Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

Brewed by Brauerei Heller
Style: Smoked
Bamberg, Bayern, Germany

Poured an orangish color - white head and decent lacing. Aroma is smoke - on first whiff this smelled like my clothes the morning after a good campfire. I also got quite a scent of meat (smoked bacon). The taste is exactly what I expected - smoked bacon. I actually really liked this Smoked Brew... I’d pick this up again to share with friends.

Draft on tap at the Bavarian Lodge (Lisle, IL). Pours a very dark brown, a bit reddish around the edges, but quite translucent, a decent offwhite head that is cakey, laces light. Aromas are good smoked malts, meaty bacon and ham, a touch of ash and brown sugar, caramel. Very smoked dominant. Initial is fairly light bodied, giving good smoked malts, meaty ham, caramel and a touch of brown sugar. Sticks a light sweetness, smoked sticks moderately to the palate. Not too cloying overall, goes down quite nicely. As a fan of smoked beers, I like this and it is quite drinkable. Light bitterness on the backend, a touch of florals, run over with campfire, ham, and a touch of ash with some light caramel, toffee, and toast, largely bready with a touch of spiciness. I liked this.

I tried to base my rating on the quality of the beer when regarded as a smoke beer. But this really isn’t my thing. It was my first and might be my last. Aroma is like a burning log in a fireplace with malt. It pours a rather viscous blackish liquor. Taste is intense smoke flavour with malt. This really isn’t my bag but as a "smoked" beer this pretty much fills the bill.

a dark brown. odd head, thinnish. a lot of smoke on the nose, bacon and some sweet lime. taste is light and malty, gently balanced with some bitter smoke. a light body with a full taste. very nice.

Pours dark brown color with tan head. Aroma of smoked meat. Mildly sweet flavor with a good amount of smokiness but not overpowering. Medium body with moderate carbonation.

A really nice smoke beer. Definitely old world style quality. The nose is just superb. The flavor is rich yet not overdone. Very smooth finish. Nice lingering smokiness accompanies you as you imbibe this beauty. Wonderful.

Extravagant, german old-style label on the 0.5 l bottle. Meanwhile pouring, a nice, stiff, beige-coloured, head grows, which remains long. Colour’s deep brown/mahogany, bubbleing is low-key. The smell is smoky, mixed with some malty sweetness. Taste is mild, the flavour is smoky, special, its body is pretty good, too. Finish is light hoppy, dry and remains long. A real special one, liked it!

[bottle] Potent smoked bacon aroma with some detectable noble hops. Clear dark garnet under a thin, bubbly off-white. Meaty smoke flavour is strong and in your face at first. Once the palate recalibrates itself there is plenty of sweet base malt flavour as well as a smidgen of noble hops. Moderately salty smoke transcends, though. Medium body, moderate carbonation, moderate bitterness balances the sweetness well.