Ölbeat 110: Beavertown Smog Rocket

Brewery: Beavertown
Country: England
Style: Smoked Porter
Abv: 5,4 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is black with a small quickly dissolving beige head. Aroma has heavily charred-roasted malts, sweet spiciness and a hint of smoke. Taste begins with charred bitterness and high carbonation. Gently smoked charcoaly malts take over with some semisweet malty flavour in the background. Hoppy bitterness gets through near the end. Aftertaste has smoky and charred bitterness.

Tasty smoked porter with charcoal bitterness playing the main part. The smoky flavour is present but not in any way stingy. Simple and enjoyable brew, no bad tricks nor ugly surprises.

Ölbeat

Inspired by the Beavertown can artwork by Nick Dwyer, I started looking for a song that fits the charcoaly smoked character of the beer. Found none. Looking at the can's futuristic and, yes, crazy picture I found a song that fits the gloomy mood of the dark beer:

Muse: Madness (YouTube)

From the 2012 album The 2nd Law, the song was written by Matt Bellamy.