Schlenkerla Ur-Bock
Brewery: Heller (Schlenkerla)
Town: Bamberg
Style: Rauch Bock (Smoked Bock)
Color: dark brown
Head: tan, rocky
Nose: smoked malt
Body: medium, low carbonation
Palate: smokey, almost fishy
Finish: dryish
Served: gravity dispense from wooden barrels at their Bock Anstich.
Impression: Schlenkerla’s Ur-Bock has become harder to sample due to the newer Dopplebock, Eiche being their seasonal during December. That’s another great beer so no complaints but the Ur-Bock used be on for more of the winter and now unless you’re in town in October/November, you’re out of luck. I went up for the Anstich (first tapping of the year) this past year and it was worth the effort. It was a great time and one amazing beer. The way the locals throw them down, you’d swear it was water. It has an amazing soft palate and the smokiness is a few notches above their “everyday” classic Märzen. It’s an intense flavor but somehow easy to drink.
Next beer or back to the beer list.
Killing time at work looking at your beer shots is not helping pass the time.
Haha ….well, it’ll tide you over until you can drink one. Prost.