3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20Layers of white foam decorate this murky to the point of seeming milky golden ale. Piney, flowery and orangey hop aromas jump at the nose despite the potential lack of freshness. They evolve in a mineral setting, one in which the malts feel round and relatively filling despite the strong carbonation, but also one in which they ironically feel relatively dry and that’s despite a noticeable crystal malt presence. That last sentence would usually be a positive trait for me, but it all comes with a certain roughness to the bitterness that borders astringency and cuts the malt deployment with a rudeness that is not soft-edged at all. Warming up, alcohool creeps into the aromatic profile significantly and that’s not necessarily desirable in a sub-8% brew. I’m sure it would have been more pleasant if fresher, but it’s still quite a few months before it reaches the expiration date market on the bottle. So all in all, nicely aromatic and with hop varietals I enjoy, but a bit rough on the delivery and as expensive as it is, not something I’m very inclined to revisit.
0.5 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 1/20
Ein Bier ohne eine Spur von Kohlensäure schmeckt *******
Es gluckert ins Glas ohne die geringsten Anstalten zu machen, auch nur eine Spur von Schaum zu produzieren. Ebenso tot, wie es ins Glas plumpst, schmeckt es auch.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Altes Mädchen in Hamburg. Pours a hazy amber with a nice white lasting head and excellent lacing. Smells of citrus and flowers. Tastes sweet, with a strong bitterness. Finishes with a smooth maltiness. Quite impressive.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Altes Mädchen.
Hazy orange-red coloured with a medium sized off-white head.
Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, hops, cardamom and pine needles.
Sweeta nd fruity flavour of caramel, hops and grapefruits with notes of pine needles and alcohol.
Dry hoppy finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown with a lasting off-white head. Fresh hoppy aroma with tropical fruit notes. Burnt caramel, light vinous notes, good grapefruity bitter bite with decent green and piney hop flavours. Good balance.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
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ersma: die erste version hat fritz als "zu schnapsig" bezeichnet. en nachfolger gabs bei der inoffiziellen eröffnungsfeier der gastronomie der ratsherrn-brauerei vom fass. als ich da ankam, hielt mir der geschäftsführer ein fast leeres glas davon unter die nase, und ich dachte nur: boah, ey. ich habe mir auch nicht die mühe gemacht, die verkostungsergebnisse zu notieren, weil sich der geschmack schlicht eingebrannt hat. leider wurde der genuss des bieres nach kurzer zeit untersagt, weil das fass ja auch noch für die offizielle eröffnung am 1. 3. reichen sollte.
bernstein-orangefarben mit anständigem schaum.
der geruch ist der hammer -ein kompletter obstsalat, süßlich, extrem fruchtig. beeren, grapefruit, mango, alles dabei. keine ahnung, wie fritz das aus amarillo und simcoe rausholt.
der antrunk ist ebenso fruchtbombe bei moderater bitterkeit. vermutlich sind die ibu deutlich höher als erschmeckbar, werden von der fruchtigkeit aber hervorragend kaschiert. zur mitte gibt der hopfen gas, die fruchtnoten bleiben dennoch dominant. selbst im abgang sind die deutliche hopfennote und bitterkeit im angenehmen bereich. das ganze kommt sehr ausgewogen daher, auch wenn die fruchtaromen natürlich die hauptrolle spielen.
flasche: gibts zum glück nicht, das würde die note unnötigerweise runterziehen.
fazit: so eine fruchtbombe ist mir noch nicht untergekommen, da kommt echt neid auf. definitiv referenzklasse.
12,14,13,13, - 13 - 13,05 - 1/3/2013
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle, hazy amber-orange hue, with a bubbly beige head, nice yeasty fruity, floral orange, lemon peel, leafy, grassy hoppy nose, with a caramel, toasted, pale, bready malt, orange marmalade accent, and a pannetone cake dough, sublte orange lollipop note in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a nice sweet toasted, caramelized, biscuity, bread malty, doughy, fruity orange peel yeastiness character, and a good flowery leafy, grassy, lemon citrus hoppy flavour, with a mild candied lemon, orange peel, piney, minty undertone, leading towards a yeasty orange peel fruity, doughy, citrus, leafy, grassy, piney hop bitterness finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Poured a cloudy dirty beige color ale with a large off-white foamy head with great retention and some pretty good lacing. Aroma of citrus hops is dominating with bready malt backbone and dry hoppy notes also perceptible. Taste is dominated by medium citrus notes with a solid bready malt backbone and a dry hoppy finish. Body is full with limited filtration and great carbonation with no apparent alcohol. Interesting take on this American style by a German brewer though not as much floral hoppy notes as I was expecting.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled. Hazy dark gold. Herbal, bitter, perfumed, a bit medical, but very pleasant beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
In short: A bright, nourishing, doughy, citrusy and piney IPA. Surprisingly good.
How: Bottle 750ml. Consumed fresh a few weeks after purchase
The look: Opaque dark orange body, enormous quantity of yeast particles, large white head with good retention.
In long: Strong and bright nose of citrusy American hops, toasted bread and light notes of peach cake. Taste has a fresh baguette, flavorful luscious caramel, a lot of cookie dough, lots and lots of bright citrusy, piney and sandy hops. Very nourishing body. Lively carbonation and doughy mouthfeel. Round bitterness of medium intensity with a slight resinous character. Alcohol is relatively well hidden. This is unmistakably the bigger sister of Fritz Ale India Pale Ale, same hops signature, same malt signature, same doughy body, same everything. This one is obviously more instance while the little sister was more refreshing. I liked both equally. I drank this big 750ml bottle in a picturesque park immediately after visiting a beautiful Vlad Dracula castle in Transylvania, to immortalize the moment. And if any of you guys need an excuse to drink a beer, just drop me a beermail, I have an unlimited supply of them.
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