Sam Adams Longshot Winner: Grätzer

Another beer style that I had previously not heard of. This is a Polish beer style where the malt comes from oak-smoked wheat. Grätzer pours a pineapple-yellow with a scant white head. The smokiness is evident immediately, but is balanced nicely by the wheat and what tastes like a Belgian style Wit. I'm not usually a seeker of smoked beers, but this isn't too bad. I might recommend it to anyone who hasn't tried smoked ales before as an introduction. Nice job on this one!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A4tzer