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Had a pint of it tonight. Nice beer. I'm a hoor for smoked beer so I would definitely like more smoke. Bitter sweet finish which I think I'd prefer being less bitter. Tasty all the same.

I wasn't a fan of it, I'm afraid. Like O'Hara's Smoked Ale No. 1 and several of my own experiments with rauchmalz, you just end up with a kind of harsh kippery flavour on top of the caramel sweetness. I reckon rauchmalz really needs to be used as a base malt to do what it does properly. Peated malt works well as an addition to a mostly-unsmoked grain bill, in dark beers especially, but rauchmalz not so much, in my experience.

Hey,
interesting, is this available in any other bars in Dublin other than The Norseman?

John,
Thanks for the feedback, pity it didn't live up to your love for all things smoky but we'll go again <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

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Thanks John! just got onto it....Alfie Byrnes it is for me after work so, looking forward to it!