Forst Heller Bock

Brewed by Forst
Style: Heller Bock
Merano, Italy

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Stein

Draught at Eataly, Bologna. Appears golden with a medium white head. Nice floral nose of hops and underlying caramel. Clean flavour of crisp malt, citrus and some residual sugars. Medium bodied. Good solid malt backbone. Hides the abv well. Tasty drop.

Draught at Eataly, Bologna
Deep blond color, medium head. The aroma is too light, the flavor is reasonably strong, with quite good malt, round mouthfeel and correct bitterness; long aftertaste. pleasant but easy.

Draught Pale golden beer, medium white head. Grainy nose, bit sweet, dry hay, not very present. Very sweet-malty taste, but just enough hops to counter the "too much". Good balance, strangely enough. Medium bodied, slick. I find the alcohol rather hidden, did not expect 7.5%. Not a bad beer, certainly on draught.

Soddisfacente heller bock della Forst, bevuta al Forsterbrau di Malles Venosta insieme a salsiccia di Norimberga con insalata di patate. Lo stile non è certo il mio favorito, ma la Forst se la cava con una birra di corpo molto leggero e sentori maltosi non stucchevoli né esagerati; non certo un capolavoro, ma ho assaggiato di molto peggio.

Draught @ Venice Italy. Average fizzy white head that mostly diminished. Clear sparkling body with a thing yellow colour. Aroma was hay, cardboard, caramel. For 7.5% Alcohol it has a rather thin texture. Light to medium bodied with a hint of alcohol. Flavour was sweet with light alcoholic bitter notes.

UPDATED: SEP 14, 2007 Draught at Green Lion (Manerba).
Yellow pale color, much clear, fraught and with light fizz. Compact and adherent head, good duration. Light aroma, decided alcoholic with notes (slight) of hop and malt. Medium prickly taste; overbearing alcoholic, bitter and with exsiccated cereals notes. Uncommon but with something salvable.