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James Clay
Bamberg, Germany



Bamberg brewery Schlenkerla are renowned for one particular style, the enigmatic Rauchbier, or ‘smoke beer’. Schlenkerla are a thoroughly traditional operation, drying their own malt, which few breweries have done since the industrial revolution. And that makes for one tasty, smoky brew.
Though most smoked beers now use modern gas or electric heating methods, Schlenkerla have held tight to the skills developed by generation after generation of brewers, making their Rauchbier one of the last old-style brews on the market.
Schlenkerla is as much a beer hall as it is a brewer. To really experience the beer in its home environment, a trip to beautiful, Gothic Bamberg is in order. The city is worth exploring in its own right, but the Schlenkerla tavern is a riot of dark oak beams and ornate flourishes.
That just leaves the name. Schlenkerla roughly translates as ‘dangling’, describing the tipsy stagger of a rosy-faced drinker, apparently a nickname for an early brewer with a hobble. So grab a Rauchbier and get dangle-y.
Schlenkerla Beer - Available Now
Eiche | Oak Smoked Doppelbock | 20x50cl Btls NRB | Seasonal | 8% |
Helles Lager | Helles Lager | 20x50cl Btls NRB | Listed | 4.3% |
Rauchbier Marzen | Rauchbier | 20x50cl Btls NRB | Listed | 5.1% |
Rauchbier Weizen | Wheat Rauchbier | 20x50cl Btls NRB | Listed | 5.2% |
Schlenkerla Eiche Oak Smoked Doppelbock | Doppelbock | 20Ltr Key Keg kk | Seasonal | 8% |
Schlenkerla Erle Black Lager | Smoked Dark Lager | 20x50cl Btls NRB | Limited Release | 4.2% |
Schlenkerla Weichsel Rotbier | Cherry Wood Smoked Red Lager | 20Ltr Key Keg kk | Limited Release | 4.6% |
Smoked Malt | Schlenkerla Schnapps | 1x50cl Btl NRB | Special Order | 40.0% |
Our Schlenkerla Range

Helles Lager
Style: | Helles Lager |
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ABV: | 4.3% |
Brewed with aroma hops from the area around Nürnberg, Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier is lagered underneath the brewery and fermented by the same yeast as the historic smokebeer. A subtle smokiness without using smoke malt makes Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier unique in the Bavarian style.ABV: 4.3%
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Size: | 20x50cl Btls NRB |
Rauchbier Marzen
Style: | Rauchbier |
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ABV: | 5.1% |
This classic Bamberg beer has a distinct aroma through its palate to a clean, dry finish and a wonderful flavour which may come as a bit of a shock at first! The smoked flavour comes from a beechwood log fire used to dry the germinated malt during Kilning process.
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Size: | 20x50cl Btls NRB |


Rauchbier Weizen
Style: | Wheat Rauchbier |
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ABV: | 5.2% |
A Bavarian wheat beer with a smokey aroma. Brewed with a mixture of both barley and wheat malt. The barley malt is the classic Schlenkerla smokemalt, while the wheat malt remains unsmoked. Served unfiltered with its natural haziness, Schlenkerla Wheat reaches its full aroma through bottle fermentation with fine top fermenting yeast.
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Size: | 20x50cl Btls NRB |