Grasser Huppendorfer Zwickel

Brewed by Brauerei Grasser
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Königsfeld-Huppendorf, Germany

Serve in Lager glass, Stein

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Bottle. Cloudy pale yellow, heavy carbonation, foamy head. Apple and yeast nose. Chewy full body, despite the carbonation. Bready base, applepie, grassy and citric hops. Light lemony finish. Well made and a joy to drink.

Bottle. From Landbierparadies. golden, cloudy, medium body, oily feel, average carbonation,

bottle from landbierparadies. poured very pale hay colour with a slim head; aroma of half-cooked porridge; greek yoghurt, lime zest; pleasantly grainy, just needed double the hops - it would have been an excellent beer with a fruitier, more bitter finish

Sorry for the german rating, but this is a lousy rating from my "newbie" time (2007-2009), and it’s not worth of being translated. I just added it for the statistics, and to complete my backlog!
Schöne mittelporige Schaumkrone, die sehr lange hält. Die Farbe geht Richtung Zitrone, und es ist nur leicht trüb. Der Geruch ist fruchtig und leicht säuerlich. Der Antrunk ist schön hopfig herb, mit einer leichten fruchtigen Herbe im Nachgeschmack.

Very pale colour, medium head. Mine was clear. Grassy hoppy aroma hints of straw. Very crisp and easy to drink, no bitterness, it was grassy and slightly malty. It was easy on the palate but had some gas. Overall I’d say this was much more like a Helles/Export than a zwickel but a good thirst quencher.

Bottle, MHD 24.11.2011. Nose is sweet citric malt and very faint grass. Pale, super bright yellow, slightly cloudy with a noisy white head. Taste is very sweet, citrus, yes, but also vanilla, banana, yeast, candy-fruity minerals, and a little pudding - a lot like a Hefeweizen! Dries out slightly by the end, but not a ton, bitterness is very low, though, so I suppose the sweetness is permitted to linger. Medium-lightish body, very smooth with just a touch of carbonated punch. Enjoyed its youthful enthusiasm!

Draught at their brewpub. Thinn white lace. Malty lager malt aroma and a tuch of chrystal malts and nobel hops. Sweet malty taste but too litle hop-taste and bitterness makes it a litle unbalanced.

Bottle, 4.6%. Good, mild citric aroma. Cloudy pale yellow colour. Good stable chalk white head. Good clean flavour, mild lemony note. Not quite clean afterall, has a little paper in the end. But not bad.

50 cl bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Grassy, hayish and slight herbal. Bitter, grassy, slight citrusy and hasyish. Ends dry and bitter.

bottle from Landbierdealer Hof. Hazy pale yellow colour, large white head. Malty-yeasty nose. Mild, malty base, grassy hops in the far background. Slightly yeasty with a shy tartness.