Urbock
(has 3 batches)
Heller-Bräu Trum in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
7.73
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Review based on the BJCP2008 guidelines (style 22B). Bottle 50 cl - Batch LVP. AROMA: intense smoked aroma of burned wood and coal. sweet caramelized malt on the background but overpowered by the smoked aroma. clean lager profile. APPEARANCE: dark ruby color and translucent. average ivory head with average retention. TASTE: slight caramelized and sweet malt flavour with a prominent burnt wood character. faint toasted bread. medium-low bitterness with a semi-dry finish. no hop flavour. PALATE: medium body with average carbonation. no astringency. OVERALL: a nice smoked bock, a bit unbalanced on the aroma but good on the flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2015
at 14:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle from bier-deluxe.de
Very dark copper body, with a big, lacing, creamy, beige head.
Aroma mainly of bacon, wood, caramel.
Surprisingly complex taste of bacon, smoky wood, caramel, honey, tea, grains, subtle zesty hops.
Medium, quite oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes smoky, dry, wooden, grains, but also with bitter hops again.
Really tasty! The flavour is pretty surprising, much more complex than I expected. Not only various smoke notes, but also different sweet and dark malts and some hops, all in a perfect balance. Definitely the best Rauchbier I’ve had so far, precisely because this isn’t just all about the smoke.
Very dark copper body, with a big, lacing, creamy, beige head.
Aroma mainly of bacon, wood, caramel.
Surprisingly complex taste of bacon, smoky wood, caramel, honey, tea, grains, subtle zesty hops.
Medium, quite oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes smoky, dry, wooden, grains, but also with bitter hops again.
Really tasty! The flavour is pretty surprising, much more complex than I expected. Not only various smoke notes, but also different sweet and dark malts and some hops, all in a perfect balance. Definitely the best Rauchbier I’ve had so far, precisely because this isn’t just all about the smoke.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2015
at 16:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at the Rake. It pours clear deep ruby with a s beige head. The nose is sweet, juicy, rich smoke, dark caramel, smoked bacon, and cured meats. The taste is crisp, bitter-sweet, rich smoke, cured ham, bonfire, toasty brown sugar, wood, light vanilla, earth, bacon frazzled and honeyed cereal with a smooth, smoked finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. I doubt smoke beers get much better than this. Flavoursome, yet drinkable. Good depth for the style.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2015
at 06:40
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear dark mahogany brown, long-lasting off-white head. Aromas of smokey bacon, smoked cheese, dark burnt sugar. Taste is wood smoke, charcoal, meaty, almost mushrooms thing going on. Medium body, oily texture, smoky finish. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2015
at 16:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
(tap 0,3l @ OP (Brno))
Aroma: Strong smoke.
Appearance: Clear dark brown color. Medium, off-white head.
Taste: Medium sweet, smoke, light bitter.
Palate: Full body. Sticky texture. Light fizzy.
Overall: Pleasant smoked bock.
Aroma: Strong smoke.
Appearance: Clear dark brown color. Medium, off-white head.
Taste: Medium sweet, smoke, light bitter.
Palate: Full body. Sticky texture. Light fizzy.
Overall: Pleasant smoked bock.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jan 2015
at 15:15
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
0,5 l bottle, best before 6/2015. Clear, very dark ruby with a huge, creamy, stable, tan head. Beauty! Very intense aroma of smoked bacon, smoked beechwood, coal and hints of licorice. The smokiness leaves not much space for other smells. The taste is unexpectedly less dominated by smoke. It is quite sweet with hints of bacon, raisins, molasses and licorice. Very good! Medium long, slightly bitter finish. Full body, creamy and slightly chewy mouthfeel, average carbonation. Another fantastic Schlenkerla beer! This one is so satisfying and everything but one-dimensional. Although one would expect this to just be relying on the smoke flavour, it is more of a typical Bock enriched with a subtle smokey taste. Brilliant!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2015
at 13:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Taphouse, Cph. Clear amber colour with a medium sized, off-white head. Sweet, smoked aroma with ham, bonfire, oak, toasted malts, rich caramel malts. Taste is sweet. Medium body with a oily texture and a fine, soft carbonation. Rather rich for a 6.5 % alcohol. Lasting, smoked finish with bacon and rich caramel malts. Excellent beer, if you´re in to the smoked stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2015
at 05:38
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle into pine glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly cloudy deep reddish brown color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge wood smoke, caramel, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, oak, light chocolate, light char, herbal, and oak/smokey earthiness. Fantastic aromas with great complexity and balance of dark/bready malt, smoke, and earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big wood smoke, caramel, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, oak, light chocolate, light char, herbal, and toast/smokey earthiness. Light herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of wood smoke, caramel, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, oak, light chocolate, light char, and herbal/smoke earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity and balance of dark/bready malt and smoke flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors as well with zero estery notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and fairly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an absolutely incredible rauchbier style. All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, smoke, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2015
at 20:35