Gösser Zwickelbier

Brewed by Gösser (Brau Union)
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Leoben, Austria

Serve in Lager glass, Stein

UPDATED: NOV 10, 2011 vom Faß at Gosser Bierklinik in Vienna - hazy golden yellow body with a large white head - fruity fresh and hoppy aroma - flowery, bitter fresh, light sweet , a very well balanced and hamonic flavour - overall these austrian zwickelbiers are fantastic

Super vom Faß / Great beer directly from the tap. to my opinion , the bottled version is nearly as good

bottle. Hazy golden yellow, large and creamy head. Malty nose. Malty nd yeasty with a shy hoppyness.

Medium shiny white lasting fine-laced head. Light yellow body with carbonation. Light fruity peppery hop aroma with light meaty notes. Mild grassy peppery hop taste with apple and citrus notes. Soft mouthfeel. Dry chalky grassy aftertaste. Decent. (0.3l draft, Zwetter, Salzburg.)

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 2     Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 3   Pilsner : 2   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 2   Grainy : 3
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 3  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 4   Clean : 3   Crisp : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX

Comments: A rather generic take on the style with faded maltiness and lots of bubbles.

Draft - Hazy golden body with lots of bubbles, medium sized bubbles in white head with creamy top; Quite small but pleasant nose malty mineral; Big good carbonation in good soft body quite big, balanced, bitter could have more character; Medium long malty finish more warming then fresh. Alright beer, could be both fresher and more complex.

Bottle. Golden colour with a medium frothy moslty lasting white head. Aroma of malts with hoppy notes.

Bottled, in Vienna. Cloudy, not very fizzy. Full flavour, could easily be mistaken for a hefe weisse. Harmonic beer taste, it says on the label, and I agree. Fine hops, both flowery and bitter.