Aecht Schlenkerla
Bamberg, Germany
Beers
Fastenbier/Lent Beer | 1 | Aecht Schlenkerla Bamberg, Germany | Smoked 5.5% ABV–35 IBU | World-class German Rauchbier/Smoked beer, traditionally served during the period of lent between Ash Wednesday & Easter. Full-bodied, offering a strong, malty flavor that is rounded up by the smokieness & a light bitterness. | |
Helles Lager | 1 | Aecht Schlenkerla Bamberg, Germany | Lager 4.3% ABV | “Schlenkerla Helles” is brewed with fine Bavarian aroma hops from the area around the city of Nürnberg. It’s lagered in century old caves underneath the historic Schlenkerla brewery and maltings. Schlenkerla Helles is boiled in the same copper kettles and bottom fermented by the same yeast as the historic Schlenkerla Smokebeer. Its subtle smokiness without using smoke malt makes “Helles Schlenkerla Lager” a unique representative of the classic lager beer style “Bavarian Helles”. Editor’s note: Since this is not intended as a smoked beer, and is not billed as such, it has been classed here as a Helles, despite some samples having residual smoke character. | |
Oak Smoke | Aecht Schlenkerla Bamberg, Germany | Smoked 8% ABV–40 IBU | Following century old recipes all malts made at the Schlenkerla brewery are dried by wood fire. While for the classic “Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier” traditionally beech has been – and still is – used, the malt for “Schlenkerla Oak Smoke” is kilned with oak wood. The resulting Oak Smoke Malt has a smoother and more multi layered smoky note than the intensely aromatic Beech Smoke Malt. The hence complex smokiness in “Schlenkerla Oak Smoke” is paired with the multifaceted bitterness of finest Hallertau aroma hops. With 8% alcohol and amber color it matures for months in the deep brewery cellars underneath Bamberg into a special treat for smoke beer lovers for Christmas. | ||
Rauchbier Helles Lager | 1 | Aecht Schlenkerla Bamberg, Germany | Lager 4.3% ABV–30 IBU | "Schlenkerla Helles” is brewed with fine Bavarian aroma hops from the area around the city of Nürnberg. It’s lagered in century old caves underneath the historic Schlenkerla brewery and maltings. Schlenkerla Helles is boiled in the same copper kettles and bottom fermented by the same yeast as the historic Schlenkerla Smokebeer. Its subtle smokiness without using smoke malt makes “Helles Schlenkerla Lager” a unique representative of the classic lager beer style “Bavarian Helles”. Editor’s note: Since this is not intended as a smoked beer, and is not billed as such, it has been classed here as a Helles, despite some samples having residual smoke character. | |
Rauchbier Marzen | Aecht Schlenkerla Bamberg, Germany | Smoked 5.1% ABV–30 IBU | Bamberg’s speciality, a dark, bottom fermented smokebeer, brewed with Original Schlenkerla Smokemalt from the Schlenkerla maltings and tapped according to old tradition directly from the gravity-fed oakwood cask in the historical brewery tavern. | ||
Urbock | 1 | Aecht Schlenkerla Bamberg, Germany | Smoked 6.5% ABV–40 IBU | (First tapping every first Thursday of October) A smoked bock beer for Bamberg’s strong beer season (October through December). Matured for months in ancient rock-cellars underneath Bamberg and tapped freshly from the oakwood cask. Similar to, but much bigger than the classic Maerzen style. |