2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottled & poured in a shaker glass. It looks light & murky with no head to speak of. It smells like acidic apples and follows up with an apple taste.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
33 cl bottle, Minneapolis. Deep amber colour, pure malt aroma, not overly sweet as some vienna styles can be. Nice clean finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAY 2, 2007 Poured from a 12-ounce bottle into a pint glass. Caramel color with a very thin light tan head. Smell of citrus and hops. The taste was of citrus, grassy, some hops and a slightly bitter finish. The light roasted malt tones came through more about mid-glass.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Thanks to hopdog for picking this up for me when he was in Minnesota. Pours a lightly hazy orange amber with a smaller creamy off white head that left some lacing. Aroma of sweet caramel, some oxidation, some toffee and grainy maltiness, bready with just a touch of hops. Flavor of caramel, sweet malt, light citrus hop bitterness and some breadiness. I think this one was reach the peek of it’s shelf life..unsure of how old it was which I feel is the responsibility of the brewer to put a "born on" or "fresh by" date on the bottle...especailly for a Vienna.
3.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz. bottle. Malty, slightly metallic aroma, with citrus sharpness. Pours a sparkling amber/tan with a large amount of frothy cream-colored head; translucent. The bubbles are large in quantity and long-lasting, along the lines of a champagne. The flavors are subtle but quite pleasant. FireBrick is surprisingly hoppy given the aroma and the style. Otherwise, the tastes are typical of those of a good Vienna. Crisp, lively, drinkable, and refreshing in the palate; light to medium body. This is an appetizing lager. It seems as though it would hold up well to multiple tastings and large quantities of consumption. I suspect it would also pair well with pizza.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Pours clear dark yellow with a large rocky off-white head, mostly diminishing, good lacing. Aroma is average malt (grain, meal), light hops (grass), average yeast (sweat) with notes of apple. Light bodied, slick texture, average carbonation and a metallic finish. Average duration, moderate sweetness, light acidity and bitterness.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
pours a super chill-hazed orange/amber with an off-white head that retains well and leaves good lace. fairly simple nose features a toasty/nutty maltiness and the distinct character of the Schell yeast - light DMS, some sulfer notes. flavor starts with an almost bubble-gum malt juciness, and then dries out quickly to a crisp finish.
well-balanced, easy to drink lager is nothing special but goes down fast and leaves you thirsty for more.
3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured from the bottle to an orange-amber color with good carbonation, a medium white head that disspates fairly quickly, and leaves okay lacing. Try as I might, I could not detect anything but the slightest aroma, of malt, and very little taste. This was not a bad beer, and actually had a nice smooth finish, but just lacked the aroma and taste normally found in Viennas.
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