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Millstream Schild Brau Amber

Millstream Schild Brau Amber

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A Vienna brewed by
Millstream Brewing Company

Amana, Iowa USA

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1343.17/5.03.17/5.04.9%86.4 Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The name Schild Brau means essentially 'Shield beer' in German. This is our Flagship brew, a Microbrew done in the style of the special beers of Munich. This beer is brewed in the style of a Vienna style lager. This style was first developed by Anton Dreher in Vienna in 1841. He used a new type of sweet caramelized malt that gave the beer a wonderful reddish, coppery color and a juicy malt character. Word soon spread to Germany where this style of beer became immensely popular, and stronger versions called Marzen or Oktoberfest were soon made. Our beer uses these same malts to attain a perfect balance between malty sweetness and a firm bitterness. Our Hallertau hops are imported from Germany give it subtle spicy flavor. The repeated awards that we have received for this beer only confirm why many people consider this beer to be synonymous with Millstream Brewing at its best.

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 Probiere (992), Iowa, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/514/20

May 2, 2007  
A strange coating mouthfeel and a lot of things going on with the malt. Caramel foremost, but also notes of grass, nuts, and some slight fruitiness. Not quite dry enough on the finish.

 jbuzz (449), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Single from Three Cellars. Nothing great here. A nice beer but that is about it. A little sweet light malts.


fidelis83 (21), Clinton, Iowa, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/513/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Smells of bready malts, grits, and dry leaves. Flavor has a great malt up front, carmel, bicuity light but sweet. Almost no sight of hops for a while then a nice bitter spicy, verrrry slightly citrus note about the same time as a slightly funky woody malt. Decent beer with a suprising level of complexity as it warms.


 kramer (1864), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 8, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pours a clear light amber body with a small fizzy light beige head that faded to a wispy film. Fairly minimal aroma of toasted malt, cereal grains, and a touch of hops. The flavor is mildly sweet with a toasty maltiness up front and a light crisp bitterness on the finish. Slightly grainy and a little thin, it does drink pretty easily. Mouthfeel is a little watery and thin with moderate fizzy carbonation. Not the best amongst the style, but drinkable.


 badbeer (404), Iowa, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/514/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Pours a nice dark amber color, transparent, and had a white head; but the fact the head left with no trace brings it down. Smell of caramel and toffee. Sweet caramel greets your taste buds, paired with some toffee and a soft, earthy bitterness to even things out. Really well balanced taste. Higher carbonation than average, medium bodied. After finishing up a test, this one hit the spot nicely. I’d have another, but unfortunately this is the only one I had. Worth a try.


 esjaygee (721), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Amber with a medium white head. Aroma of light caramel , sweet malts and light German hops. Taste is pretty light too, mostly of sweet caramel with a little hop character to balance it out. A drinkable and forgettable Vienna.




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