Classic Beer Style Series: Its all in
the wood. Anyone who loves smoke--in food or drink-- will find much to love in
this guide to the elusive world of woodsmoked ales and lagers. So rich in
the telling, the sweet aroma of smoking alder, cherry, applewood, or oak fairly
rises from the pages. Imagine, if you can, the resulting flavor and
sensory beauty that's transported from smoked malt into the finished
beer.
First created in Munich in 1894, it
is perhapes the most delicate beer imaginable, and must rely on its incredible
subtlety to please the palate. Munich's famous beerhall helles, the palest
of lagers, has almost no nose or up-front bitterness.