Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock

A nose of firewood, smoked sausage, iron, some sweetness, and lots of tar. Taste is of roasted malts, iron, smoked ham or sausage and caramel. Some acidicy and bitterness initially, but it is replaced by a distinct smokeyness and a kind of dry character in the finish. The regular märzen is a bit boring; this Urbock is what its all about! I usually don’t like smoked beers, thinking the sweetness don’t mix with all the smoke, but this brew is really balanced in that aspect.

50 cl bottle via trade with smith4498 - Pours a dark brown color with a one finger thick light tan head. Very light lacing. Aroma is smoke. That’s about it. And it’s awesome. Well, flavor is smoke too. Bottled bacon! Gotta love it. What I really like about this beer is the balance. Not overbearing or under whelming. Medium body. One of the best Smoked Lagers I’ve had. Thanks Jason.

smoke, molasses, red, brown, tan foam, heavy cloying sweetness, medium body, soft carbonation, long finish, good peat,

Brown coloured beer with small off-white head and no carbonation. "Jambon Fumée" aroma. Finish is smokey with only a litte taste of ham.

Bottle. Pours dark, clear copper with a light tan head that diminishes quickly. Good rauchbier nose of smokey bacon, salt, peat, smoked ham and a little bit of malt. Flavour is very similar to the aroma but with more malt plus some toffee and nutty hints. Medium body and a long smokey finish, without much bitterness. Well balanced, great beer. Easily could have gone over the edge, but pulls back just in time.

Unfiltered. Have had this before but this has to be even more smokey. Serious aroma of smoked bacon. Like a bbq in a glass. Flavor is meaty, bacon, liquid smoke. Well done but a bit too foody, smokey for me.

Unfiltered tap at Redlight Octoberfest. Pours a dark brown with a thick light tan head. Huge smoky meaty bacon ham aroma. Taste is smooth malt, chewy bacon, some bitterness. Finishes with a big puff of smoke. Awesome brew.

Tap at Hagges bärsklubb German beer festival (2005?). Light brown to beige head that lingers. Holy smoke, this is smoky, but I like it. It isn’t a harsh smoke but a plesent smoke. Alcohole is clearly present in the taste toghether with the smoke taste.