On tap at Copper Mine, palpably askew russet-browned German rauchbier (a.k.a. Eiche) brings unexpectedly heightened brown-sugared malt sweetness to anticipatory oak-smoked cured meatiness. Subtle faux-beechwood oak singe sunk into bacon fat, honey-glazed ham, barbecued pork and beef jerky illusions drops off a tad as syrupy maple-sapped caramelizing gains prominence. Latent dry nutty undertone emerges below beefy wood-soaked hop char.
