Church-Key Holy Smoke Peat Smoked Scotch Ale

Church-Key Holy Smoke
6.2 abv.
 

When Jeff had this as his first smoked beer at the Toronto Festival of Beer (he gave it three lightening bolts) and then again at the Wooly on tap, all he could think of was smoked sausages.

Now, this beer is available in the LCBO and it's definitely unique.

"So if this is your first smoked beer, prepare yourself for something different," he said of Church-Key's Holy Smoke Peat Smoked Scotch Ale.

"Peat smoke is definitely present in the aroma. It's a little more muted in taste, where it gives way to roasted grain. I also get some brinyness - sounds weird, but somehow works nicely."

He added, "I think this works better with a meal than as a sessionable beer - like with smoked salmon or old cheddar."