Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock

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

2/21/2009: I love Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbiers because of the deeply penetrating smokiness and their Urbock is no exception. It pours a clear, deep amber color with ruby hightlights and a frothy light tan head. The aroma is slightly sweet and has a large bouquet of smoke like that of smoked cheese rind. The flavor is rich and smoky as well with plenty of chocolate and sweet, caramelized and roasted malts accompanied by burning wood and smoke. Really, the smoke and maltiness of this beer are quite well-balanced. It has a smooth, medium body and is hard to stop drinking. One bottle is not enough! The Urbock is quite good, but the Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen is still my favorite of ther rauchbiers!

1 pt. 09 FL. OZ. bottle (6.5% Alc./Vol.) from River’s Bend Wine and Spirits in Maineville, Ohio. Rating #708 for this beer.

Nice dark brown and red color. Smoke smoke smoke. Reminds me of smoked meat and cheeses. Really dig this style.

bottle. lots of smoke aroma with a dark brown pour ad dissipating head. creamy mouthfeel, but seemed to finish a bit thin, to me. solid.

Completely biased due to this being my instant favorite of the last few years. Poured a beautifully smokey ruby color with an off-white head that hung around for the duration of my session. If you’re not careful, the aroma will knock you off your feet. A deeply smokey aroma distinctively reminiscent of deer bologna. Very smokey and pungent in the best possible way. The flavor is singular in the world of beer tasting. Much like your first brettanomyces funk beer, but at the delicious end of the spectrum. It tastes just as it smells, with deeply smoked character blended delightfully with sweet malts. You may think the finish will blister your throat, but nary a cleaner and milder finish have I experienced. A+

On tap. Pours a dark ruby colour, with a medium beige head. Aroma is pleasant but very smoked malts and saltpetre, with notes of caramel. Flavor has a lot of soft smoked notes. Reminding me of homemade smoked lamb salami, and ends up in a long smoky aftertaste. Really delicious!!

Pours dark-dark brown, pedestrian beige head. HELLO, Aroma! Nose sweeps me into a salty cheese plate and pork campfire dream. Wow! Creamy mouthful of a body. Deep oaky toasty smoked flavor. Just when you think it might be overwhelming, it’s finish is surprisingly, relatively clean. Unique and simply delightful.

A- Pours the darkest of browns, head is tan, creamy, and mostly sustaining, nice sticky lacing on the glass S- Nose is dominated by smoke reminiscent of a campfires and BBQ meats, plenty of burnt wood, tinges of charcoal, truly unique, I loved this! T- Initial taste is just like eating ribs in the south, plenty of smoke, roast, and carbon burning, I am flabbergasted by how much smokiness is in this beer and could only imagine how awesome this would be with a plate of beef brisket, sweet malts are also in there as well, finish is sweet like molasses M- Medium/full-bodied beer, creamy texture, good carbonation D- This seems to be the ultimate food-pairing beer and is slightly overwhelming to drink by itself (feels like I’m drinking a meal), truly one of the most unique beers I’ve had in a while, this is a must-try if you can get your hands on it

Incredibly rich, almost overpowering smoke flavor. Full body and a bbq quality to it. Can’t drink much, but it’s a taste sensation.