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Aecht Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier

Aecht Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier - Dortmunder/Helles

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

Bamberg, Bayern, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4383.35/5.03.34/5.04.3%98Lager glass
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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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 Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 14, 2007  
Golden with dense white head, fades to film, decent lacing. Bacon up front, dry biscuit character takes over, somewhat grainy in the background. Flavor much the same. Smoky bacon, dry biscuit/pils malt, very grainy, some residuel sweetness, with herbal/grassy hops near the finish. While it doesn’t sound like much, at least in my words, this is a very nice brew overall. Well balanced, very clean, and highly sessionable. Would have to guess this is one of the better "lagers" I’ve ever had. Not a euro-styles expert, but reminds me of some sort of smoked maibock-pils something or other.


 LiebeBier (788), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 10, 2007  
Draft - Clear golden color with a hint of smoke in the aroma and a thin white head. I loved the taste of this beer. A subdued smoky flavor with an excellent helles backbone. Could drink it all day.


 Quack-Duck (3132), Bodensee/Schwarzwald, Germany
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 29, 2007  
bottle, thanks to MoritzF! Pale yellow, medium-sized head. The aroma is not smoky. However, in the taste the smokiness is clearly detectable. Starts rather smoky, the middle püart is smoky as well, the finish is dominated by hops. Not as full-bodied and smoky as other Schlenkerla beers, but still very very nice.


 damienv10 (108), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 25, 2007  
Light lucid straw with a small white head. Aroma is fresh yeasty dough and musty at the same time and I swear there’s this funky banana smell too. Light and crisp on the palate. It tastes a little like bananas, smoked bologna, and faint hops. Very drinkable as a Helles should be.


 gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/59/20
Jul 23, 2007  
(50 cl bottle) Smoked? No way! No smoke what so ever in this one... Pale Lager for sure! Clear pale golden color, small white head. Sweet sugary malty scent, some corn. Sweet malty and vegetable taste. Medium mouthfeel and bitterness.


 b33r (363), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 20, 2007  
Orange in color with medium white head. There wasn’t much to the aroma. Flavor was interesting. My first smoked beer. It was really good for a lager, but I guess smoked is a different category..


 RagallachMC (631), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 18, 2007  
Bottle. Aroma: Biscuity malt, noble hops, apples, and faint whisper of smoke. Appearance: Light amber in color and clear. Off white head was full and frothy with good retention. Fair lacing. Flavor: Biscuity malt with a nice caramel note, noble hops that slant towards the spicey/earthy. Smoke is subtle and ties with everything else pretty well. Medium bitterness and a medium-sweet finish. Palate: Medium-light bodied. Medium carbonation. Overall: I liked this one. Smoke was interesting rather than overpowering.


 turbothy (717), Bonn, Germany
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/513/20
Jul 10, 2007  
Pours with the look of a standard lager. Smoky, slightly skunky aroma. More hops than usual in a german helles, and a nice smoky touch in the aftertaste.



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