Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock

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

500 ML Bottle-Poured a dark mahogany brown w/a slight lacing on top. Huge smokey aroma, smelled like a campfire or a ham cooking on the grill. Flavor delivers just what the aroma suggests; rich full smoked flavor w/traces of coffee, chocolate, & malt. This is a big flavored beer; you better be ready for it. Don’t try & knock this one back quickly, it’s a definite after dinner, sipping brew. Finish is a mile long. Very different, very enjoyable.

Pours deep brown with a creamy head. Smells like a beef stick. Flavor is plenty of smoke,woodsy, it’s almost like drinking a campfire, some spice, chocolate. The lingering smoke aftertaste is a little much for me, but this is interesting.

Bottle 500 ml
Appearance :Fine haze of brown bock, purple ruby light trough shown. Neatly contrasting velvety white coat.
Nose : Good clean smoky aroma, more on birch wood side than drying cured meat. Sweet brown sugar weaved into it , as it warms up chocolate cake like aromas appear.
Flavour/Palate : Medium bodied, meal like flavour. Smoky front with burnt roasted malts at finish. Dark inka coffee with cocoa beans finishing creamy chocolate. Brown malts go superbly with balanced smoky malt. Gentle woody bitter ending. This is benchmark in smoked beer world that other should aspire to.

Bottle, courtesy the Mike man. Deep brown with tan head. Smells like a camp fire with some ham on the side. Flavor is initially a nice crisp-sweet malty bock, followed quickly by a blast of liquid smoke and pork. Full and creamy mouthfeel, with a sharp smoky aftertaste. I do love me some pork, but I think I’ll leave it on the side for now. Definitely not my thing, but interesting and fun to try. Thanks Mike!

Reddish brown color with a medium off-white head. Aroma is smoky with some nice malt presence, but not overdone. Flavor is smooth, smoky and warming. Alot of campfire smokiness balanced with some tasty malt. Not overdone. Really nice rauch.

Brown body with nice red highlights and a thick, creamy tan head. Very earthy and thick smokey aroma. Rich, creamy body. Taste is of smoke and roasted malts. Finish reveals some caramel and a bit of sweetness. Bitterness into the finish along with a campfire smokiness. This is probably one of the best smoked beers I’ve had.

smoked meat? goooood! smoked ham? goooood! smoked sausage? goooood!! I like this brewery a bit too much! I can drink this all day.

clear burgundy and small off white head. strong rich aroma of smoked oak and earth. medium body with a frothy carbonation. strong campfire flavor with some toffee and spiced vanilla. smoke is overpowering, but in a good way. if you like smoke, doppelbocks, and bourbon then this beer is for you.