Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock

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

Bottle. Dark brown, almost black colour with a medium off-white head. Aroma is smoked malt with notes of tar. Tastes like smoked ham with some roasted malt. Medium to full-bodied. Another delicious beer from the brewery.

Appearance: Pours a dark mahogany-hued body with a small, bubbly, off-white head. Smell: Bacon-wrapped top-shelf hot dogs smoked atop a wood fire and served with barbecued pork products. Some minor sweetness hints in back, but you gotta look past a whole grocery aisle worth of smoked meat products. Taste: Roasted, toasted grains and yet another Schlenkerla plate of smoked meats. Charred wood. Sweet, slender maltiness underneath with a bit of creme caramel. Roasty, smoke-laden finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Perhaps Schlenkerla has slowly worked me up the smoke scale to the point where I find this both pleasant and keenly drinkable, but, well, I find it both pleasant and keenly drinkable.

Aroma of sweetish tar, roasted malts and smoked ham. Flavor is roasted malts, smoked ham and tar. Medium body, smooth and easy to drink.

bottle. thanks for teh suggestion Mike. VAGINA?!?! deep brown pour with thin spotty lasting head. nice big smokey aroma. Smooth! Big and smokey. clean and balanced. smoked meat, burnt wood, light sweetness and a little bite. very good brew.

500ml. the color is tawny red brown. short lived off white head. robust smoke aroma was anticipated, but caramel malt is also noticed. just a hint of sweetness in the back. not as smokey as the marzen. excellent balance. just the right amount of biiteness to keep the sweet malt in check, smoke is present but not detracting. good stuff.

(draught, at the Schlenkerla, Bamberg) darkest ruby colour with a bubbly off-white head. aroma of smoked meat, roasted malts, with light notes of oak and herbal hops. flavour is mostly strong grainy malts and smoked meat, with notes of caramel, oak and herbal hops. strong, semi-sweet, lightly alcoholic and almost chewy body, with smooth carbonation and a light roasted-bitter finish.

Pours medium amber with a soft white head. Smoke carries this whole beer, the base has a soft caramel note, but plays out a bit watery under the smoke. I do really enjoy these beers, they pull of a woody dry smoke that is meaty and natural, almost cigar like at times. Overall enjoyable, but the kind of beer you have to plan for, might not pair well with everything.

Bottle. Moderate molasses smell for the malt, light resin and leather for the hops and yeast, strong smell of smoke, toffee, pot roast and a German deli. Head is small, creamy white, with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is clear dark brown. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes moderately acidic and lightly bitter. Palate is medium, watery but almost creamy, and has a lively carbonation. The smoke puts this beer over the top, although i didin’t get a whole lot of Urbock out of it.