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Aecht Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier

Percentile
78
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Heller
Style: Dortmunder/Helles

Bamberg, Bayern, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4433.35/5.03.34/5.04.3%98.1Lager glass
Commercial Description:
A golden-colored lager beer with a hint of smokyness (from smoke residue in the brewery filters, not smoked malt). Editor’s note: Since this is not intended as a smoked beer, and is not billed as such, it has been classed here as a Helles, despite some samples having residual smoke character. Original gravity: 11.5% Alcohol: 4.3% Bitterness: 30
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 unclemattie (2401), Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/59/105/513/20
Dec 26, 2007  
14 Dec 07. 500ml bottle, blue & white bavarian flag label. Pours clear, 24K golden yellow. White very rocky head. A very light, almost undectable aroma of smoked malts. Flavor of smoke. But very light. Clean, crisp malt body. Very balanced. Earthy finish, with nice hop bitterness. Definately an unique brew.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Dec 23, 2007  
500 ml bottle. I knew I tasted smoke on this beer. I thought I was crazy. Aromas were sweet malty, leaning toward pilsner. Flavor was crisp with some citrus notes and touches of smoke. Not bad. Interesting take on a helles.


 rederic (1807), montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Bright yellow gold color, with an off-white head, with a wet earthy, grainy pale malt nose, with a faint smokey note,with a hint of honeyed malt in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a crisp, sweet honeyed pale malt, a bit corny also, with a mild smokey character, with a faint flowery hop note, with a subtle peppery spiciness, leading towards a shy smokey, lingering hop bittering finish.


 TaktikMTL (2771), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/511/20
Dec 10, 2007  
Bouteille de 500 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de fumée. Apparence: La couleur est blonde avec une faible densité de bulle. Saveur: Goût de fumée avec une pointe d’houblons. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence de fumée en arrière goût. (Rating #1377)


 FastEddie (182), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/57/104/513/20
Dec 4, 2007  
A smallish head. Faint generally lagerish aroma. Cloudy, pale golden color. Just a hint of smoke, even though this is not actually a Rauchbier. Strong hops flavor for a lager and this is it’s strongest point.


 pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 26, 2007  
Pours an unfortunate macro yellow with a loose conglomeration of big bubbles and a razor thin suggestion of a head. The nose is unfortunately a big skunked. (Shame too, this just showed up in my beer store!) Beyond the skunk this is a mildly sweet light lager with just the slightest hint of smoke. Maybe a bit grapey. The mouthfeel is thin and refreshing, what a lager of most sorts, like Helles, should be. The flavor is a bit better than the skunk suggests. A better than average euro lager at it’s heart. Bigger malt sweetness, but very light. A bit of hop bitterness. Some small aspect of grape. But there it is, just a touch of smoke. Not the huge sticky bacon, but more like campfire smoke. Oh how I miss drinking by a good camp fire... anyhow, a bit grapey. A bit tannic. Long dry finish, with, unfortunately, a bit of skunk.


 f351c4v (404), Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Nov 22, 2007  
Pours a clear, golden color with a quickly disappearing white head. Strong grain aroma, slightly metallic, hint of the upcoming smoked flavor, not much else. Thin body, but smoked flavor makes up for that. A dry, smoked wood in a fireplace is the best way to describe it, but not as smoked as the other Schlenkerla offerings. Easy drinking, clean finish. Great, if you can find it.


 Brouwser (119), gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 16, 2007  
Bière blonde dorée, assez pâle, très claire. Faible col qui disparaît après peu de temps, effervescence très discrète. Le parfum est essentiellement celui de la fumée, mais légère. Il n’y a presque pas d’odeur de bière. Le goût est aussi dominé par la fumée, sans trop être aggressive. La finale est moyennement amère. Assez équilibrée. Le palais est mince, avec peu de gaz. Ce serait une partenaire parfaite pour un plat de fruit de mer ou de poisson. Elle se boit très bien pour une bière à la fumée, mais je n’abuserais pas...



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