 The taste is light and crisp , with some bite from the carbonation . Brewing and tasting notes from a 1914 publication described Grodziskie as a " rough , bitter beer ... with an intense smoke and hop flavor " , but by the late 20th century , the beverage 's profile had likely changed into a less @-@ hoppy beer . Modern recreations of this style tend to emphasize the smoky flavor resulting from the oak @-@ smoked malt , described as " somewhat acrid to semi @-@ sweet " , but literature from the 1960s states that a significant proportion of the beer 's unique flavors are produced by its malting and brewing process and special strains of brewer 's yeast that were used in its production . The flavor may also contain a mild wheat graininess noticeable in the background . 
