Oh boy, more Schlenkerla! This one fooled me for a minute, since it is the Rauchbier but blended with a pale lager. According to the back of the bottle, the lager is aged and livened up (kräusened) with the rauchbier just before bottling. The effect is supposed to be one of effervescence and happy little bubbles in the rejuvenated beer, besides giving it a darker color and more complex flavor profile. We shall see just how well it works in this case.
The overwhelming sense of the aroma is rauchbier, with that distinctive bacony scent. I struggle to identify anything else, any kind of lager graininess or hoppy bitter/fruit. The fruit would be a surprise, since that's not traditional at all. The flavor is also pretty much all rauchbier. Although the color is lightened somewhat, the lager doesn't seem to have much effect on the taste. It's the kind of beer that I don't like much on its own, but is a very good match for food, especially meaty food. I might have to warm up some chili.
New thoughts on future presentations, will be checking things out in a couple of days.
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