Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock

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

Brown coloured beer with small off-white head and no carbonation. "Jambon Fumée" aroma. Finish is smokey with only a litte taste of ham.

Bottle. Pours dark, clear copper with a light tan head that diminishes quickly. Good rauchbier nose of smokey bacon, salt, peat, smoked ham and a little bit of malt. Flavour is very similar to the aroma but with more malt plus some toffee and nutty hints. Medium body and a long smokey finish, without much bitterness. Well balanced, great beer. Easily could have gone over the edge, but pulls back just in time.

Unfiltered. Have had this before but this has to be even more smokey. Serious aroma of smoked bacon. Like a bbq in a glass. Flavor is meaty, bacon, liquid smoke. Well done but a bit too foody, smokey for me.

Unfiltered tap at Redlight Octoberfest. Pours a dark brown with a thick light tan head. Huge smoky meaty bacon ham aroma. Taste is smooth malt, chewy bacon, some bitterness. Finishes with a big puff of smoke. Awesome brew.

Tap at Hagges bärsklubb German beer festival (2005?). Light brown to beige head that lingers. Holy smoke, this is smoky, but I like it. It isn’t a harsh smoke but a plesent smoke. Alcohole is clearly present in the taste toghether with the smoke taste.

Holy Crap, that’s a strong smell! Like beef jerky and sharp cheddar, this beer is a clear dark blood red color and is really violent. It should be your last beer of the last beers of the night because that flavor and smell is hard to get rid. Palate is then and whispy, tho. Not hoppy, but a strong roasted barley bock flavor is present. A chock-loadof beer, but not yet to my taste. Bottle from Lucky Liquors, Miami.

50cl bottle. brown/beige head, aroma of bacon and smoked ham. Sweet finish. A favourite!