Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock

Bottle. Plum red brown with beige head. smoked bacon, akalamati olives, drinking a fireplace with bacon spilled in it. crispy bacon ash. could taste like garbage if you’re lacking the right taste buds and experience, but a wonderful experience for those able to recieve the gift.

bottle. dark color. big white head. very smokey in odor and taste. very good. i think i will try this one with food next time.

If like many north-americans your idea of a good time is fattening junk-food and beer then I’ve got good news for you. This Rauchbier Urbock is like your favourite greasy spoon joint in a bottle. Mahogany body with a medium beige head. I just drank a bottle of the Marzen and a bottle of the Urbock side-by-side. Smoke-time!!! Although their Urbock is supposed to be the reference for the Smoked genre I thought the Marzen more than held its own. Aroma was campfire smoke for the Marzen and smoked bacon for the Urbock. Smoke intensity in mouth was comparable (very high for both). The Marzen has a lighter body with flavours of roasted malts, candies, light caramel and a surprise lemony twist. The finish was refreshing and even a little tart. The Urbock on the other hand has flavours of creamy malts, thick caramel, molasses with a long and intense finish of molasses. Overall the Urbock is more intense but because of its heavy side I wouldn’t drink two pints in a row. While with the Marzen after one pint I was craving for more and more. It’s a draw.

One of my all-time favourites. Pours a ruddy-sable-black with a khaki head. the beer reeks of smoke and bacon fat. The palate agrees with an earthy, old-world malt that sweetens on the finish just to be cut back by a wisk of smoke-richness. This beer is meant for food, smoked cheeses, meats, etc. I baked an onion with sausage and breads crumbs in the hollow center and stuck a nice piece of peppered bacon with it. Just wonderful, not for eveyone, but tongues can evolve.

Let’s see, where do I begin? ....Appearance... Nice chocolate brown with tan head and good lacing ...Aroma..like the time a house burned in our neighborhood, and the wet, damp, smoky smell afterward ...Flavor.....drinking the runoff from that fire ...Palate...cook a steak extremely well done, throw out steak, eat charcoal..that’s it Try as I might, I could not finish this. THIS CRAP WAS HORRIBLE!!

Pheeuww... well... it pours nicely light brown. Then it assaults you with a smell of smoked fish or sausage. Taste is very smoky at first, then transforms into sweetness. I really don’t like it.

Deep copper brown with ruby hues and a creamy, beige head. A big, smoky nose like uncured bacon, creamy caramel, deep grains, some brown sugar, sticky barbeque and some mild, earthy hops. The body is thick, robust and lightly carbonated with plenty of heft on the tongue. The flavor is sweet, smoky and actually a little bitter. The smokiness is dominate with fairly substantial sweetness before a surprisingly crisp hop bitterness tweaks the end just enough to keep either of the other two elements from becoming too powerful. This is just what I was looking for (excluding the Fastenbier, which I’d love to try!), thick, sweet, flavorful, balanced and sufficiently smoky. In the past month, I’ve gone from hater to player in this strange world of smoke beers. Ah, to visit Bamberg one day...

Pours red/brown with a frothy white head. Smells strongly of salami, the taste is malty, slightly metallic and bitter. It leaves a real strange bitter aftertaste in your mouth.