Heller-Bräu Trum (Aecht Schlenkerla)

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

Established in 1405

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Dominikanerstrasse 6, Bamberg, 96049, Germany
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
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle 500ml. @ home in the conservatory - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ☀️ 🐝🦋 [ As Heller-Bräu Trum (Aecht Schlenkerla) Helles Märzen - Special Edition Unfiltered ]. ABV: 5.1%. [20250802]. -8/4/8/4/-16

Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2025 at 19:17


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

Kopparbrun vätska med beigefärgat finbubbligt skumlock. Aromer av rökta charkuterier, tjärad ekplank och en aning karamell. Ännu mer rök i malten som fångas upp av beskan, som är lite gräsig. Smakrik och medellång eftersmak.

Tried from Bottle at Schlenkerla on 02 Aug 2025 at 16:13


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Mörkt bärnstensfärgad och disig vätska med finbubbligt skumlock. Arom av rökt torv, hö och lite gräs. Rejäl maltnärvaro utan överdriven kladdighet. Ren beska som balanserar smakerna. Mer rökt orvi smaken. Hyfsat kort eftersmak och en bra törstsläckare.

Tried from Bottle at Schlenkerla on 31 Jul 2025 at 18:45


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Copper reddish, mostly clear, cappuccino head. Smoke, roasted, salty, bread, malt, cream, soft. Crunchy, creamy, full body. Nice long lasting smoke, malt. Fresh. I like this.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2025 at 15:49


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8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

50cl Bottle @ Brewery. Pours amber copper with a White head. Tasty. Smokey meaty. Smoothness. Really soft like the BA marzen at the brewery. Lovely. 4.3

Tried on 31 Jul 2025 at 14:55


8.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

500ml bottle. Opalescent, ruby colour with average to huge, thick, dense, firm, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, off-white head. Woody, smoky malty, slighty caramel malty and minimally leafy, hoppy aroma, notes smoked wood, some caramel, a minimally ashy touch, whiffs of tobacco, toffee, protein, yeasty overtones. Taste is nutty, smoky malty and caramel malty with some residual sweetness, notes of hazelnut, caramel, smoked wood, leafy hoppy overtones with a touch of tobacco
Creamy-oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, fine, dense, soft, creamy carbonation.
Very well crafted, fantastic colour, excellent mouthfeel, nice nutty aspects - just one word: divinely!

Tried from Bottle from Die Bierothek on 29 Jul 2025 at 20:03


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, enormous thanks to Patrick M for bringing it to Ryan and Ryan for sharing! Coppery amber body, off-white head. Quite smokey, woody aroma, smooth, with bits of dried fruit. Smooth taste, wood and bacon, minerally, soft, well balanced, excellent! Beat the Unfiltered Helles for me!

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2025 at 18:22


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from the Schlenkerla webshop. Copper with a slight haze, golden foam. Juicy malt smoked fish aroma. Medium full chewy body with nice fizz, full grain, light fish, fatty beech base, fullbodied, sparkly, woodsmoke pop, berry notes, intensive fun.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2025 at 19:26


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

Bottle 0.5l at home, Espoo. Colour is clear orange with medium white head. Aromas and flavours: Smoke, some tar, grain, some syrup, malts.... Very typical schlenkerla. Just great.

Tried on 25 Jul 2025 at 17:39


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

A reddish copper ale with a thick frothy lacing mocha head. In aroma, caramel malt with light peated notes, light bacon, light cereals, pleasant and smooth. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with light peated notes, light cereals, pleasant and smooth. On tap at Clandestin.

Tried from Draft at Clandestin, Cuisine Créative on 24 Jul 2025 at 22:19


Brewery Stats
Score 7.27
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