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13th Century Grut Bier


 Percentile 
88
overall
A Traditional Ale brewed by
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution
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633.59/5.03.57/5.04.6%90.2Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard P  Stats

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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

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 ucusty (1241), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/512/20

Aug 7, 2008  
Hazy yellow pour with a fluffy white head and a decent lace. An array of different herbs on the nose; mint, coriander, and rosemary. Very unique flavor consisting of bay leaf, ginger, star anise, bubble-gum and clove. Citrusy finish

 brentfeesh (973), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 1, 2008  
Lightly hazy onion skin color that looks kind of soapy. The aroma is spicy lemon pledge…Interesting. It also has a spicy lemon flavor with various spices like rosemary and earthy things. Lingering spicy after taste. Well carbonated, medium body. An interesting brew. Lots of spices to try to pick out.


 WeeHeavySD (2034), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/514/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Bottle from the PP Carlsbad bottle shop. Shared with dalekliz and my girlfriend Cyn. Pours light yellow with a tan head. Nose full locorice and spicyness. Taste is almost efervessent with a lot of flavor and spice. This is tasty and intersting, the taste is better for me than the nose.


 Suttree (2404), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 29, 2008  
This was a nice surprise. Pours cloudy gold, thin white head. Spicy, perfumy aroma. Fairly light bodied, not heavy like was expecting, Very crisp, reminds me of a wheat, with some lemony notes, too. Shades of clove, chardonnay, and some woody flavors, too. A lot more drinkable than I was expecting.


 tgncc (340), Bellmore, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Rating alert: I actively seek out and try every traditional ale I can find. This could influence my rating. The appearance is yellow, like lemonade, thin white head. Very hazy. The aroma is a crazy jumble of spices, I would say rosemary most prominent among them, and maybe gentian. Some grainy, wheat, malty aromas as well. The flavor is citrusy, spicy (Ginger), some malty sweetness, tart. Lemony sweet/tart flavor is left on the palate, which tends to linger. Wierd. This is an interesting beer. It’s also a challenging beer. I recommend this, but mainly for beer connoisseurs. Not so much as a beer to drink just sitting around watching the game.


 JPDIPSO (4345), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 2, 2008  
Cloudy light straw color, really looks like a white bier. Taller meringue head. Light malt and wheat aromas, masked by big herbal and spice scents. I catch many things from bay leaves, rosemary, ginger, anise and eucalyptus. Chai tea comes to mind. Dry start. Light herbal seem to touch the tastes first. A mild pale malt comes in mid swallow. Likely a bit cleaner than a true traditional ale, and more a complex spice ale, but I’m not complaining. Nice mix of herbal and spice.



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