This exclamation by author Jean Paul (1763-1825) is repeated time and again by many who taste Bamberg's famous smoked beer for the first time!

Connoisseurs appreciate this special beer which is brewed today by just two of Bamberg's breweries. The freshly smoked aroma is unaccustomed - which explains why it is said that "the second mug tastes better than the first and the third tastes even better than the second".

Beer: Bamberg's smoked beer is a bottom-fermented March beer. It is also made as a bottom-fermented smoked lager. Smoked beer is also made as a strong beer (Urbock) and as a wheat beer (top-fermented). Urbock strong beer is offered with an original gravity of 16.5%. Smoked malt is used and is the origin of the beer's strong smoky flavour. The colour is very dark, nearly black.