Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock

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

Dark brown color with small head and some lacing. Aroma smells like a bag of beef sticks. Flavor is malty with overwhelming smokiness.

Pours a dark brown color with a small, tan head. Big smoked aroma, with more smoked meat than the brewery’s other offerings. Starts out a touch sweet, the smoked malts are very pronounced in this bock. Smoked, spiced meat is the name of the game here. Slightly bitter, dry finish. Best of the bunch.

On tap at the Schlenkerla Schranke, Nurnberg November 2006. Mahogany coloured with a decent off-white head. Well-balanced aroma of smoke and sweet malt. Very smooth mouthfeel with flavours of smoked meats, honey, red fruits and charcoal. Excellent. 4.4 Tried again from the bottle 5/11/07. This time the smokiness was a lot more pronounced, to the point of becoming dominant. Less enjoyable, although still very good. 3.9

My first smoked beer and it’s like breakfast in a glass. I’m still tasting it this morning. My new favourite beer.

Strong smoked aroma - nice tones of wood and burnt sugar. Smooth smokiness dominates the flavour on a very malty dackdrop. Can’t wait to try this with grilled meats this summer. Lovely and very, very special.

bottle. Dark brown colour, smoky nose. Flavours of malt and chocolate, smoky background. Very full-bodied.

Poured a deep red ruby brown with a thick creamy light tan head that laces. Got a nice woody, smoked aroma, very thick and rich, definite smoked aroma. The flavor was very woody, rich and smokey. Delicious. The palate was cool and fairly thick and crisp. Definitely the best smoked beer I’ve had.

The color was medium brown with light amber hues. The head was creamy and light beige. The aroma was very smoky, crisp, charred, and roasty. It reminded me of the way your clothes smell after having been close to a campfire. The flavor was smoky, bitter, waxy, charred, and meaty. The palate was smooth. The finish was smoky, charred, and roasty.