Appearance: Deep mahogany body with a billowing off-white head that has good retention and lacing. Body is crystal clear or very close. A good looking beer.
Aroma: Subtly smokey, well mixed with moderately toasty malt aroma. Hop aroma is none.
Taste: The smoke comes through more in the taste than the aroma, though the smoke's not overpowering or hammy. Smoke comes through more in the aftertaste, where it has a little more assertive character. Not acrid though. Toasty malt taste blends with the smoke. Slight sweetness with an earthy bitterness. Clean lager fermentation.
Mouthfeel: Creamy body. Good carbonation, sweetness is low.
Overall: Pleasant and not over the top smoky. At some point I should make a beer with 90%+ of smoke malt for a real malt bomb.
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