Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Hansla
Schlenkerla (Heller-Bräu Trum)

500 ml bottle, from Vaaland 1889, Bryne. ABV is less than 1.2%. Golden brown colour, large white head. Moderate aroma of smoked malts. Thin mouthfeel as expected, but not bad for a low ABV beer. Dry flavour of smoked malts, hints of smoked meat. Moderate hops.

De 32gp. En almuerzo. Con papas con chocos. En copa de hefe de Bavaria. El ahumado y la buena carbonatacion le dan el interés del que carecen la mayoría de "sins" del mercado. Eso sí, no es una birra para refrescar sino para tomar tranquilamente cuando no puedes tomar alcohol

Tasted on a recent trip to Germany. From the half liter bottle, it pours a hazy amber color with a big white head - lots of carbonation in this one! The nose gets a light scent of grain, smoke and some bacon. Taste is also light, with the smoke coming through.

 

 

 

L:
-pours a hazy amber with a big,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-bready,smoke,bacon,light citrus,grainy
T:
-spicy,smoky,grainy,charcoal,plastic
F:
-medium to high carbonation
-light,watery body
O:
Really suffers from the lack of malt presence.The smoke is much less integrated than in it's higher ABV Brothers.
The whole thing feels tough.

Pours a slightly cloudy, brown'ish, deep, dark amber coloration with a large, fluffy, lasting head. Smells of grainy, smoked malt, with a certain fried bacon note. Taste is a decent balance of grainy, smoked malt and bitter, somewhat herbal, chalky hops, with a rather light smokiness somewhat reminiscent of fried bacon. Finishes with a medium bitterness and some bitter, chalky hops and mild smoke lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a light/medium body and medium carbonation.

While this leaves a good initial impression, with a rather nice appearance and good aroma, it really falls apart at the first sip. I mean, I suppose it's not half bad for 1.2% ABV, which I tried to rate this as, but then again why bother when their Lager still comes at a relatively low ABV and is much superior to this? It just completely lacks an even halfway decent malt presence, being dominated by rather bitter, chalky and somewhat herbal hops, with a rather mild smokiness, although it does manage a rather impressive body and mouthfeel for the ABV.

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