Aecht Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier

German Beer #100: Gold color with a medium head. Sweet grain aroma with a bit more than a hint of smoke. Strong floral hop taste. Moderate to light Bamberg smoke. Very dusty and dry grain finish.

on tap. crisp, mild and smokey but not really in a hickery or ham way (to my taste buds) but more of a slight cigarette flavor. pretty good, oddly enough.

On tap. Clear golden color with a medium white head. Mild aroma of biscuits cooked in a broth with smoked ham hocks. Taste is also smokey but very mild, crisp, fairly dry on finish. Goes very well with BBQ on a hot summer day.

500ml bottle (Utobeer, London) (as ’rauchlager’)
Slightly honey-like aroma, some smoke too. Smooth palate - soft but pleasant carbonation. Sweet soft body, slightly honeyey, and with gentle smokiness.

Golden with a big, nice and creamy head. The aroma has weak notes of smoke, light flower and malt. The flavour has a light sweetness, notes of flower, light citrus, light malt and it’s smooth and pleasant. I only find the smoke in the aroma.

Light lager aroma, you have to search for the smoke. You’d miss it if you didn’t know it was there. First taste I definitely tasted the smoke, but just a hint as described. It definitely makes this otherwise ordinary lager a little special.

Drank as part of my beer tour at Winking Lizard. It was decent. I did not detect the so-called "smokyness" from the commerical description. It was light, kind of wheaty and sweet flavored.

Bottle at Winking Lizard. This brew is a hazy yellow-gold color with a thin white head that dissipates steadily. Stringy lacing. Aroma of malt, grass and smoke. Medium-bodied with a subtle smoked character, and flavors of bready malt and grassy hops. The finish is clean and sweet with a smoked malt aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.