3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAY 20, 2007 Draught. Pours golden with a small white head. Aroma is sweet bready malt, maybe with some apple? Flavor is similar, with some pilsner hoppiness noticeable, though not particularly strong. A bit sweet, and lacking almost any pilsner bitterness, but not a bad lager.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
The appearance is a clear golden with a white head of short duration. The aroma has some malt and a little hoppish spice. Flavor is light with spice and the finish is crisp and clean.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A good bottled beer that I enjoyed at the source at my friend’s place overlooking majestic downtown Pittsburgh. The aroma was of a "noble hop" character, as it is so eloquently described. Perhaps some subtle notes of pine and earthyness, with light caramel malt. The flavor was slightly sour with a bitter finish. It had some fizzy carbonation, was mostly smooth and not too thick.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From the beer of the month club. 12 oz. Bottle. The beer pours a clear golden yellow with a white head and slick lacing. The aroma is full hop sweet malt and earth. The taste is smooth and malty with a light body and crisp, clean finish. Very drinkable and clean pilsner.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear pale with a small white head. The aroma is grassy hops, honey and bread. The flavor is grainy, lots of honey sweetness, light lemon and herbal. Medium/light body with moderate carbonation. Nice.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz bottle, from the brewery. Pours a crystal clear gold colored body under a fizzy white head that faded to a thin covering. Aroma is of very doughy pils malt, a little DMS, and just a touch of hops. The flavor is a little grainy with some prominant corn like DMS. Minimal to no hoppiness, and a dry finish. The mouthfeel is a little loose and limp with moderate fizzy carbonation. This wsn’t great. but I’m not so sure that it’s a Vienna. I suppose it got that classification cause the hopping is pretty low, but there was a little. Alot of parallels with Rolling Rock came to mind with the prominant DMS.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
got a half of this. not too bad. alright . can play games with it. beer drinkers can enjoy it, ladies can muster it down.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Served mid-amber with a slight haze under a white head that holds as a thick film and laces light. Aroma finds light apple notes to a base of pale malts. Consistent bitter flavor with Hallertau obviously stealing the show, but there’s a nice fruity hint to give it a more friendly character. Very good. Rather a thick lager with a dry finish. Not as malty as a Vienna should be... there may possibly be a big difference between this and the bottled version which others below have observed as having a more malted flavor.
<font size=-4>On tap at a Max & Erma’s outside Pittsburgh, PA (15044)</font>
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