Schlenkerla - the historic smokebeer brewery

End April til end of September

Beer garden in the "Dominikanerhof" is open.

April 23rd, day of German beer (purity law remembrance day)

On 23.04.1516 the famed Bavarian purity law for beer was declared. To remember this day we serve the special unfiltered edition of our Helles Schlenkerla Lager (pale lager) draft in our brewery pub. And in the bottle it is available in many markets of Bamberg.

Schlenkerla Lentbeer

The Schlenkerla Lentbeer is available from Ash Wednesday til Easter.

Schlenkerla Kräusen

In the summer time in June and July we tap the Schlenkerla Kräusen.

Sandkerwa®

The largest festival in Bamberg. In the center of the old quarter: around Schlenkerla.

Schlenkerla Urbock tapping

The annual Urbock tapping is always on the first Thursday after October 3rd (German reunification day).

Schlenkerla Oak Smoke

The double bock is served during Christmas time from 1. Advent onwards.

Smokebeer preservation day, July 23rd

• Special edition UNFILTERED Rauchbier Maerzen in our Online Shop, in the brewery pub from the wooden barrel, and in select stores.
• Brewmaster guided tours through the brewery and smoke maltings (German language only). Bookable in our Online Shop.
• Presentation on the history of smokebeer in the brewery pub (German language only). Bookable in the Online Shop.
• Read more about the historic background
• all events and details (German only)