New Glarus Norski

Formerly brewed at New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Heller Bock
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Stein

Sparkling golden body with very lively tiny bubbles that lend a hand to the pleasing rocky white head. The aroma is sweet malt and some aromatic hops. I might smell honey but maybe it is just because I read the label first. Anyhow, the flavor is a nice mellow maltiness followed by a generous helping of noble hops. All combine to produce a very delicate and very nice brew. The palate is medium, bigger than expected, and generally quite crisp. Another fine offering from the fine folks at New Glarus. Thanks JCapriotti for the surprise!

Pours a deep gold with little head that disappears quickly. Taste if full of malt and honey as the aroma suggests. This was a great beer for a hot night in Iowa, which is weird since it's supposed to be a winter brew.

Medium yellow hue with an good head and lace. The aroma hints of toasted malts, aromatic hops, citrus, wheat fields and honey, Very floral on the nose. Sweet and silky taste with a lighty bitter and fruity undertone. Thin-bodied with a minor mettalic feel. Not a true bock but more of a hybrid, doesn't fit any style and doesn't really excel at any charcteristics either.

I like the Bock beer style, but unfortunately this one fell a bit short. It poured an average sized white head with fine-small sized bubbles that mostly diminished. The body was slightly cloudy with soft carbonation observed. The hue was pale yellow. The nose was malty, sweet and fruity. The flavor of this beer was sweet from start to finish with a tingly, smooth, thin-watery texture and light bodied. There was a fair amount of lacing.

This brew poured a large head of fine to medium sized white colored mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a good lacing and a carbonated weak urine yellow colored body. The aroma is mild and sweet malted. The mouthfeel is smooth with a slight tingling sensation in its finish. The flavors are mild with notes of fruit and malt. Not a good example of a bock in my book. Ein sehr gut bier bitte!

Sweet, fruity, clear. The bottle says to drink it ice-cold and I believe the reason is the sweetness becomes a bit overpowering at a temperature much above that. A bit of wheat and tart hops redeem the flavor somewhat. Still, I wouldn't recommend sipping it slowly.

This is a very good Beer. This is a very nice surprise. Wasn't sure what I was getting myself into when I grabbed this. Glad I grabbed it. If it was sold in my town I would regularly stock it.

medium golden, with a slight haziness. small but ample (i feel as though i'm talking about breasts here) head that leaves excellent lacing. big fat grainy aroma with a hair of fruitiness. ya know, i really dont detect a bit of honey in this one. fairly dry in the flavor..and i think maybe i'm beginning to understand hallertau hops.