Heller-Bräu Trum

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

Established in 1405

Contact
Dominikanerstrasse 6, Bamberg, 96049, Germany
Subsidiaries
Heller-Bräu Trum owns 1 brewery/brand:
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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8/10
Tried on 10 Jan 2026 at 04:24

9/10 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

9/10 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

5.8/10 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

7.6/10 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

8.1/10 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

6.3/10 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

8.6/10 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

8.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
kolor złoty, lekko opalizujący, piana biała, obfita, drobna, raczej trwała. zapach umiarkowanie intensywny, zimny bukowy dym, lekko słonawe nuty wędzone, drożdże szampańskie, jasne słody, lekka kruszonka w tle, całość dobrze zgrana, czysta. w smaku lekkie, wytrawne, ale nie puste, zimny słony dym liściasty, spora mineralność, lekkie jasne słody, herbatniki i kruszonka, w tle drożdże szampańskie, lekkie nuty naftowe, odrobina delikatnych ziołowych chmieli. goryczka niska, ale zaznaczona, dymna, fenolowa, minimalnie drożdżowa krótka. w ustach lekkie, bardzo pijalne. nasycenie wysokie.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2026 at 21:21

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle from Geers. Clear amber, small, foamy, off-white head. Aroma of bacon, BBQ herbs, tobacco, caramel, brioche, dried banana, wood. Taste has sweetish banana & red apple going over a caramelly malty base, with notes of smoky bacon, meat & clove present throughout. Earthy hops in the finish, lingering bitter wood & smoky tobacco. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Another great addition to the Schlenkerla range; this one is more accessible as a Rauchbier.
Tried on 31 Dec 2025 at 14:41