- Schlenkerla
Schlenkerla is a historical
brewpub inBamberg ,Bavaria ,Germany . It is most renowned for its Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier ("authentic Schlenkerlasmoked beer "), [cite web
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Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier has a distinctively smoky aroma and flavour that is consistently present amongst the three varieties: urbock,
märzen andweizen . The brewery also makes ahelles which, while the grain used is unsmoked, is still smoky in flavour due to beer's proximity to the smoking operation.The building
The tavern features a Gothic ceiling known as the "Dominikanerklause".
Name
Schlenkerla roughly translates as "Dangling". "Schlenkern" is a German
verb meaning "to swing" or "to dangle". The "-la"suffix is typical of theFranconia ndialect . Thename reportedly originated with a previous owner of the brewery who possessed a hobblinggait . An image of this hobbling brewer can be seen in the designs on the Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier bottle.References
External links
* [http://www.schlenkerla.de/indexe.htm Brauereiausschank Schlenkerla] - official website of the Schlenkerla historical brewery and tavern
* [http://www.bamberger-bier.de/_Englisch_Home.htm bamberger-bier.de] - information about Bamberg's brewing tradition en icon
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