Aecht Schlenkerla Weichsel Rotbier

Rotbier or red lager used to be common in Franconia.  The city of Nuremberg in particular was known for its Rotbier.  Since its production was extremely labour intensive, Rotbier was replaced in the 19th century by Braunbier or brown lager which was produced using modern, simpler brewing methods.  It was not until 1997 that the beer style was revived and once again available in limited quantities.  Aecht Schlenkerla Weichsel red lager, uses malts dried over a fire with high-quality cherry wood (not over beech wood fire as with classic smoked beer). In contrast to the spicy beech-smoked malt, the cherry wood smoked malt has a fruity, almost sweet smoke aroma. Aecht Schlenkerla Weichsel is a full-bodied, pleasantly quaffable beer.