After Funk e(Star), I’m really looking to a redeeming beer from Mikkeller. Before Funk e(star), Mikkeller had never let me down with a beer, especially the Beer Geek Breakfast. So, when a buddy of mine said he had a couple bottles for me of Rauch Geek Breakfast (also known a s Bacon Geek Breakfast in Europe), I jumped on them.

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Wow, that is quite the name! I’m a huge fan of the smoky goodness that comes with good rauchbiers.  They always remind me of bbq, there’s nothing like the taste of smoked meat!  The Dog Schwarz Smoked Double Lager is a limited release in Flying Dog’s Wild Dog series.  After much fanfare with the 2008 release they created another limited run in 2009, which I will be uncorking in just a few minutes. The Dog Schwarz is a combination of a schwarzbier (a German black lager) and a rauchbier (a German smoked beer); lets see how these to styles married up to one another.

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