Kräusen
"Heller-Bräu" Trum (Aecht Schlenkerla) in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Smoked / Rauch Beer Regular|
Score
7.34
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Aecht Schlenkerla Kräusen starts out as normal Helles Schlenkerla Lager and matures for months in the old rock cellars underneath the brewery. Just before filling it is blended using the before mentioned "Kräusen" technique with classic Märzen Rauchbier. The result is an unfiltered, bottom fermented and amber color Märzen Lager hybrid with a vibrant and slightly smoky flavor.
Data:
Original gravity: 11,5%
Alcohol: 4,5%
Bitterness: 30
Ingredients: Water, barley malt, hops, yeast
0,5 Ltr. Bottle
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Very thick, stable, white head over clear, light-copper beer. Strange (as in different from other Schlenkerla's) smoked, peaty nose, smoked & cured ham, sunflower seeds. Smoked, Rauchmalz - intense, if less than in the Märzen - bit coppery-metallic, beechwood, cured ham. Medium bodied despite the low ABV; good carbonation, slick. Another classica Schlenkerla product - I'd put it somewhere half way between the Lager and the Märzen. Txs to Stef!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bouteille 50cl, BB 05/2022.
Couleur pâle, cuivre, col épais blanc-cassé.
Arôme est frais, pas mal sur le malté avec un léger rétro-nasal apportant un bon côté de fumé - petite note de fleur de houblon en fin de bouche. Garde ce bouquet allemand délicat de Aecht.
Palais présente une belle note de fumé - c'est bien le côté typique de Aecht du fumé latent - petite pointe caramel, fin chocolat le tout repris pas des notes de fumé. Houblonné vert frais avec une amertume fine tout au long - in fine, version réussite mais très similaire à la classique.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5
Smoked meat, creamy barley malt, and hay aroma. Slightly hazy golden yellow with large white head. Moderately sweet citrus, ham, barley malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body and balance. Very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Dark blond colour with lasting lacy head. Starts out with smoky bacon notes. Nice malt body. A little bitterness in the aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled 500ml (Alko web)
Clear pale amber colour, small white head. Mild wood smoke aroma, malts. Light-bodied but malty. Pleasant Schlenkerla smokeyness - ham and wood, some sweetish fruity notes. Hoppy. A bit of crispness in the mouthfeel. Extremely balanced.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Amber with an inch of white head. 3+ Aroma of smoke - lighter than most of their beers - breadcrust, some floral and spicy notes. Not all that sweet with little depth to the malt which makes the smoky finish a little biting as well as bitter. At least in bottle not their best.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
0.5 l bottle at Cajt, Zagreb. Clear dark golden to amber, small lasting off-white head. Good balance of light smoked malts and caramel malts. Caramelized nuts, peanuts, soft smoke. Sweet, grainy, smokey, honey, some hops. Light but lasting finish. Light body, moderate carbonation. Drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
0,5l bottle at home courtesy of Saeglopur, big thanks. BB 12/2020. copper clear color, medium big white head. smells bacon, wood smoke, light sweetness, spices, light tobacco, grassy, light tomato juice, nice smell. light body, soft carbonation. tastes grassy, tobacco, earthy, peppery, light smokey notes, light bacon, spices. finishes lightly bitter with notes of grass, tobacco and some light smokey notes. very nice one, very good and easy to drink, yet good complexity. very enjoyable.
50cl bottle. A clear amber beer with a off white head. Aroma of strong smoked malt, oak, caramel. Taste of dark smoked woody malt, bacon, caramel. Quite nice!