Fumata Nera Out!!!
October 11, 2011
Fumata Nera Smoked Black Rye Beer
Not that long ago, all beer was smoked, but as malting technology improved smoked
beer fell out of favor almost everywhere. But in and around Bamberg, Germany
(in Franconia the northern part of Bavaria), traditional smoked beer lives on,
and, damn, it’s tasty. We’ve modeled our smoked black rye lager after our
favorite examples of the style, which have a delicate smoke flavor, but we’ve
made it our own by adding generous amounts of heavily-roasted malts, and loads
of noble hops.