Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier

Rating: neutral



This tastes very smoky, but it ends up tasting (to me) like barbecue sauce because of it. Seriously. It's very different from any beer I've ever had before, and it went well with the greasy pizza I was eating, but I'm not sure it'd ever be my go-to choice. Other notable qualities: not very carbonated, not strongly hopped. It says it's a marzen, but if I had to identify it without a label, I'd think this is a cousin of the schwarzbier/dunkel lager were it not for the smoke taste.

Origin: Germany (Hamburg)
Yes, Hamburg is one of the founding German states, not just a city.

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