Bornstedter Büffel Helles

Brewed by Hofbrauerei Krongut Bornstedt
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Potsdam, Germany

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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On tap at the brewpub. Pours a very cloudy, golden orange colored body with an inch thick, foamy and frothy, white head that dissipates slowly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma is lightly sweetened pils malts with some bread, a light grassiness, a few fruit notes, and just a touch of DMS. Flavor is similar. Lightly sweetened and bready pils malts with a balanced, light grassy hopping. A few fruit notes and maybe a touch of sulfur on the flavor before this finishes smooth and clean while drying with a light bitterness. Medium length aftertaste and a soft, lighter carbonation. Overall, a decent Helles. A bit on the flat side when it comes to carbonation, but I thought it worked pretty well with the soft, somewhat sweet maltiness. Balanced and easy drinking enough.

05/03 Draught at the brewpub. It had hazy pale golden body with small head. Quite fine aroma, unpasteurized sourish hops, slightly grainy. Very weak flavor, some fine chalky and bready malts and yeast, but nothing too much indeed. Thin body gives short finish, where some sourish lemony hops are showing up again. Pretty boring watery brewpub beer.

On draft at the brewpub. Hazy golden colored, thick white head. Hoppy nose, bit flowery, hay, malts. Pleasant bitter flavor, thirst quenching. Not very complex, but very easy to drink (no wonder they serve it in half liter mugs). Extra points for drinkability, an underrated quality on Ratebeer imho.

Draught. Hazy yellow with a short lasting head. Peculiar beer this. Aroma is eggy. Flavour is yeast, some lemon and quite a sour bitter finish. Palate is long and dry

Draught @ Hofbrauerei Krongut Bornstedt. Color cloudy yellow with medium head. Aroma grain, bread. Taste bread, grain, bitter, lemon. Refreshing.

On tap at brewery in half liter mug. Hazy light orange color with one finger head. Faint Hallertau soapy smell. Slightly bitter and simple flavor. Dry finish. Very drinkable.