Bamberg and Smokebeer (the Germans call it "Rauchbier") belong together. The greatest of which is the Schlenkerla: the most productive, most visited and most traditional Smokebeer source in Bamberg.
It originates in the middle of the old town, directly underneath the mighty cathedral, from a half-timbered house on which the geraniums effusively glow in the summer. Anyone who did not come here and try the strong, unmistakable taste of Original Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier cannot claim to have been to Bamberg.
Its smoky flavor is achieved by exposing the malt to the intense, aromatic smoke of burning beech-wood logs at the Schlenkerla-maltings.After mixing it with premium-class hops in the brew, it matures in 700 year old cellars, deep down in the hills of Bamberg, into a mellow, magnificent-tasting beer.
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