3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
My Bottom Line :
Chewy and bready, this unfiltered Pilsener’s malt and yeast union is a great pillow upon which citrusy, herbal hops can relax and converse.
Further Personal Perceptions :
-A veil of foam laces atop the cloudy blond.
-This is yet another rustic unfiltered lager which shares many traits with Czech brewpub-brewed Svetlé Lezaks.
-A herbal, spicy hop bitterness seals each sip.
-The flavor profile is balanced and drinkability is optimal.
-This might be plump than your typical German Pilsener, and thus might appear more nourishing, but it does everything so well than I can’t complain.
On tap at the brewpub. Thanks Alex!
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: APR 27, 2012
2011-10-03, draught at the brauhaus, 8-4-7-4-15=38
Quality check after the summer...
The appearance is cloudy, as usual. The first impression of the aroma is lovely, with aromatic hops, very grassy, deep; it turns later into something more breadish. The mouthfeel is very dry, smooth as well, as it has high carbonation; malt flavor, with light bready and crispy notes. The bitterness in the final is a tad too much. Not the best batch, but a very god one anyway.
2011-06-07, draught at the brauhaus, 8-4-7-4-15=38
The hop aroma is fresh, very pleasant. In the flavor, the malt is a bit missing, and the bitterness is on the harsh edge.
2011-03-22, draught at the brauhaus, 9-4-9-5-18=45
Cloudy blond color, with pale orange shades; creamy head. The aroma is confirmed: some of the nicest hops in the Helles of the region, with mild crispy malts, light breadish touch, and a grassy and earthy touch; possibly, even sweet. Lovely crispy malt flavor, and explosive, aromatic, noble hops, to create a dry mouthfeel, clean, bitter, floral... Heavenly tonight.
Only the Tipopils has been so inspiring before.
2010-12-13, draught at the brauhaus, 8-4-7-5-15=39
They seem to brew a batch of 1000L every week; tonight it’s the end of the tank.
Hazy deep blond color; compact and generous head. Nice aroma, hop, crispy malts, a bit biscuity. Smooth, highly carbonated mouthfeel; cereals and malt flavor, with a prepotent bitterness, maybe too much in the end, and green, oily, rough hopping. Aggressive and very good.
2010-11-08, draught at the brauhaus, 8-4-8-5-16=41
I had this one a few times now, and it’s usually the best Pilsner/Helles from Frankfurt to the Schwarzwald. It has a wonderful, grassy, herbaceous hop aroma, and the flavor is a good follow up, with some malt crispness, grassy and noble hopping, strong bitterness. Not as elegant as Tipopils, maybe a bit brutal, but surely fully enjoyable.
2010-07-28, draught at the brauhaus, 7-4-8-5-16=40
Cloudy blond color. The hop aroma is fresh, very nice, with a hint of fresh bread. Good malt flavor, with some biscuity and crispy touch; actually it’s overwhelmed by the strong bitterness; the hop is initially lovely; maybe in the end the power of the bitterness takes over a bit on the aromatic qualities; a lot of hop oils. Excellent!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught @ Lindenbrau Waldbronn, Stuttgarter Strasse 43, Waldbronn-Reichenbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany 76337.
Unclear hazy medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, straw, toasted - caramel, light to moderate hoppy, grass, citrus. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fresh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100928]
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at the brewpub. Hazy golden coloured. Malty, bready and hoppy aroma and flavour. Dry and bitter finish. Crisp.
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