Glöckl Bräu Helles

Brewed by Puntigamer (Brau Union)
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Graz, Austria

Serve in Lager glass

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Tap from June 2011, not sure if it was a Märzen or Helles, so the rating’ll go here until I get back to Graz. Presentation is beautiful, lacing creamy white head like Santa’s hat atop a clear golden body with slow-rising carbonation. Sweet citrus and malt nose, minimal grain. Thin, watery body, but smooth. Taste has a dense, layered malty dominance, really tasty citrus but unfortunately with a touch of grain. Very mild bitterness but a good, quenching hoppiness with a some green for freshness, apparently. The drawback would be the slight uncleanliness [Aha! Puntigamer! ], but there’s also a touch of wood and yeast that helps. Thinking I may have overrated, it’s only OK.

Draught at Glöckl Bräu. Poured a golden body with a small thick, creamy even white head that went away at a medium pace. Lemony, perfumey almost light nose. Kinda papery too. Light bready taste, hop, light bitterness. Not bad and definitely better than the average macro you can find there.

Pale golden color, frothy head, Quite overall beer with a sweet and malty flavor. Dry finish. All in all a bit boring.

Draught at the brewpub. -after I’ve drinked chili beer not enjoying it, this beer came as a "beer salvation", pale yellow coloured, little airy head, mild hoppy and malty aroma, slight bitter hoppy finish, refreshing and easy-drinkable