Bären Pilsner

Brewed by Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei
Style: Pilsener
Donaueschingen, Germany

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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Light, thick head with slightly lace. Soft and balanced taste, not enought hops aroma for pilsner. In aftertaste you can find a bit more malt.

Bottle (with the label of the former Bärenbräu Schwenningen): Pale golden, almost clear, lazy carbonation, small persistent white head; sweet grainy to malty nose with some herbal hops in the background; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied, pretty soft; shy hoppy edges in the grainy-bitter finish. Not bad, but not very Pilsner-like.....

(bottle, courtesy of Quack-Duck) Clear, pale golden colour with a fluffy foamy white head. Medium-sweet malty and subtle fruity nose with light hoppy notes in the background. Sweet-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. Solid malty base with herbal hoppy accents and light fruity (citrus, pine apples); dry, slightly sweet, moderately bitter and slight tart finish. Mediocre mild Pilsener by German standards (03.03.08).

bottle. Clear golden yellow with a medium-size head. Very hoppy, full-bodied and slightly malty. Much better than expected, a decent brew.

Malt hop candy sweet aroma. Clear yellow colour with poor head and lacing. Sweet malt hop flavour. Flat palate.

10 Mar 06 - Typical light sweet malt and hoppy pilsener aroma. Clear yellow colour, low head and lacing. Sweet light malt and hop flavour. Tangy hoppy finish.

Odd label on this offering from Fürstenberg; is it a now defunct breweries beer reborn or is it a spin-off beer designed for supermarket chains or geographical marketing. Either way, this was actually a pleasant quaffer, one that could easily be the better of this breweries line-up. Poured into a Fürstenberg stein, a decent sized compact white head formed atop a clear, pale, yellowish gold body. Aroma is soft and balanced between bitter, grassy hops, a little citrus and banana?, and some honey. Light and prickly on the tongue with an initial sweetness reminiscent of lemon ’fizz-whizz’. Second mouthful brought on lightly grainy, sour and tangy sweet malts with a good serving of spicy, bitter hops in the back before dropping off short and fresh in the finish. Slowly developed a lightly sweet, floral aftertaste nearing the end of the glass which gave it just a little more character. Above average, refreshing and clean German pilsner; great for a hot summer’s day. (50cL, BBE 07/06, Int’l Beer Shop, W. Leederville)

Yellow gold, moderate head with moderate lace. Mild green hops and pale malt nose. Malty palate with a moderate amount of bitterness and a dry finish. A nice example of the style, and a pleasure to drink.

Clear pale golden body and an average size white head. Grassy, light to medium body, with a pleasant but short finish. May be able to pick it out of a line up as a pilsener but only just. Not a bad brew just nothing outstanding.

Nice golden color with a frothy head.Flowery notes goin in with a nice clean finish.This is when of my favorite German breweries.Haven't had a bad brew from these guys