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Schlenkerla

Brewed by Heller-Bräu in Bamberg, Germany

Schlenkerla
Photo: Przemek Pietrak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Heller-Bräu

Bamberg, Germany

Smoked beer

1405 · brewery founded

The tavern dates back to 1405, when it was called Zum Blauen Löwen (At the Blue Lion). "Schlenkerla" means roughly "little dangler", reportedly after a brewer with a swinging walk. It still dries its malt over open fires, which gives the beer its smoky taste. The Trum family has run it for six generations.

Best known for

  • Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen
  • Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock
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