3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Having been lucky enough to have visited the Hofbrauhaus in Munich, I looked forward to trying this beer (which I never had a chance to while there in 1977).
Pours a deep gold, not your typical "Marzen" color - in other words, not in the Vienna style. Nice creamy head that lasts until the last drop.
The nose is all malt, and the taste starts out somewhat the same. Sweet, honey-like malt flavor, married to a fairly good amount of hops bitterness for the style. The hops were never really evident in the nose.
One treat to look out for, is from time to time, you can find this product in 5 litre mini-kegs. I found the product in the kegs to be slightly better on all counts than that from a bottle (note: I review the bottled version here).
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Gute Schaumkrone. Für meinen Geschmack ein bisschen zu mild. Schön Süffig. Es ist hopfenbetont und ein wenig malzig. Der Nachgeschmack ist leicht herb. Fazit: ok
Test vom 4.9.2008, Gebinde: Glasflasche
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
50 cl bottle from toft vin.
clear golden yellow, gigantic smooth beige head.
syruppy, very slightly citrussy, malty aroma. Aroma is a bit boozy, like an imperial lager. Flavor is smooth, easy drinking, slighlty sweet, good solid european bitterness in the aftertaste - Will do well with the dreadfull cusine germans eat, so suits its purpose very nicely.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Liked this - malty fusion of different grain flavours. No hop character but solid combination of malt flavours
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Non existent hop foamy nose with a well held just covering the lid head. Consistently carbonated clean yellow body. Initially a tight hoppy taste, developing in dryness with a settled palate. Lacking in anything but an impressive level of drinkabillity for the ABV. (Bottle, The Pond, Leith)
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled, 0.5l. Pours clear golden color with huge white head and lively carbonation. Aroma of malt, banana, grassy hops and yeast, while some detergent notes also present. Sweet malty taste with very pleasant mouthfeel, followed by sour and dry finish and long hoppy aftertaste. Full body, slick texture and soft carbonation in palate. Tastes good every month, not only in October...
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Really good for a Oktoberfestier... not easy to find elsewhere even in Germany, so GO THERE!
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A light-orangish ale that has a forthy white head. Not as refined but has the imperial hops and flavor that come with the autumn months.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
11.2oz bottle in a lager glass. Pours golden with a thick, white head. Aroma of pale and caramel malts with a little bit of nuts and hops. Flavor the same. Average texture. A decent beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draught at NWAF, 2012. Bright gold pour with a beige head. Fruity nose. slightly unreadable notes (still using a pad and pen) I think I’ve put banana, pear, ’grassy’ looks like ’graggy’ and a mysterious word ’whicaf’ down for the taste (Christ I must’ve had a good night!). Fruity finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
chocolate, resin, caramel, nuts, toast, barnyard, basement aromas, bubblegum, cooked vegetables, licorice, smoke, golden, brown, sparkling, rocky head, medium sweetness, very bitter, heavily sour, full body, flat, long finish,
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