3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
It pours a brilliant clear gold. It really tastes authentic, save maybe a bit over the top on hops, but all-in-all true to style, which is rare for a US "Helles".
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Light straw color; Medium body; Aroma of malt, grain, & some floral hops; Flavor of sweet malt, hops, grain, and light fruit; Nicely balanced; Overall, quite good.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
12 fl oz bottle from BOTW (Rochester), served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. BB 3/22/11.
App.: Clear pale gold with a decent bright white froth.
Aroma: Quite a lot of corn, grain and cereal, a little biscuit malt, a touch of green hops, a little biscuit malt, a wee hint of fruitiness.
Palate: Medium body, moderate effervescence.
Flav.: pale malts, minerals, a touch of grassy hops, a wee hint of fruitiness, clean, straight-forward, kinda boring; dry with a little bitterness and a clean, vaguely malty finish.
Meh, drinkable and forgettable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle thanks to Suttree, I think. Clear gold, puffy white foam. Aroma is toasty, light corn, vanilla, husky grain. Taste is nice, sweet, vanilla, husky spiciness. I usually hate helles, this one is nice.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
This poured a golden color with a moderate white head. The aroma contains some lemons, grass, and vanilla. The flavor is nice with a malty presence, some lemons, grass, and a slight hop presence. This my friends is how you do a lager. No annoying corn or crap like that. Just a clean refreshing beer. Major props here!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, pours very hazy light golden with a white head. Aroma has a nice grassy hop notes, honey malts, and hay. Flavor is crisp with balance in grassy and peppery hop notes with sweet honey and biscuity malts with earthy finish. Tasty and a well made helles that doesn’t come off bocky like a lot of American versions. Why didn’t I buy a case of this?!?
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JAN 31, 2011 Pours straw to gold with thin white coarse head, lively carbonation visible. Smells of slight sulfur compounds, fresh malt, and clean herbal hops. Flavor strikes a perfect balance between clean malt sweetness and mild hopping. Delicious, nice body for a beer this light.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Yellow, with a surprisingly sturdy white head. Surprisingly nice aroma - flowery, fruity and a little grainy. Has some sourdough and White wine - I wanna say Gewurztraminer. Tasty and easy drinkin’.
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