Red beers used to be more common in Franconia. The city of Nuremberg in particular was known for its red beer. Since its production was extremely complex, red beer was replaced in the 19th century by brown beer, which was produced using modern, simpler brewing methods, and disappeared. It wasn’t until 1997 that the beer style was revived.

For our Aecht Schlenkerla Weichsel red beer, we dry the malt over a fire with high-quality cherry wood and not over a beech wood fire as is the case with classic smoked beer. In contrast to the spicy beech smoke malt, the cherry smoke malt has a fruity, almost sweet smoky aroma and provides a copper-red color in the glass. The finest aroma hops add a berry note to the multi-layered smoky taste. With 4.6% alcohol, Aecht Schlenkerla Weichsel is a full-bodied, pleasantly drinkable beer.