandering topside. A bright, white head topped the brew; rocky but rapidly thinning, though with good lace. A fine rauch aroma hits the nostrils, almost Schlenkerla-like in its robustness. Mmmmm... Though the body was a bit less than medium, the liquid itself was still quite smooth on the tongue.
Bready malts and light sweetness were batting lead-off and #2... A solid rauch base come sin next. The smoke lingers quite well, not strong like Schlenkerla, but more than the subtle rauch of Spezial. Has some earthy, flowery hops making a late cameo, but this is a smoke show when all is said and done. A solid rauchbier, indeed!
Prosit!!
4.15
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | drink: 4
1276
Oct 03, 2010Enjoyed today out in the 'Zebo. Poured into a standard nonic, it was a clear, medium golden hue, with sporadic, indifferent carbo lazily meandering topside. A bright, white head topped the brew; rocky but rapidly thinning, though with good lace. A fine rauch aroma hits the nostrils, almost Schlenkerla-like in its robustness. Mmmmm... Though the body was a bit less than medium, the liquid itself was still quite smooth on the tongue.
Bready malts and light sweetness were batting lead-off and #2... A solid rauch base come sin next. The smoke lingers quite well, not strong like Schlenkerla, but more than the subtle rauch of Spezial. Has some earthy, flowery hops making a late cameo, but this is a smoke show when all is said and done. A solid rauchbier, indeed!
Prosit!!
4.15
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | drink: 4
1276
Reviewed by gpogo from California
3.67/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A- Pale amber with a moderate sized cream colored head.
A- Smoked meat aroma.
T- Dark malt flavor with a smokey flavor sitting in the background. Very clean tasting.
M- Medium body with moderate carbonation. Very easy going down.
D- I honestly expected a lot more smokiness. As it warmed the smoke came through a bit more. Very enjoyable and to style nonetheless.
Jul 03, 2009A- Smoked meat aroma.
T- Dark malt flavor with a smokey flavor sitting in the background. Very clean tasting.
M- Medium body with moderate carbonation. Very easy going down.
D- I honestly expected a lot more smokiness. As it warmed the smoke came through a bit more. Very enjoyable and to style nonetheless.
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