Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

Brewed by Brauerei Heller
Style: Smoked
Bamberg, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Dark ruby red colour, smoke in the smell. Initially tastes of leather and burnt wood. I first wondered if I could finish the bottle but now wish I had a couple more. Not overly fizzy and not much head. Looks great, smells great and tastes even better.

Pours transparent and light brown out of the bottle but as it gathers in the glass, light ceased to get through and it becomes black. Small off white head gather on top but quickly recedes to a few scattered bubbles. Nose is smoked oysters, wood, burnt meat and bacon grease. Taste is light. Really light. Expected more. It’s mildy sweet and more on the bitter side. Smoke in the flavor isn’t as pronounced as other rauchbiers from the same label. Mouthfeel is crisp and oily, light to medium body with a medium long aftertaste. Not bad, but not my favorite from Schlenkerla.

Clear dark brown with a rather fizzy yet foamy head. The smell reminds me of a Bonfire up in the northwoods at my cabin, that’s the best way I can describe it. On the other hand, the flavor is unlike anything I have ever had. I’m getting smoked ham, smoked oak, with some chocolate and oddly enough, sweet malts. The body is also very light and creamy, and it’s also very easy to drink. Having not tried a Smoked beer before, I was very surprised with how much I enjoyed this beer and I will be trying this style again in the very near future

Pours a dark golden brown with a white head that settles fairly quickly. Moderate lacing hangs to the glass. Oak smoke aroma backed by caramel and toasted bread notes. Smoke and burnt sugar (you know, past caramel) start off the taste. Some roasty tones. Non-smoked oak is also apparent in the flavor. Vanilla, marshmallow, toast. Add some chocolate malt and you’ve got a smore. The palate is on the thick side with some lingering stickyness that doesn’t present as sweet so much as just thick or sticky. The smoke is well balanced and complements the beer quite well. Good example of this Bamberg specialty.

A light brown coloured beer, with an off-white head that mostly diminishing. The aroma is roasty and smokey. The taste is bittersweet with notes of smoke, roasted malt, dark chocolate and hops. The finish is bitter.

Oct 2011: Popped into a local pub last night because they were having a two week Octoberfest type thing: pleased I did because there were bottles of this for £3.20. Sadly they didn’t have any of the correct glasses or steins, so I poured it into a Beck’s Vier glass which actually suited it well. It showed off the body and head nicely and allowed the smoky aromas to waft out. Really is an acquired taste and my wife hates this beer (we’ve been to Bamberg a few times). I am not a smoked bacon guy, nor do I smoke or eat much smoked ham or cheeses, but I do like this beer.

Tap @ fermentoren pours clear amber light sepia. Aroma : cured meats, salami, smoke is very present, though not overwhelming, some caramel, malty, grain, meaty, Bon fire. Taste: smoke upfront, some caramel sweetness, malty, grain, grassy, salami, high drink ability, a lot of smoke but very balanced.

Big creamy head and powerful smoke noticeable immediately. Burgundy color, aromatically and visually exciting. Not too much but not too little carbonation. Easy going aftertaste. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

UPDATED: APR 17, 2012 Pours a brown with a white head. It smells like ham or cooked meats. Extremely unique! The taste translates into that, with a very earthy and smoky flavor. Although I do get a bit of a watery flavor. Still definitely unique. Something I need to try again.

Purchased at Schlenkerla in Bamberg, Germany as it was too crowded to sit, enjoyed at my hotel room relaxing after a long day of walking the beautiful city. I hope I didn’t spare myself from not having on draft there, figured to have this fresh from the brewery would be as good, and it is very good. Appearance is surprisingly clear, dark amber, rich off white head. Aroma of burnt wood, bacon, ash, I can only imagine how many known carcinogens I’m ingesting right now. Taste is purely classic. It’s intense without being too potent, doesn’t taste like I’m drinking ash, I can even get a bit of lager yeast in the flavor, along with the wood and bacon flavor. I liked the Weizen and thought Fastenbier was ok, this is the best, hands down. Best smoked ale around.