Heller-Bräu Trum (Aecht Schlenkerla)

Regional Brewery in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Associated Venue: Schlenkerla

Established in 1405

Contact
Dominikanerstrasse 6, Bamberg, 96049, Germany
Subsidiaries
Heller-Bräu Trum (Aecht Schlenkerla) owns 1 brewery:
Description
In the middle of the old part of Bamberg, directly beneath the mighty cathedral, one can find the historic smoked beer brewery Schlenkerla. First mentioned in 1405 and now run by the Trum family in the 6th generation, it is the fountain of Original Schlenkerla Smokebeer (in German language it's called "Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier"). The smoked beer is here at the brewery tavern still being tapped directly from the wooden barrel according to old tradition.

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Flavor of malt, grass or hay, smoke. Light bodied and light carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 11 Jan 2026 at 02:07


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Barnyard hay nose. Clear yellow, thick head, nice lace. Grass, slight smoke. Light body, easy carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 11 Jan 2026 at 01:24



9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Bottle: Poured a clear deep copper color marzen with a large off-white foamy head with good retention and a good amount of lacing. Aroma of smoked malt with some caramel malt notes. Taste is a mix between oily caramel malt notes with faint residual sugar notes and strong smoked notes typical of the brewery. Body is average for style with good carbonation. Super easy drinking smoked Marzen with great flavours.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2026 at 21:28


9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle: Poured a clear amber color marzen with a large off-white foamy head with good retention and a good amount of lacing. Aroma of smoked malt with some caramel malt notes. Taste is a mix between oily caramel malt notes with faint residual sugar notes and strong smoked notes typical of the brewery. Body is average for style with good carbonation. Super easy drinking smoked beer with great flavours.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2026 at 21:25


5.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Bottle 50 cl. Pours a cloudy golden with a neat and lacing white head with good retention. Distinct smoky aroma perhaps paired with some yeastiness. Light in body perhaps but a very smooth mouthfeel. Those fatty, smoked salami notes just gets heavier the deeper you get into the beer. Very little bitterness. 080126

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2026 at 16:31


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

A clear copper brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of bacon, intense smoked malt, oak, some berries. Taste of intense smoked malt, red berries, oak, some bacon.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2026 at 09:47


8.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Herb-rauchiger Beginn. Milde Süße, die aber genau so dosiert ist, dass sie die Rauchigkeit unterstützt. Weicher, mild getreidiger Hintergrund, konstante Rauchigkeit, trocken, brotig. Vollmundig, langer Nachhall. 10/13/12/10/13/12

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2026 at 20:10

gave a cheers!

6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

0.5l bottle many thanks to Lore. Opaque golden body with a long lasting white head. Smoky notes in the aroma with some hay and some doughy yeast. Taste of smoked ham, bready malts, hay and slight citruses. The thin body and the lively carbonation makes the beer feel a bit thin. Fine, but I had better beers from this brewery to be honest.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2026 at 21:40

gave a cheers!

8.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

It would be hard to find more character in a beer of this strength. Gorgeous and clean smoke character, lean ham, mellow pale campfire notes, a little biscuit, hay. Light bodied. Super clean finish, lingering dry smoke, candied ham. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2026 at 20:02