Aecht Schlenkerla Kräusen

With Aecht Schlenkerla Kräusen, the Schlenkerla brewery has succeeded in creating a successful blend of two traditional beer styles, combining the smoky pale lager with the smoked beer Märzen

The result is a balanced aroma of the two beer styles, which appeals equally to both smoked beer fans and newcomers to the smoked beer experience

The Helle Schlenkerla Lager matures in old beer cellars

The term kräusen describes the foam formation and the foam appearance on the fermenting beer wort - it looks like frizzy hair The carbon dioxide produced during fermentation is responsible for the foam formation The kräusening is used for storage and maturation and adds fresh, fermenting yeast cells to already fermented young beer, which are able to carry out secondary fermentation Kräusenbier is fully fermented beer to which a proportion of highly fermented young beer is added for secondary maturation in storage tanks, bottles or barrels

Copper gold like a sunset in a beer garden A stable, fine-pored head Opal cloudiness And of course the typical Schlenkerla ham aroma This is how Aecht Schlenkerla Kräusen presents itself in the glass

In the first sip, you can immediately taste a balanced aroma of both beer styles, both the tart, slightly sour slenderness of the pale beer and the typical smoky, spicy note of the smoked margarine are clearly recognizable The aromas harmonize in combination, whereby the taste of the refreshing pale beer tends to dominate at the beginning The mild smoky note rounds off and closes the finish