from la Cave à Bières, Yverdon - light hazy dark blond beer with a poor head retention; light papery, flowery aroma and with hints of fruits; quite sweet, medium-bodied, short fruity and flowery finish - gentle

Bottle (of unusual shape) bought at Le Pré Vert in Bastogne, three days past its best before date. A commissioned cyclists’ beer by a German brewery. Thin but moussy, lightly lacing, snow white head, straw blonde with light and diffuse yeast ’fog’ disturbed by vivid fizz, more ochre-hued with yeast sediment added. Aroma of sourdough, damp cloth, sweaty grains, sourish dried apple peel, old bread, starch, cut grass, wet cardboard. Soft grainy sweetish flavor, otherwise fairly neutral, medium carbonated, a little bit metallic, light bready and grainy middle with increasing starch-like, earthy yeastiness towards the finish paired with soft herbal and grassy hop bitterishness, but the sweet graininess prevails in the end. Average German Lager - not hoppy enough to qualify as a Pilsener, more in the range of Münchener Helles.

Bottle from Beers’n’more. Pretty decent for a lager, quite hoppy in aroma and taste. Some fruity sweetness too. I like.