13th Century Grut Bier

	Score
91		93
	OVERALL	Style

Professor Fritz Briem
Brewed at Schlossbrauerei Au
Style: Traditional Ale
Friesing, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution

send corrections | shelftag

| edit barcodes |

RATINGS: 164 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.44 EST. CALORIES: 138 ABV: 4.6%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Before the German Purity Law "Reinheitsgebot" of 1516 it was common practice to use any kind of different spices, herbs, fruits and other plants to provide balance to beer. Hops was not yet well known at this time. Grut bier has roots in many cultures and each culture had it’s own “special ingredients": Egyptians, Native Americans, Arabian Tribes, Gaulles, Germanic Tribes and the Vikings. This interpretation of a traditional Grut Bier is spiced with Lorbeer (Bay Leaves), Ingwer (Ginger), Kummel (Caraway), Anis (Anise), Rosemarin (Rosemarie) & Enzian (Gentian). It is brewed with water, wheat & barley malt, "pollinated wild hops" and fermented using top fermenting yeast. - Dr. Fritz Briem Historic Signature Series

Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By

3.5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20

SudsMcDuff (3251) - .....Manchester United.........., Texas, USA - FEB 16, 2012

Pours a deep yellow gold .. medium foam .. chunks the size of walnuts .. . huge nose, mixed spices .. . pretty good, but a bit to one dimensional .. . . End transmission.

3.3

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20

KnutAlbert (4405) - Oslo, NORWAY - FEB 12, 2012

Bottled. Spicy. Mint, caraway, nice citrus. Citrus finish. Pale yellow. Nice try, but I perfer hops.

1.9

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20

SanfordBrewer (1211) - Sanford, Florida, USA - FEB 2, 2012

Hazy straw with brown particulates and a persistant thin white head. Sticky medium body with medium-high carbonation.

Aroma: Strong notes of ginger, anise, menthol or eucalyptus, and something citrusy. No malt.

Taste: Ginger, eucalyptus, and lots of other spices, mild sourness, and only a hint of malt.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20

wedgie9 (1373) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - JAN 24, 2012

Tasted on 10/8/11 from a bottle shared by rustyham, thank you, Nick. Pours lightly hazy yellow with a thin white head that recedes to a thin collar of lace. The nose is spicy ginger and potpourri, with some herbal cardamom. The flavor has the same ginger, cinnamon potpourri, and herbal sage and cardamom, along with some fruity apple and grapefruit. The body is light with fizzy carbonation and a long spiced herbal finish.

3.5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

sherm1016 (487) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - JAN 21, 2012

500ml bottle from Discount Liquor Milwaukee. Pours a hazy, bright yellow color with a white head. Aroma is spicy, ginger, anise, maybe some of the bay leaves. Light body on the palate with fizzy carbonation. Flavor is sweet, Spicy, anise, ginger, rosemary, with a sweet, bay leaf finish. Very interesting. Refreshing, good to try onc, but not something I see myself buying on any sort of regular basis.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20

adnielsen (3139) - Denver, Colorado, USA - JAN 13, 2012

Bottle @ Dan’s. Cloudy, yellow orange appearance with a white head. Big spicy, ginger, organic, wheat malty aroma. Ginger, very spicy, citrusy, organic leafy, lemon, sweet malty flavor. Fun to try but nothing special.

2.5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20

rubbishystuff (1214) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JAN 7, 2012

Very unusual beer. Smells a little like homeopathic medicine. Rather spicy flavor. Pale and a bit watery. Interesting but nothing I’d rush out to get again. Serving: Bottle

3.3

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

Strykzone (2925) - Wood River, Illinois, USA - DEC 17, 2011

Bottle. This is a cool pour. It is hazy light golden with huge darker chunks of sediment that move furiously with the carbonation. A shaving cream white head is two fingers and lasts. Can’t wait to try this. I smell apples and light spice with ginger ale. The flavor is wheat and, again, ginger ale. Spices include ginger. An odd dry bitterness in the aftertaste is interesting. This is too much like a ginger ale for me.

We Want To Hear From You

Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

Join Us »

View Page

1 2 3 4 » 17

Tick this beer

Currently 0/5 Stars.
1
2
3
4
5

More Traditional Ales By Style
Olvalde The Auroch’s Horn 97
New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Black Ale 96
Dieu du Ciel Clef des Champs 79
Bøgedal Nr. 0104 78
Bøgedal Nr. 0124 88
Vestfyen Malt Øl 90
Dupont Cervesia 97
Bøgedal Nr. 0094 82
Bøgedal Nr. 0164 78
Heather Ales Ebulum 93
Bøgedal Nr. 0100 93
Bøgedal Nr. 0040 70
Hopfenstark Boson de Higgs 98
Gotlandsdricke 66
Bøgedal Nr. 0135 60

13th Century Grut Bier

We Want To Hear From You

tags