Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

Bottle. Pours dark and reddish brown with a medium beige head. Now, I am a big fan of smokey single malts, but the cloying and sweet smokiness of this one, I could not stand at all. Two third of the bottle went right down the sink. My apologies to all rauchbier lovers.

Mahogany body with a medium beige head. I just drank a bottle of the Marzen and a bottle of the Urbock side-by-side. Smoke-time!!! Although their Urbock is supposed to be the reference for the Smoked genre I thought the Marzen more than held its own. Aroma was campfire smoke for the Marzen and smoked bacon for the Urbock. Smoke intensity in mouth was comparable (very high for both). The Marzen has a lighter body with flavours of roasted malts, candies, light caramel and a surprise lemony twist. The finish was refreshing and even a little tart. The Urbock on the other hand has flavours of creamy malts, thick caramel, molasses with a long and intense finish of molasses. It’s a draw. Overall the Urbock is more intense but because of its heavy side I wouldn’t drink two pints in a row. While with the Marzen after one pint I was craving for more and more. Full of smoke and addictive, makes you wonder what they put in it…

Pours reddish brown with a creamy white head. Aroma is intense smoke. Taste is dominated by a bacony smoke that brought to mind a good lapsang souchong, and balanced with a bit of sweetness followed by a short bitter finish. Something not soon forgotten.

i’m sitting at my computer, and someone is burning wood outside in their wood stove, and it smells EXACTLY like this beer tastes. its like drinking a campfire/wood stove. very interesting beer, not for everyone, but you have to have it atleast once.

WOW! This was truly something different for me. I tried it at the Three Floyds brew pub with their baked 4-cheese bread-bowl thing and talk about the perfect compliment! The rich smokiness rounded out the sharp cheese that you scooped with heartily crusted bread - it was fantastic! Granted, it’s a strong flavor that’s a lil difficult to drink all on it’s own, but paired with the right food - WOW!

[161-20061228] 500mL. Smells like smoked oxen meat with some medicinal characteristics. Reddish dark brown body with lots of tiny bubbles throughout and an a long-lasting light brown head. Flavour continues smoked meat, lightly alcoholized. Medium body. Interesting smoked quality.

500ml bottle purchased from LCBO in Toronto. Pours a clear, medium brown with no head and a bit of carbonation. Aroma reminiscent of a smoky fireplace. Taste is of malts, quickly replaced by a smoky aftertaste, which is not as dominating as I was fearing. The beer went down pretty nicely in the end, and I must admit I was a bit terrified about drinking this one based on some of the reviews I read. On the other hand, my wife just told me that I smell like cigarettes. Not my cup of tea (or pack of smokes), but interesting to try. Would love to see what their smoky weizen is like.

Tried this after being super impressed with their urbock. This beer doesn’t get quite as high marks from me, but still fantastic. Aroma of smoked bacon quite overpowering. Reminded me of a campfire. Perfect dark appearance. Flavor more finely balanced than the aroma let on.