Evil Twin The Cowboy - Evil Twin Brewing

brentk56

North Carolina

3.88/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Pours a hazy honey color with a big, rocky head that delivers both in the retention and lacing departments

Smell: Smells just like what you would think a smoked pilsner would smell like; the smoke adds a subtle smoked sausage aspect

Taste: Bready, with the smoked sausage and grassy hop elements arriving simultaneously; somewhat sweeter than I would have expected, after the swallow, as if it were intended to be an imperial pilsner

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: A little too sweet and lacks some crispness, but the smoked malts add an interesting dimension and were a nice complement to the pilsner malt

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 00:00:38 | More by brentk56

maxwelldeux

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -13.8%

06-05-2013 03:20:32 | More by maxwelldeux

Tone

Missouri

4.01/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy, gold color. 1/2 inch head of a white color. Good retention and great lacing. Smells of smoke, hops, hint of citrus, sweet malt, and a hint of pale malt. Fits the style of a Smoked Beer. Mouth feel is smooth and clean, with an average carbonation level. Tastes sharply of smoke, pale malt, sweet malt, and slight hop. Overall, the smoke is distinct but not overwhelming, and other flavors are distinguished. This is a very session-able beer.

Serving type: on-tap

05-30-2013 13:22:37 | More by Tone

AndrewScottPentland

Florida

4/5  rDev +6.1%

05-28-2013 17:54:42 | More by AndrewScottPentland

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

05-18-2013 15:02:09 | More by mikeincharleston

mklisz

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

05-07-2013 20:03:29 | More by mklisz

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Pours amber with a fading head.
Nose shows heavy smoke and campfire with soft ham alongside a faint fruity hop note.
The smoke is not as powerful as a flavour although it's still definitely there. Some herbal and spicy hops show instead.
Carbonation could be higher.
Needs more malt or less smoke.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 12:39:23 | More by CrazyDavros

ppoitras

Massachusetts

4.3/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

22oz bottle purchased as a single from somewhere localish.

Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 1/2" off-white head over the slightly cloudy golden amber brew. Head recedes gradually, with lasting lace. Aroma is sweet with obvious smoke presence. Cool. Everyone always seems to scrimp on smoke.

Taste has smoke from head to tail, to my utter surprise. Beyond that, sweet upfront, touch of citrus in the middle, reasonably balanced closed, bitter aftertaste. Mouthfeel is soft and smooth, and drinkability is easy. Nice brew, and delivers the advertised smoke. Two thumbs up!

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 21:26:14 | More by ppoitras

kmahe

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%

04-22-2013 06:30:43 | More by kmahe

metter98

New York

3.89/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: The beer is clear dark yellow in color and has slight hints of visible carbonation. It poured with a short head consisting of large bubbles that quickly died down, leaving lacing on the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of smoked malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste is similar to the smell and has nice flavors of smoky malts (which linger through the finish) along with hints of underlying bready malts. It has a light amount of bitterness and hints of grassy hops.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a little clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: I found this beer to be very enjoyable and drinkable because the smoked flavors in the taste were not overpowering. This beer seems like it would pair well with barbecued food because it is clean and has some refreshing properties.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 18:19:44 | More by metter98

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.93/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A: Pours a mostly clear medium to dark golden yellow in color with light to moderate amounts of visible carbonation and very light hints of orange + apricot highlights. The beer has a quarter finger tall sudsy/soapy white head that quickly reduces to a medium sized thin patch of larger bubbles and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of smoke with some very light hints of iodine.

T: Upfront there are light flavors of bready malts along with a light amount of grassy hops. All of that is underneath a light to moderate flavor of smoke with just a hint of fatty pork BBQ-ing. There are light hints of iodine as well. Light amounts of lingering bitterness.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation.

O: I really enjoyed the fact that the smokiness of this beer was not overly intense or too over the top, it kept the beer approachable and easy to enjoy. The aroma of the beer is slightly one dimensional but the flavors are more complex and interesting - this is just what I would expect a smoked pilsener to be. A little too intense to be an easy drinker or a sessionable beer but I would definitely like to have this one again, preferably with some BBQ.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 18:16:27 | More by dbrauneis

bralston345

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -27.1%

02-16-2013 03:59:16 | More by bralston345

bubseymour

Maryland

2/5  rDev -46.9%

02-12-2013 01:43:33 | More by bubseymour

lupercmda

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

01-27-2013 03:17:42 | More by lupercmda

510a

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -13.8%

01-26-2013 19:23:25 | More by 510a

GRG1313

California

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

01-25-2013 06:44:19 | More by GRG1313

CJS

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

01-22-2013 21:02:02 | More by CJS

EgadBananas

Louisiana

3.88/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a sunny orange color, with a pale off white head. Leaves lots of lace. The aroma is very smoky. Kinda like smoked sausage. There's some citrus tones and some mild grains too. Tastes smoky too, go figure. Kimda like burned leather. There's some citrus fruits and hoppy bitterness vieing for attention too. It's somewhat light bodied, creamy, slight prickly carbonation.

Interesting. I don't know if it works beautifully, but its good and worth a taste.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 01:38:17 | More by EgadBananas

popery

California

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

01-08-2013 18:31:46 | More by popery

kaelingirl

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +6.1%

01-06-2013 23:23:47 | More by kaelingirl

ngeunit1

California

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Fairly clear golden orange with a finger of frothy white head. Fades at a normal pace.

S - Smoke, vanilla, pilsner malts, lemon zest, noble hops, some lager yeast esters.

T - Smoke, vanilla, pilsner malts, lemon zest, citrus and noble hops, a hint of bitterness, some lager yeast esters, bit of hop bitterness.

M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a smokey, warming, and lightly sweet finish.

D - Interesting mix of pilsner and smoked beer, but it works. Pretty good balance.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2013 07:20:37 | More by ngeunit1

rcjennings

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

01-02-2013 01:14:32 | More by rcjennings

udouche

4.53/5  rDev +20.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22 oz bottle poured into a Chalice

A - Slightly cloudy dark orange. A solid 3 finger head on a medium pour. Thin yet full lacing.

S - Campfire, fresh bread, a sweet caramel, some ginger, and a slight scent of citrus.

T - Lots of smoke upfront, but not in the overbearing sense of a rauchbier. It settles well showing its light pilsener character with touches of sweet malt and crisp hops. Washes with a hint of smoke, but otherwise very clean.

M - Fairly light body, yet heavier than your normal pils. It is full of creamy carbonation. Leaves your mouth clean.

O - For those who can't handle or feel overpowered by super smokey beer, but still appreciate smoke, this is a create place to look. It pairs well with, as the name suggests, cowboy food. I'll probably grab a couple more since I'm a fan of southwestern US food.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 18:13:13 | More by udouche

ZombiesAteMyDog

Indiana

4/5  rDev +6.1%

12-24-2012 02:15:30 | More by ZombiesAteMyDog

HopFace

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +26%

12-18-2012 04:13:51 | More by HopFace