Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

Brewed by Brauerei Heller
Style: Smoked
Bamberg, Bayern, Germany

Pours a dark brown/red. Very small off-white head. Aroma is sweet smoke, malt, light hops. Flavor is grainy, smoky, with light, spritzy carbonation and a long, clean finish.

From a 500mL Bottle. Pours a transparent, dark ruddy brown color with a thick layer of creamy toasted marshmellow head. Clean smoked malt aroma with notes of caramel and hearty maple syrup glazed bread crusts. Very malt forward, with no esters or hop characters to speak of, allowing the maltiness to shine through. Medium light bodied, softly carbonated mouthfeel. Lots of smoke, but clean and bready, without any excessive salty or bacon characters. An underlying malt layer of toasted cashew nuts provides some additional malt presence, who’s flavors are enhanced by a slightly slick mouthfeel. Dries out quenchingly at the end, leaving a smokey/spicy herbal residue behind to lift any residual sugars off the tongue. Exceptionally clean, flavorful, and refreshing. Perfect beer to pair with barbeque. Awesome.

How come I’ve not rated this? I’ve tried this loads of times. An Olaf Schellenberg beer, but had it since then. What can I say that hasn’t already been said....nothing! Must rank as one of the most distinctive beers there is, rich and well....smoky!

Bottled @ Asterix, Sao Paulo. A brown beer with a huge and creamy beige head. Aroma smoked and bacon. Taste is also smoked, malty and woody. Quite bitter end. Very nice beer

070120-Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen-16.9oz/500ml bottle-pours a creamy light tan head that dissipates and dark red color. Aroma is smoky, spicy-like beef jerky, dark fruit. Taste is lots of smoky malt, spicy-like beef jerky, dark fruit. Interesting once. OK carbonation.

Pours a dark brown color with a white head that dissipated quickly. Smoky aroma (surprised?). Tasted like sausage as one kid said. Another person said it tasted like slim jims. Either way, I don’t think I ever had a beer quite like this bad boy right here. Everyone should have it. Also it was pretty cheap at the store we got it... only 4 bucks for a bottle.

25 oz. bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with red highlights when held to a light. Moderate linen-white head that faded to a thick, creamy film and left partial lacing on the glass. The aroma is very nice with a strong but mellow fragrance of smoke along with a bit of earthiness. The flavor was equally pleasant with the smoke taking center stage, but not overpowering and not excessively sharp. There is also some malt flavor that comes through. Surprisingly smooth. Well done.

25 oz bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Dark brown-red translucent body with a good half inch of off-white head. Smells malty, peaty, and smokey. Tastes malty at first, but quickly goes to peaty and ashy... For the style, this is spot-on, and I suspect it’d pair greatly with a smoked Gouda or pork sausage. As it is, it’s a bit overwhelming by itself for my taste. Nevertheless, nearly flawless and well-crafted for sure. It is what it is...