Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

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

16.9 this is a very clean looking ruby brown lager. a moderate amount of foamy white head rises then sinks to a light whispy cap. nose is sweet malt, smoke and campfire. you know that bonfire/kegger you get on your hoodie. very different, this beer tastes like a liquid bar-b-que. as you drink it, however, the smoke flavor’s intensity seems to fade and more sweet dark malts and some light hops come into play. i also like the tobacco description another rater had mentioned.

Super smoky, burn bacon/brat, hicory barbecue sauce, marzen wheat. Unique. Hint of tobacco.

Tap at Schlenkerla, Bamberg 0,5ltr: Must not bad at all from draught, only know its bottled version and that one i didn’t like at all.

Dark amber with little creamy white head. Smokey, bacon & Bohlonee aroma and taste - which dominates throughout. Believe that this is a good rauchbier, but it still cant catch my heart & taste budds! Rerate July 09. Well if there was a beer I needed to rerate it was probably this. TAP @ Schlenkerla. Moderate smokey really since it was stone ice cold. Smooth palate with lots of flavor. Well combined I have to give it a couple of notches op. 2,7 - 3,3 Rerate: Ulfborg - Danish summer gatheing. Thanks Jan. It gets better and better. Fifth time Ive had this now. Complex, chewy malty. More and more use to the peat being upfront. 3,3 - 3,6

Bottle. Pours a dark, dark ruby with beige head. The aroma is smoky as expected, but it’s a rich, sweet smoke with notes of dark caramel and molasses. The flavor is full of smoked meat, much like beef brisket. Sweet caramelly malt follows and combines with the smokiness to give a brief hint of barbecue sauce. Woody malt tones come in the finish, which is very smooth. This is one fine rauchbier.

Tastes like jerky. I l like it, though. This would probably be great at a pig roast or with a rack of ribs.

High brown creamy and lasting head. Very dark brown almost black body. Heavy smoke aroma, so dominant that you can smell nothing else. Flavor smokey but with notes of hops and caramel. I do not know why but I I get the feeling of seaweed as well as light and fresh because the temperature is just right. Tar and tow is also apparent. Interesting.

You love or you hate it. I love it. I can gladly drink a lot of this beer and get myself in to a mess. Fantastic! Take the dive and try a smoked beer. Enjoy the smokyness but also appreciate that behind it and with it is a fantastic beer, Lovely. Yum