Kräusen
Heller-Bräu Trum (Aecht Schlenkerla) in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
7.33
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In the world of German brewing, Kräusen refers to the intense proliferation of bubbles and foam formed during fermentation of a young or "green" beer. And Aufkräusen (literally to kräusen it up), refers to a historic brewing technique in which some green beer is added to a fully-matured lager. This is a very old and very typically German tradition, and today even English-speaking brewers refer to this technique as krausening. Krausening brings the vibrant freshness of young beer to the more refined, austere flavors of a fully-matured lager.
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.
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.
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8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2023
at 21:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Eingetrübt bernsteinfarben mit weißer Schaumkrone. Malziger, rauchiger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig mit den bekannten Raucharomen von Schlenkerla, aber weniger intensiv als im Märzen, Anklänge an Honig, leicht hopfig. Mittlere Süße mit leichter Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2023
at 16:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark golden, slightly cloudy. Fresh. Nice bitterness, chewy round. Even in a bottle this is nice; would love to drink it on tap.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2022
at 21:55
6/10
bottle thanks to fin... unexpected new rate... Light fruity smoke nose.. Light mineral fruit.. soft light smoke.. earthy.. but the smoke is there.. Light orange
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2022
at 13:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Thick white head over clear orange/copper color. Aroma is smoked but lighter than the märzen, smoked ham. Taste too, earthy, malt, crisp beer. Medium body, slick mouthfeel, fresh. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2022
at 15:34
7.9/10
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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!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2022
at 08:33
7/10
Bottle online from Raynville Superstore. Pours a hazy golden/amber colour with a large foamy white head. Aroma is mostly smokey with bread and a hint of citrus. Taste is malty and smokey at first with bacon, caramel and some more citrus notes coming through. Hints of floral. Light citrus pith on a hoppy finish. Thin to medium body and slightly fizzy mouthfeel. Smoke and citrus is an odd combination but it actually works pretty well. Not my favourite Schlenkerla but still a very decent and unique beer. Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2022
at 18:23
8/10
Rauch van Schlenkerla, altijd goed… caramel, volmoutig, lichte ham/bacon, broodkorst, bittertje, waarom zijn er niet meer goede Rauch bieren …
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2022
at 17:18
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2022
at 18:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ the brewpub in Bamberg. Pours hazy dark amber with stable off-white head. Clear aroma of malt, with mild estery notes. Sweetish flavour of malt and yeast, with mild touches of hops and hints of smoke. Estery and malty aftertaste with smoky notes and mild hoppy touches. A nice one. I am happy to finally have made my way to the brewpub and taste it.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2022
at 12:07