Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

(Bottle on 2008-10-04) Dark brown. Clear, Medium sized quickly disappearing white. Smoky and malty nose. Full bodied palte with medium carbonation. Smoke, malts, sweetness, salty liquorice and bitterness in taste. Smoky and sweet long lasting aftertaste.

Dark brown beer with compact and medium beige head. Aroma is temptating: tarliquorice "tervaleijona" -candy in finnish, smoke and hint of sweetness. Flavour is quite dry, smoked and some tarliquorice is left from the aroma. Surprisingly, quite easy to drink, assumed that smokeness could be produce more "heavier" palate. More fullness and tar could be give something more in to this beer, but then it would be Urbock, so easier and lighter brilliant Märzen is relevant beer, however.

Clear, dark brown pour with tan head. Campfire on the nose. Medium bodied and well balanced. Complex flavor with notable hints of peat, oak, bacon, sausage, leather and a lingering campfire finish.

The pour yields a translucent chestnut brown body with a moderate, frothy, beige colored head. The well retained foam leaves soapy flares and spots behind. Aromas include smoked caramel malt, dry cocoa, earthy hazelnuts and hints of charred oak. There is a good amount of cola-like molasses sweetness in there as well. Flavors are earthy smoky, with scorched caramel, charred oak, and hints of worn leather all coming through. Some vanilla seeps in from the oak, which works well with that sweet and smoky molasses. There’s excellent balance going on here, and the medium bodied, well carbonated palate just enhances things. This is a great smoked brew, very reminiscent of the Aecht Schlenkerla Fastenbier.

0.5 l bottle. Mahagony color with creamy head. Strong smoky and tarry aroma. Malty, smoky, woody and tarry flavor. Strong smoke aroma and flavor, yet very balanced and tasty.