Helles Rauchbier Lager
Double Clutch Brewing Company
- From:
- Double Clutch Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Rauchbier
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 9.37%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 09, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 15, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Our smoked Lager is inspired by the malt forward beers of Bamberg. No single moment in Germany had more impact on me as a brewer than drinking beer straight from the barrel at Aecht Schlenkerla in Bamberg. The malt is dried over Beechwood smoke, giving the beer its unique flavor. Balanced with the noble hops of Franconia, this beer is a unique pleasure.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.97/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Helles Rauchbier Lager pours a pale, golden color with a lighter, long-lasting head. The aroma has a light smoke note. The flavor is creamy and very crisp, with low levels of smoke mixed in. Good feel. Overall, a very easy drinking smoke beer, the creamy rich cereal notes still come through, and blends together very nicely.
May 09, 2024
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.25/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Canned 12/19/22; drank 2/20/23 @ the Yarchives.
See-through pale yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice off-white head; frothy tree-rung lace.
Freshly cooked bacon & campfire smoke notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Smoked ham, smoked bacon, and campfire smoke.
I like a good rauchbier but there's no base beer to speak of here, just overblown smoky swine. Not one I'll return to.
Feb 22, 2023See-through pale yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice off-white head; frothy tree-rung lace.
Freshly cooked bacon & campfire smoke notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Smoked ham, smoked bacon, and campfire smoke.
I like a good rauchbier but there's no base beer to speak of here, just overblown smoky swine. Not one I'll return to.
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
4.33/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Best beer at the annual CBS Brewpub Shootout for me. Balanced smoke, far from overdone. Nowhere near Schlenkerla's big rauchbiers. Bright clarity with ample foam and lace. Moderate wood smoke in the aroma, taste is balanced, feel is crisp and dry. This smoked Helles is light to medium bodied and refreshing, went back a few times at the end of the fest.
Excellent pairing with their Fleischkuechle fried beef dumpling with bacon jam. Try it with German food and you won't be disappointed. Double Clutch is on my short list to visit.
Feb 19, 2023Excellent pairing with their Fleischkuechle fried beef dumpling with bacon jam. Try it with German food and you won't be disappointed. Double Clutch is on my short list to visit.
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