STF x Thornbridge
Rauchbier
5.1% ABV
Smoky dark lager with sweet, fruity notes.
Celebrate variety. Reflect a sense of place. Brew modern takes on traditional styles. Brew contemporary styles with a twist. Avoid overused hop varieties. Full flavour spectrum brewing.
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This is the Big Ideas Series, the first set of releases from the brewery. The beers are all unfined, vegan friendly and conditioned in package: bottle, keg and cask. We love our beers and hope you do too... let us know!
Description and Tasting Notes
Brewed in collaboration with Thornbridge Brewery, our Rauchbier is a smoky lager with huge character derived from a harmonious blend of quality German malt and subtle yeast esters.
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Dark mahogany with a creamy off-white head and an immediate full-on smoky aroma that quickly starts to reveal layers of vanilla, raspberry, coffee, toffee, maple syrup and chocolate. There’s a lot going on and different characteristics come to the fore with every sip, but it’s a refreshingly light and easy drinking beer; the smokiness gently subsiding as the layers are peeled away, leading to a smooth, sweet finish. At its core this is a dark, malty lager with just enough smoke… like a liquid version of a pack of Revels, eaten by the fire.
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Can/keg conditioned, vegan friendly
Ingredients/Allergens
Malts: Beech Smoked, Wheat, Melanoidin, Munich, Carafa III
Hops: Magnum, Tettnanger
Yeast: Köln
Other: Maltodextrin, Sugar
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