Binding Lager

Brewed by Binding-Brauerei (Oetker Group)
Style: Pale Lager
Frankfurt, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

(Bottle 33 cl) Claiming "The international taste" on the label should be a warning to everyone. Well, this is not awful - just very streamlined and unexciting. I guess the deal is to remove some malt, some hops hence leaving less flavour and character. Binding has suceeded in what they intended. 041199

From tap at Berliner Republik. Pours clear and golden yellow with a chalk white head. Aroma is biterhops, crisp. Mild cornish flavour with a light sweet caramel malt note. Classic crisp bitternes coming through. Clean and pleasant.

Bottled. Pale yellowish golden colour with small white head. Aroma is grains, grass, malts and quite sweet. Flavour is quite much the same. Not that nice.

Bottle. Weak, bready aroma. Golden colour. Big, stable white head. The flavour is a bit boring. OK bitterness, though.

[Keg] Simple lager.

Draught @Frankfurt-am-Main airport
Pale yellow, white decent head with some lace. Fruity and grassy nose, a bit like in some Russian lagers. Sweet malty, watery palate. Oily, sweet and slightly hoppied aftertaste.

(bottle) Clear and pale golden colour with a mid-sized steady white foam. Grassy hoppy nose with a touch of malts. Light sweet flavour and taste, light bodied mouthfeel, slightly hoppy watery finish. Haven´t had such a tasteless brew in a long time. Bland and boring.

Tap. Clear golden colour with a big fast dissapering white head. Grassy hoppy aroma and a sweet bitter taste. Light body and a bitter dry finish.