Our Tastes-- Cinder Bock

Cinder Bock is another donation by Junk, and part of the small batch series from Samuel Adams (whose shares on the exchange have sky-rocketed, btw) that is a Rauch Bock. A half breed between a rauchbier and a bock. The label to is flaming awesome! Who doesn't like a ram with his rack aflame?! The nose is VERY malty for what my mind had already conjuered up. But the taste is a full blown smoky peatness that repeats itself on the exhale through your nares. Head quickly dissipates, in part due to the abv, 9.4%, but for me is a definite winner.