Schlenkerla Brewery

The Schlenkerla Brewery, in Bamberg

The Schlenkerla Brewery is the institution of Bamberg dedicated to smoked beer, the local speciality. The Bamberg audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this high place of the brewing culture, pride of the town.

The temple of smoked beer

If one were to name the emblematic drink of Germany, beer would come to mind, and Bamberg is one of its great capitals. The town is famous for its unique speciality: smoked beer, or Rauchbier, with a characteristic taste obtained by drying the malt over a beech wood fire. The Schlenkerla Brewery, a centuries-old institution located in an old half-timbered building, is its most renowned temple. There you taste this brown beer with a smoky fragrance, served in a traditional and convivial atmosphere, among the inhabitants and the visitors who came to taste this gustatory heritage. The Schlenkerla Brewery embodies the brewing culture and the art of living of Bamberg.

What to see

Here you discover the centuries-old institution of smoked beer, the Rauchbier, a unique speciality of Bamberg with a characteristic taste, served in an old half-timbered building, in a traditional and convivial atmosphere. The Schlenkerla Brewery embodies the brewing culture of the town. It is a gourmet stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Schlenkerla Brewery lies in the historic centre of Bamberg, reachable on foot. The establishment follows its own days and opening hours, which vary. It is best to enquire before coming; the consumption of alcohol is reserved for adults and to be savoured in moderation.

What is the smoked beer of Bamberg?

The Rauchbier, a unique speciality of Bamberg: a brown beer with a characteristic smoky taste, obtained by drying the malt over a beech wood fire; the Schlenkerla Brewery is its most renowned temple.

Where is the Schlenkerla Brewery?

In the historic centre of Bamberg, in Germany.