Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

This one really messed with my head. It just tastes plain weird in the beginning, but after a few sips you get used to it. At the end of the bottle, I actually liked it. This one is listed as 4.8% in the 500-book.

• Name: Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier, 5.1%, Germany
• Appearance: Dark chestnut. Nice amount of head.
• Aroma: Smoked malt. Burnt wood.
• Taste: Really smokey. Malty. Burnt wood.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.85
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 22/2-2006, 80/300, 47/500

Re-rated in 2018:

• Name: Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen, 5.1%, Germany
• Appearance: Dark brown, light tan head.
• Aroma: Smoke, but not too much, though. Some tar.
• Taste: Smoke, metallic, roasted malt. Slight tar. Nice.
• Bought: Schlenkerla (Bamberg), 500 ml draft, €3.40
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 9/8-2018