Marzonis Lichtenhainer

orgasmic... sour, with a smokey finish... beautiful beer... and one of only two breweries in the world to brew a beer of this style scott is the man

Pours a hazy yellow with a thin white head. Aroma keeps switching off between a nice lactic tartness, some oak, and some smoky hints. Tastes minerally with some nice tartness. Some smoky hints emerge as the beer warms. Earthy grassy finish. This reminds me of a cross between koduolo and gose. Good stuff!

On tap at the East End Brewery. Got a nice big sample while filling a growler of it for puzzl. Cloudy lightish beige or brown like a hazey Long Island iced tea. Beatiful big head! Taste is of old farm house or barn with background hints of old sour wet hay. At times I think I smell a little old wet hay and manure mix in there and this is not meant to be derrogatory in any way. I must admit, I never tasted horse or goat manure but had my face rubbed in it a few times and this stuff has all the positve attributes of said matter. At times I think there are hints of smoked goat cheese in there. This brew is unique and a positive experience on all accounts. A really good tasting session brew. Light and airy, beautiful and fun. Nice finish, like a confederate gentleman greeeting a southern colonial bell. Lovely, simply lovely! Not a single hint of bitterness!

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a cloudy gold/straw color with a thin, soapy white head. The smell is very smoky, with a lemon/lactic tart background, and a hint of bread. Crisp, clean taste. Starts slightly lemony, followed by a big wallop of smokiness, and ends clean, dry, and slight acidic. This beer, it seems to me, is the love child between a Rauchbier and a Berleiner Weissbier. Well done Bill and Scott! It’s great to see something like this in the area. I thoroughly enjoyed the chance to try it and I hope I’ll be down to have so more. I think it’s cool that it’s only 3%. For lightweights like me, I can have a few and not be a total ass. Refreshing, intriguing, interesting, drinkable, and delicious.

5/17/08 - Sample at Pint for Pets. Pours cloudy yellow with skimming, foamy white head. Nose is slightly sour with some spicy wheat notes. Taste is sourdough bread, slight apple and a touch of smoke and slight oak.. A rather mild bitter, but more than I expected. Very dry. Such a different taste that anything I’ve had before. Great beer.

Growler from my pal Cheapdark. A very interesting beer. Each sip, each aroma yields something different. Not to say its very complex -- it isn’t -- but there is a still a lot of variety and evolution as this is drank. All the major ingredients are noticable -- light lactic, smoke, wheat -- along with some lemon and light yeast. I like this. Quite close to a berlinner weisse, really the only extra thing is smoke. I bet this would be great if it got the proper barrel treatment. Thanks, Dennis!

Another great by East End. This is the ultimate lawnmower beer. Nice floral aroma with light malt and yeast in the background. Pour was a nice medium gold with a 2 finger white head. Taste was very drinkable and refreshing. Light malt and smoke in the front that gives way to a lactic sourness in the aftertaste. As I had more of this the smoke gets stronger. A definate plus! Little carbonation, but the flavor stands on its own. Some yeast and lemon come out as it warms. Great beer!

A very interesting brew. Sampled at Pints for Pets. Pours a hazy peach flesh color with a small foamy head. Aroma is a little bit of spicy fruit. A sweet pruny caramel nose. Has a sweet yet smoky flavor. Very sour with a light bitter bite at the finish. Complex with a lot of bready characteristic. Medium body with a light carbonation.