The Next Train to Bamberg, Now Boarding at Common Haus Hall

The Next Train to Bamberg, Now Boarding at Common Haus Hall Common Haus Hall (134 Spring Street, Jeffersonville IN) is preparing for its grand opening on Wednesday, March 30. Tomorrow (Saturday 26 March) there’ll be beers, wine and a small menu of appetizers available in the upstairs Biergarten ONLY from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. As a reason to come and check out the Haus, I’m happy to herald the arrival of our first collaboration beer: Next Train to Bamberg. Next Train to Bamberg is a Rauchbier (smoked lager) brewed by Jerry Gnagy at Against the Grain Brewery & Smokehouse, using smoked Beechwood malt from Sugar Creek Malt Co. in Lebanon, Indiana. Our target is a gentle session-oriented smokiness leaning toward the house specialty at the renowned Brauerei Spezial in Bamberg. Against the Grain has provided a spec sheet, and here it is. — NAME: Next Train to Bamberg CATEGORY: Smoke STYLE: Beechwood Smoked Lager Our interpretation of a traditional Bamberg style lager using barley grown, malted and smoked locally. ABV: 5.3% IBU: 22.3 OG: 13.1 INGREDIENTS Hops: Hallertau Hersbrucker, Czech Saaz Malts: Pilsner, Vienna, Beechwood Smoked Malt, Melanoidin Yeast: Copenhagen Lager TASTING NOTES Malt Character: Clean, Crisp, Smokey with a touch of caramel Hop Character: Balancing, floral and herbal Yeast Character: Clean with slight sulfur DESCRIPTION: “Don’t be a Deutsche,...Read more