Spreewalder Zwickel

Brewed by Spreewälder Privatbrauerei 1788
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Schlepzig, Germany

Serve in Lager glass, Stein

Draught @ Gasthaus Spreewälder, Dorfstraße 53, Schlepzig, Brandenburg, Germany 15910.

Hazy matt medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, citrus - grass, light to moderate yeasty, vomit - yeat notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, smooth, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110919]

Draught. Medium gold with a large fluffy head. Aroma of citrus fruit and bread. Flavour is nicely bitter with a smooth fruit core. Pale is ling lingering bitter

Draught at the brewpub. It’s murky, warm golden with a creamy head. The aroma has notes of malt, or rather actually more newly harvested grain, a little caramel and yeast. The flavour has a light sweetness and notes of malt, newly harvested grain, light caramel and it ends on a slightly dry, citrussy note. The balance is quite nice.

Draught at the brewpub. Weak yeasty aroma. Very cloudy yellow colour. Stable white head. The flavour starts off quite weak and watery, but turns fruity with a yeasty and slightly spicy aftertaste. Cleansing and slightly rough bitter finish.

The Zwickel is definitely this breweries best beer that is made on a regular basis. A bit of hop flavor comes through that I have not been able to detect as much in their other beers. There is not nearly as much diacetyl as the other beers, which really helps the overall flavor. The diacetyl in fact is barely perceptible (I may even be imagining that I can taste it). This beer has a slight haze to it and to my mouth is quite a bit rounder tasting than the corresponding pils.