Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock (Bottle) 6,5% This is the second beer I try from this brewery, the other one is their Märzen Rauchbier. A fun fact about this brewery is the word Schlenkerla (comes from the Franconian word Schlenkern) which roughly translates into: moving your arms in a funny way when you walk. It came from the man who became an owner in 1877, Andreas Grasser, who was a bit handicapped. Read more about it here.
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Appearance: 3/5
Very dark brown-amber liquid with a small light brown foam that left very little lacing.
Smell: 7/10
Smoke, smoked ham and salt.
Taste: 7/10
Lots of smoke, salt, smoked ham, malt and burned toast.
Mouthfeel: 4/5
Smooth, creamy and buttery with just a little bit of sting. Thick body and fairly low bitterness.
Comment:
This beer is very smoky, not sure if it's heavier then the märzen. From my notes it seems like the märzen is more intense but I would have to test them together to make sure. I'm personally not a huge fan of smoke beers but I think this works well. Tastes a bit like it has been filtered through an old hunting cabin.
Regarding food I think this would work well with regular home cooked food. Maybe some oven roasted potatoes and veggies with a big chunk of meat or sausages.
Total: 3,4/5
Börjar redan bli tjock.. Kanske man ska börja ta kvällpromenader för att få bort magen lite?
ReplyDeleteJag har alltid gillat deras Märzen rauchbier, men jag tycker nästan den är för lite rökig idag. Som jag minns det var den mycket rökigare första gången jag drack den... Men så är det väl kanske med minnet. Urbocken har jag btw aldrig testat.
ReplyDeleteYuru: Nej för fan, en riktig karl väger över 100 kg.
ReplyDeleteHumlehenke: Ja jag tyckte den här var mildare än deras Märzen. Minns att jag tyckte att den var för rökig, men har en känsla av att jag skulle ha en annan uppfattning idag.
Ser att det finns några flaskor kvar. Hade missat den här men tänker nog köpa den nu.
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