Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

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

Wow. This is the first "official" smoked beer I’ve tried, and it’s truly an interesting and awesome style. Big maltiness with a pronounced hickory-ish smokiness. Smoky in the style of smoked cheese. Really awesome.

Medium brown, clear, super lacey head. Lots of smoke (mmm...bacon) and malt in the nose. Sweet, malty, delcious rounded smoke taste, very multilayered, stays with you for a minute or two, developing ... I can smell the fire! Absolutely to die for.

Dark, clear, coppery color, the perfect hue for a marzen, with abundant foam atop, creamy, and leaving lace. Beautiful looking glass of beer. Aroma: bacon. Big malt, sweetness, but mostly smoke, cured ham, smoked salmon, memories of meat. This continues into the taste, and joins the palate most pleasantly. Crowds the mouth with sensation. Juicy malt, a fine marzen lies underneath, and is treated well with the smoking. Much milder than other rauchbiers, the smoke playing gently, it’s at the fore, but never too much. Medium bodied, but fully flavored, with a mild, malty finish. Tasty. A remarkable experience, and unforgettable beer.

The best smelling beer ever. Aroma is of smoked cheese and thick meats. Great full flavor, which was extremely thick and filled with smoke and bitter malts.

Yum. Pop the top and smell the campfire, polish sausage, bacon, and something sweet. Tastes just like smoked sausage, it was excellent. I think more than one bottle at a sitting would be way too much though.

I don’t really know how to begin to describe this beer. It hits you with the aroma of campfire and pine, with a lot of bacon, sausage, salt, and pepper. It’s a great pour, with a foamy head that lasts the glass and a deep red amber color. It’s the first smoked I’ve had, and it’s really a lot of fun to drink. Great palate. Everybody should try this, but I don’t think I could drink it on a regular basis. Great brew though.

For some reason I was expecting this to pour very dark but was surprised to see it pour a deep golden with a thick, creamy head. Pork butts in the smoker - boy oh boy this smells fantastic! Salted meats, charred woods, pipe tobaccos, the list goes on. I could smell this all day. Medium body slows the pace slightly - noting bready malts, spicy bacon and fresh woods. Although I really enjoy the finesse involved with the malt bill - I could use a little more ’meat’ - sorry for the pun - in the body. Overall, a fantastic example of the style and one definitely to be enjoyed with a heavy meat dish.

This is my 100th beer (im finally in the club) and I couldnt have asked for a better beer. Bottle. Nice brownish colour with a off white head. The smokey taste was very unique and reminded me of a bonfire. I will definitely drink this again.