New Albanian Abzug

Brewed by New Albanian Brewing Company
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
New Albany, Indiana USA

Serve in Lager glass, Stein

A Kellerbier, according to my waiter- it certainly isn’t a Pale Lager. The aroma has nice toasted malts up front with a touch of white grape and butterscotch. Appearance is gold with light white head. Flavor matches the nose, but with a light grassy hop finish. Palate is bubbly. Nice.

Pale yellow pour with creamy white head and lace. Wheaty malt and paper. Sweet wheat with a light sour finish. Medium bodied with good carbonation.

golden yellow with a light body. slight bitterness with interesting euro hops aromatics. enjoyed

Draft. Poured clear golden color with a medium frothy white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate sweet balanced aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met with an above average brew.

On tap. Pours a clear gold with a slight orange hue and a thin white head. Aroma has a strong sweet grain smell with underlying grassy hops. Flavor is light with light hops and sweet grains.

Pours yellow gold with a white head. Aroma is light bready malts, a little bit of banana and some earthy hops. Flavor is light malts, with a surprising banana like flavor is well. Nice session brew.

On tap at brewpub
My second pint was another light beer. This was a bit different but still another fabulous session beer with which to while away the hours. If New Albanian can continue to crank out small batches of lighter styles like this they move up even further on my list of respected brewpubs. Hopefully with time they can scale them beyond their two outlets and some limited bars in the Kentucky area.

Aroma / Appearance - Transparent and carbonated this bubbles with life. Citrus, lemon, and wheat form an approachable harmony of light hops that gives it more depth than just watered down alcohol.

Flavor / Palate - The hops are faint but noticeable. Working my way down the pint I picked up wheat bread and little else. The grainy texture makes it a surrogate for water; at just under 4% you could probably consume several of these easily without wearing down the palate. Ultimately I would switch to something with more body but this is a fine starting point.

Clear yellow, whitish cover. Light sweet aroma. Taste is grassy, light sweetness.