Smoke and Mirrors from Butcher's Tears is an ambitious brew that blends multiple styles into one bottle. The beer combines Swedish birch-smoked malt and Bavarian beech-smoked rauchmalz with oats and foraged juniper twigs, creating a subtle smoky character. Yet the real story is the hop intensity: Slovenian and Czech hop varieties bring citrus, pine and spice to the fore, making this farmhouse ale taste like a double IPA despite the smoked grain foundation.

The aroma shows fruity and spicy notes with clear citrus and pine tones. On the palate, assertive hop bitterness and light smoke balance against a solid malt backbone. This is a modern, wide-ranging take on what a smoked beer can be.