Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Weizen - Brauerei Heller-Trum / Schlenkerla

yesyouam

New York

4.03/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Aecht Schlenkerla Weizen is a pretty clear, red brown beer topped with a fluffy white foam that has outstanding retention and lacing. It has a very smokey aroma, like pine embers. It's medium bodied, smooth and a little foamy. It leaves the mouth a little slick. Smoke is the dominant flavor. There's a little banana underneath. Wheat flavor comes toward the end of the taste along with a little botanical bitterness. It seems like an odd style to smoke but it works pretty well. It's a very distinct flavor.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2011 14:24:11 | More by yesyouam

TallSaint

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

06-16-2013 04:10:28 | More by TallSaint

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: Orangish, brown, cloudy; big head

Aroma: smoky, peppery, cloves

Taste: Slightly smoky, a little watery; you can tell it's a wheat, but the smoke masks the character

Remarks: Did not score A, T, S, M at that time; disregard those scores

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 01:18:56 | More by IchLiebeBier

Hellmeh

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.6%

06-08-2013 19:55:05 | More by Hellmeh

deadliest

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -29.5%

06-04-2013 03:51:33 | More by deadliest

sammy806

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +9%

06-02-2013 15:30:23 | More by sammy806

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-29-2013 17:21:49 | More by InspectorBob

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-25-2013 10:35:39 | More by Slatetank

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-21-2013 18:30:45 | More by johntfox

Duff27

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-17-2013 16:47:36 | More by Duff27

BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-12-2013 19:54:43 | More by BeerForMuscle

beergoot

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-08-2013 00:07:36 | More by beergoot

dalepryor

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-07-2013 22:32:12 | More by dalepryor

Jwale73

Rhode Island

3.83/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Served in weizen glass at Brauerei Heller-Trum Schlenkerla on 4/8/2013. Pours a murky brown which has the color and clarity of unpasteurized cider. Head is one inch, dense, fluffy and off-white. Nose expresses a hint of smoke and some dark fruits (similar to a weizebbock in character) with a trace of clove and banana esters towards the back. Taste is quite mild on all accounts - smoke is very subdued but masks a lot of the character of a typical weizen. There is a bit of fruitiness, but it's really a bit muddled, There's also a slight herbal/peppery quality to the flavor profile. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body, but closer to light, with a carbonation that is not quite crisp, but does have a bit of a bite. Definitely an interesting take on the style, but not really something I would look for in a wheat beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 01:00:40 | More by Jwale73

kurgan3

Poland

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

04-20-2013 06:18:25 | More by kurgan3

Vinicius

Brazil

2/5  rDev -48.7%

04-14-2013 01:38:54 | More by Vinicius

falloutsnow

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

From: Friar Tuck's, Savoy, IL
Date: None on bottle
Glass: Weihenstephan weizen glass

The beer is a fairly amazing testament to how powerful smoked barley malt can be (assuming it makes up a typical ~33% of the malt bill in this recipe) over the other components.

Pours a billowing, towering head of off-white to beige colored foam with excellent retention, lasting several minutes in its decline to a 0.8cm cap atop the beer's body. Lacing is also substantial, and amusing, the imagery is like the continents of the earth plastered around the insides of the glass. The body of the beer is a fairly dark amber brown color, with light turning its appearance into an opaque muddy brown with orange highlights around the perimeter. Carbonation is very active and visible enough to be seen moving upwards across the sides of the glass. A very dark hefeweizen, but also very classic and good-looking.

Aroma is, of course, primarily of beech-smoked barley malt with a light underlying wheat malt sweetness and some phenolic band-aid. The traditionally powerful banana, clove, and yeast is overpowered by the smoked barley, but it's a rauchweizen, and I wouldn't expect otherwise.

The flavors are truly dominated by the smoked malt, but sweetness and some wheat malt character come through, along with a bit of yeast and phenols to let you know this is a weizen. Front of palate experiences a well-balanced blend between malt sweetness, yeast, and smoky malt. Mid-palate enhances the richness of the smokiness, making it quite dense, hazy, and complex: it's like drinking a noir film. The sweetness and yeast are still present, but moved very far to the background. Back of the palate finds a strong, smoky tang that's almost puckering, alongside faint notes of yeast and sweet malt. Aftertaste of beech-smoked malt, grass fire smell, and slight sweetness.

Beer is medium to medium-light in body, with plenty of soft, effervescent carbonation. The result is a smooth, slightly fizzy at first, then rather foamy, mouthfeel that meshes well with the body. Closes rather dry, with little residual stickiness on the palate.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 03:14:35 | More by falloutsnow

stephengraniero

New York

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

03-27-2013 01:23:54 | More by stephengraniero

barnzy78

Illinois

3.55/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

16oz bottle shared with my father-in-law who loves all things Germany.
Poured with swirled yeast sediment, it's a cloudy brown colored ale topped with a tan head. Smoky aroma, faint wheat and hefeweizen with banana & clove coming out as it warms. Tastes are fruity, tart, smoky, actually refreshing with some banana notes as it warms. Lighter body with moderate carbonation. Overall, pretty good. Classic Rauchbier here, but I preferred their Märzen or Doppelbock over this one.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 01:19:48 | More by barnzy78

mattparsons

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-21-2013 22:28:41 | More by mattparsons

harpus

Alabama

2.75/5  rDev -29.5%

03-20-2013 19:24:57 | More by harpus

Jsmick

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

03-18-2013 08:08:58 | More by Jsmick

teak

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -35.9%

03-17-2013 03:12:09 | More by teak

bacher468

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

03-16-2013 00:03:23 | More by bacher468

Lare453

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-13-2013 02:59:43 | More by Lare453