Vlad The Inhaler - The Blind Bat Brewery LLC

Greywulfken

New York

4/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: into a weizen glass (since it's a wheat beer?), hazy pale gold body, brief finger of fine off-white head

S: smoky and slightly sweet - made me think of a pulled pork sandwich; mild, earthy, herbal, spicy

T: wow - sour - didn't expect it - but I liked it; wheat and smoke undertone flavors; lemony sour citrus and grapefruit; woody and floral accents

M: crisp, tart, light, zesty, clean-finishing, refreshing

O: I have never had a grodziskie, and I am usually not one for sour beer, but this was real nice drink.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 01:59:47 | More by Greywulfken

Japple

New York

2.5/5  rDev -34.6%

03-24-2013 21:45:32 | More by Japple

andant

New York

4.5/5  rDev +17.8%

03-02-2013 04:34:44 | More by andant

MystikCelt

New York

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

02-28-2013 08:20:32 | More by MystikCelt

virinow

New York

4/5  rDev +4.7%

02-24-2013 02:13:33 | More by virinow

Gmann

New York

3.86/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pours a hazy golden color with a fluffy moderate bubbled white head that slowly settles into a light cap. Spot on wheat beer appearance.

Wow, what an aroma. Never smelt something like this before. The beer has quite a tart and sour aroma. Big unripe apple and lemon and sour farmhouse funk. This is then coupled with a big smoke aroma. Big woody scent with an appropriate amount of smoke. Quite unique, not sure what to think.

Big lemony notes to start and very unripe apple with a farmhouse funk. Think berliner weissebier. Then comes the smoke. Very meaty without going overboard or cloying. The wood pairs nicely with the sour wheat malt and the smoke adds a nice smoked meat flavor. Very appropriate amount of smoke for a blonde wheat ale. While I am not sure what I think about a sour smokey brew, this is quite unique and well made. It is very much on both ends of the flavor spectrum. This won't be for everyone but damn is this interesting.

Moderate body with very fizzy carbonation, burns a bit. Tart and sour on the palate, has a savory finish.

I'm a big smoke fan and not so much a sour fan, so this beer is a bit of a puzzle to me. Definitely have not had a beer remotely like this. I think it would warrant its own style if enough brewers made this. I recommend trying it as it is so unique.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 20:24:43 | More by Gmann

plaid75

New York

4/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a slightly hazy medium straw hue with a two finger foamy white cap. There was good retention and lacing.

The smell featured an upfront hardwood smoke and a secondary ester.

The taste was of course smoky, but not overpoweringly so. The essence of the wheat malt was discernible, as were teh yeast esters.

The mouthfeel was typical of a hefe.

Overall a tasty beer representative of an interesting style.

Serving type: growler

07-12-2011 15:49:53 | More by plaid75

LukeK1231

New York

3.95/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 64 oz. growler from Shoreline Beverage (Huntington, NY) into a tall wheat beer glass.

Ap- 3 finger white mostly fluffy head; cloudy golden/yellow body

S- Different smokey aromas including oak

T- Very smokey oak/wheat tastes; not just saying this but slight tastes of "liquid kielbasa" (the smokiness/wheat I assume)

M- A little syrup like in consistencey, but ok.

O- This Grodziskie (Oak-Smoked Wheat) Polish-style-revival beer is certainley unique. The smokiness is surprising at first, but throughout the drink it gets better and is very enjoyable. My second glass of the day was paired with kielbasa and brats and added to the experience

Serving type: growler

06-20-2011 03:10:14 | More by LukeK1231