Rauchbier round-up

[Chairman Cheyco]

I was just down talking to my old beer-monger and he want's me to come up with a list of Rauchbiers so he can try to bring them in. So which ones should I tell him?

 

[homebrewer_99]

The first one - Aechte Schlenklera Rauchbier from Bamberg, Germany!

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

The first one - Aechte Schlenklera Rauchbier from Bamberg, Germany!

That's the only one I know! Tried one the other night, and it's definitely smoky.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Like I said before, like licking a used BBQ grill, huh?

 

[Catfish]

There both a Marzen and Weizen of the Aechte Schlenklera Rauchbier. I've only had 'em once, one was like licking the bbq, the other was more like eating the charcoal.

 

[homebrewer_99]

That's the one!!!

I'm glad you had a chance to sample the original.

 

[Sasquatch]

When I was in England, one of the local pubs got a barrel of beer from some little brewery, which is something they did pretty often. Anyway, this one time they got in a smoked pale ale... and it took one pint and I was hooked. Sounds like it was a much gentler smokiness than the German versions, which I have not had. I think me and a buddy over there were responsible for drinking the entire keg of that stuff.

What do they smoke to get smoke in rauch?

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Like I said before, like licking a used BBQ grill, huh?

A bit, yeah...the smoke flavor was totally different than what I expected. Guess I'm used to hickory and whatnot. Maybe I'll mash some jerky with my next beer.

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

What do they smoke to get smoke in rauch?

They smoke the malt. I've heard of guys smoking the entire volume of 2-row and others just using a pound or two of smoked malt. You can DIY on you're BBQ but getting the initial moisture-content of the grain can be a bit of a bother I've heard.

Thank you for adding to this thread Sasquatch, I'm going to tell the beer-monger to try to get some 'smoked pale ale in a cask from some unnamed brewery outside a sh!thole two-bit university in England that my d!ckhead friend really liked.'

You rock :rockin:

 

[SwAMi75]

What do they smoke to get smoke in rauch?

I believe the Germans use beechwood.

P.S. Rauch=smoke.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Yep, beechwood is what I've seen referenced everywhere. I can only say it is different in flavor than hickory/mesquite/cherry/etc. Hmmm...maybe I should try hickory smoking my own and see where that gets me...

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

maybe I should try hickory smoking my own and see where that gets me...

Probably get you sick!

 

[Sasquatch]

I was merely trying to encourage interest in the subject of smoked beers, Cheyco. May you post a thousand times and get a thousand retarded responses. :fro:

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Lumberjack squabble! Chainsaws at 20 paces!

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

May you post a thousand times and get a thousand retarded responses. :fro:

You'll never know, as you can't count past 21!

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

I know I did my part...

 

[El Pistolero]

May you post a thousand times and get a thousand retarded responses. :fro:

Is that a thousand starting now, or is it OK to make a retarded response to one of his earlier posts?

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

Is that a thousand starting now, or is it OK to make a retarded response to one of his earlier posts?

It might speed things up if you went back...