Bayern Killarney

Brewed by Bayern Brewing
Style: American Dark Lager
Missoula, Montana USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

Shared tasting with Strykzone, Poured red to copper with a small tan head and light lacing Nose isf sweet caramel malts with some nuts and chocolate. Fairly rich body and smooth creamy mouthfeel. . Flavor is very tasty with lots of malt and some chocolate. Finish mover from sweet to lightly bitter. Very nice beer and easy to drink.

Sent by Hayduke and enjoyed together via facebook chat. This beer pours a mostly clear dark copper, almost red. My glass had a very short lived head but Ron’s warmed bottle poured with more. The nose was complex fruit and nuts. Nice and not at all "lager" like. The flavor was also quite pleasant. That nice complex fruit again, nuts, caramel, and some chocolate. A general sourness was tasted throughout. Maybe it was the name and hence psychological, but this had an authentic "irish" feel to it. Cool. Lagers often don’t deserve the bad name they get and this is an example. Nicely done.

Bottle. Clear coppery red amber. Aroma is muted caramel with hints of chocolate. Flavour is straightforward caramel, definite nutty character, hints of chocolate. Finish is short and dry.

Bottle served in a flare pilsner. 2011 vintage, new label. Pours clear amber-brown in color with a medium-short, creamy off-white head that holds. Malty aroma of dark fruit, pepper, and spice. Not overly complex, but solid intensity. Smooth, light bitter and sweet flavors. Medium-light body, lively carbonation, soft texture, and a light bittersweet finish. Great beer to session on St. Patty’s Day.

Pours clear ruby amber with a thick foamy beige head that leaves streaky lacing. Aroma of oats, toasted biscuity caramel malts. Taste is sweet with lots of toasted malts again and a slightly bitter burnt finish. Very good flavor, medium thick body, carbonation is a little high but it really gets that thick malty flavor to sink in. I was very surprised by this one and could drink it anytime.

Rich amber body with an adequate head that covers the top. Dry malty nose, with some stale graininess and hints of smoke. Similar malt characteristics in the body, dry malting and with a stale, roast character. Touches of wet shoe and cardboard finish.

UPDATED: FEB 25, 2011 Bayern Brewing, Inc.--Bayern Killarney Red Lager--2009 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.70% ABV--15 IBU’s? (4.4 / 5.0) Amber Lager--No sediment. Lacy medium thick off white head. Clear bright nucleating thin rich amber color. Mild malt fruit delicate hop front. Smooth rich light fruit caramel light sweet lager body. Refreshing quenching mild hop spice tasty smooth end. Delicate flavors. Nice. Sampled 4/15/2009. 6-Pack--$7.50. Bayern Brewing, Inc.--Bayern Killarney Red Lager--2010 12 oz. Bottle. 5.70% ABV--15 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Amber Lager--Irish Red. Thin mild lace off white head. Clear bright rich amber red hint pretty color. Thick pour. Delicate malty toasted mild hop front. Tangy mellow sweet toasted mild cherry caramel peat? hint malty body. Smooth mild hop lingering tangy malt slightly hot clean lager end. Nice Irish Red. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Sampled 3/17/2010. 6-Pack $8.25. Bayern Brewing, Inc.--Bayern Killarney Red Lager Beer Biere--2011 12 oz. Bottle. 5.70% ABV. 15 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Red Ale--Irish. Lacy thin off white head. Clear dark amber red hint color. Light smoke mild hop malty light herbal hint front. Slightly earthy crusty malty toasted toffee caramel not peat Irish smoke note smooth lager body. Clean mild hop spice lingering earthy malt end. Rich roasted Red Lager is Tasty Unique & Well Made. Sampled 2/15/2011. 6-Pack purchased for $8.39 @ Fred Meyer--Ballard, Seattle on 2/15/2011.

Bottle poured a clear amber with a lingering ring of amber foam. Aromas of carmel, toasted malt and light fruittiness. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of carmel, fruittiness and light earthiness with a crisp carmel finish.