Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

Bottle @ home. Clear dark brown/reddish colour, smell of smoked bacon/smoked eel. Greasy taste of charcoal and smoked bacon, a little malts. Nice bitter finish. Moutfeel is medium, bit oily. Love it or hate it. I love it!

50cl bottle (I love the shape of these bottle, btw). Pours a deep, dark brown/copper with a thin, almost white head. The aroma is like a campfire - very smoky like beef jerky or fresh, heavily-smoked ham. There is a light graininess in the aroma, too. The flavor is grainy with a light sweetness and firm smokiness. Mid-tongue features an interesting bitterness - an earthy, light spiciness that goes well with the smokiness. The finish is full with hints of chocolate and more smoke. The mouthfeel is medium-light in body with only moderate carbonation. Overall, a very decent rauchbier - but not as enticing or well-balanced as their Urbock.

Half a liter bottle. Its Bacon!!!! I like bacon and I like beer but this was something else. Smoked I guess isn’t one of my styles. Poured a dark brown with small beige head. Smell like smoke / charcoal. Malty watery bacon smoke taste. Hard for me to finish. I let this sit for a while to see if it tastes better warm but no luck still one of the hardest beers I’ve had to drink.

0.5l bottle. This was the first smoked beer I tried, and I only bought it on a whin so it was a hell of a surprise! The smell is extremely fragrant, strong smoked bacon smell overpowering anything else. Taste is much the same, some hops and bitterness, with a big smokey flavour which constantly reminded me of smoked bacon. Very unusual, a bit too wierd for me. However, I’m sure if you’re used to the smoked taste it’s pretty good.

Bottle 50 cl. Average size, creamy off-white diminishing head with fair lacing. Brown clear body. Aroma of smoke, tar and tobacco. Medium body, oily texture and soft carbonation. The flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter. A OK beer, I just have to get used to the taste of ash tray !!