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Aecht Schlenkerla Fastenbier 3.88 135

Aecht Schlenkerla Fastenbier

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Heller
Style: Smoked

Bamberg, Bayern, Germany

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1353.94/5.03.88/5.0Spring5.5%98.6Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
The Original Schlenkerla Lentbeer is an unfiltered smokebeer, brewed according to the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516. Bottom-fermenting yeast gives the reddish brown lentbeer a natural cloudiness. Its smokey aroma is already noticeable in the smell, combined with a fine hoppy note. In the drink the fullbodied, highly drinkable lentbeer shows its strong malty flavour, rounded up with the smokey taste and a light bitterness. Due to the nourishing yeast, the Original Schlenkerla Lentbeer has the "Brotzeit already included" (German word for afternoon snack). Served / Sold: - Only during lent from Ash Wednesday to Easter - Only from the wooden keg at the Schlenkerla Data: Original Gravity: 14.5% Alcohol: 5.5% EBU: 32
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 FatPhil (3701), Espoo, Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 8, 2010  
Keg (Angleterre, Helsinki)
Golden brown, small keggy head. Huge smokey aroma, smack bang in the Marzen/Urbock mold. Crisp carbonation. Massive but soft and lush smoked malts, again right in the urbock territory, but a little less smooth than that. Howeve, in addition, this has a little ginger hint too I’ve never noticed before - great! Not a flaw anywhere. YUM!


 mjs (1619), Helsinki, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Feb 7, 2010  
(Draught at Angleterre, Helsinki) Poured dark brown and clear with medium sized head that had brown shading. Aroma contained smoked ham, tar, grilled sausage and malts. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were smoke, tar, malts, liquorice, grilled sausage, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste contained tar and bitterness. Probably the smokiest beer I’ve tasted so far. Also, the beer could replace a meal as the name suggests.


 JK54B (1009), Helsinki, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 6, 2010  
Draught at Angleterre 0.5L. Mild ,alty and smokeyish nose. Pale slightly brownish head. Dark coppery colour- Smpky fulfilled malty taste. Slight bitterness from start to the end. Nice smokeness and mild hoppiness.


 shp555 (1860), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Jan 22, 2010  
Pours a hazy ruby color with a tan head. Aroma is smoke, charred hard wood, tart, some caramel poking through, and fruity. Flavor is caramel, some roast, smoke, tart, and a nice long smokey hardwood finish.


 Sammy (4172), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Nov 29, 2009  
On tap at Bullfrog brewery, the guest tap. This smoked lager/helles had a yellow body and some lace lines. Bit of smoke, light mouthfeel. Smoked flavour was decent.


 dkachur (2544), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/514/20
Nov 13, 2009  
Served on draft at Capital Ale House Fredericksburg. Pours a hazy copper color with a small head. Aroma is smoky with chocolate and caramel notes. Taste is a dry smokiness, cherry and other fruits, toasted grain, faint chocolate and a bitter finish. Medium bodied. Nicely balanced throughout.


 shawnm213 (1094), South Bend, Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Oct 22, 2009  
tap at beer engine. Pours brown with an offwhite head. Notes of smoked beef jerky, campfire, more smoke! flavor is earth, smokey clothes, rotten fruit. interesting beer. if you’re into smoked, don’t pass this up.


 Cliff (371), Avon Lake, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 21, 2009  
On tap, not sure why this is on now, but I’ll take it. Poured a clear deep brown with a thick slightly off white head. Nice smoke aroma, pungent but not overpowering. Smoky flavor with some wonderful background sweetness. very smooth flavor. Really tastes like a brown sugar glazed smoked ham, and that is awesome. Creamy mouthfeel and a delicious smokey finish. Really nice beer.



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