Raschhofer Zwicklbier

An extremely light yellow beer with a thin white head. The aroma is very light - too light for my liking, but it does have faint notes of citrus and grass. The flavor is malty and grassy, with a very dry and bitter strawy end. A very crisp beer.

Bottle. Cloudy yellow coloured with a white head. Aroma of grain, spices and fruits. Flavour of spices, fruits, grain and hops.

Bottle. Pale yellow colour with a big white head. Malty, grassy, light citrus aroma and a sweet straw taste. Medium body with a sweet light dry finish. 5.2.5.3.10. Re-Rate. 6.3.6.3.13 Draught. A hazy golden beer with a big white head. Malty, herbal, grass, hay aroma and taste. Medium body with a dry finish.

Bottled. Hazy pale nutbrown/orange colour with big white creamy head. Aroma is malts, hops, some yeast and earth. Flavour is malts, hops, earth, graas and some slight hints of yeast.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 4     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 4
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : XX   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 3   Pilsner : 4   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Hay : 3   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 2   Grainy : 3
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Floral : 4   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 1  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 3   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : 3   Crisp : 2   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX

Comments: Another pretty clean Austrian zwickl with a confident flowery character and a particularly crisp, strawy palate, but a bit hesitant maltiness.