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:
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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle as part of a delivery from RAD Beer and drunk at home. Mid-gold and clear with a large rocky off-white head. Light smoke, a deep malty aroma with a metallic edge. Light, sweet taste, more smoke, leading to some gentle bittering hops and a short finish. Body's pretty watery even for the low alcohol content, but the full carbonation more than makes up for that. Maybe short of their best beers but this is a humdinger.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2026 at 21:59

5.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 3 Overall 5
Dass man bei einen Schlenkerla- Bier die volle Dröhnung Rauchigkeit 🚬 und Holzigkeit🪵erwarten kann, war mir klar, aber dass dies so extrem ist, habe ich nicht gedacht.
Das Räucherschinken-Aroma 🍖durchzieht den ganzen Körper und lässt wenig Platz für andere. Ein bisschen versucht ein Stich alkoholreicher Kirschlikör durchzukommen, dieser gibt aber bald auf. Zum Schloss würzt etwas Toffee und Torf den Abgang.
Ein Bier mit Charakter, bei dem man wirklich ein großer Rauchbierfreund sein muss.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2026 at 18:10

6/10 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

6.4/10 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

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