Wagner-Bräu Kemmern Ungespundetes Lagerbier

Brewed by Wagner-Bräu Kemmern
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Kemmern, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Hazy amber colour. Grainy and hoppy aroma. Nicely hopped taste, a bit light body, thin malt basis.

From the barrel. Poured into a ceramic mug with an off white head. Crisp pale malts, fresh straw, a hint of wood, and herbal and floral hoppy notes. Fresh and delicious with a very clean finish.

Half litre bottle, pale amber colour, initial slight haze which increased the more I drank, medium head, poorly retained. Farmyard aroma, hay, straw and hint of manure. Tasted charcol malts, grassy finish. Medium body, slightly coarse mouthfull, moderate carbonation. Overall more like a Dunkel dressed as a Zwickel/Keller, a beer which doesn’t fit website categories.

Opálos, sötétebb réz sárga színe van. Habja tört fehér, elég termetes és kemény, tele van apró kis buborékokkal és lassan, a pohár oldalfalán csipkét hagyva olvad el. Illata édeskés, malátás, nedves lópokrócos és citrusos. Íze igen gyümölcsös,barackos, malátás, zöld fűszeres és mézes. Ehhez kapcsolódik a virágos, kesernyés és füves komló, ami nagyon szépen kiegyensúlyozza. Könnyű teste van és közepesen buborékos. Utóíze kesernyés, füves, igen száraz és hosszan tart. Igen kellemes és kiegyensúlyozott sör, nagyon könnyen itatja magát.

(bottle) pours a murky amber colour with a fluffy off-white head. aroma of sweet spices, straciatella, floral hops, lemons, yeast and some grain. flavour is mostly the same, with a hint of treebark, some lavender and a light grainy bitter finish. medium-bodied with average carbonation.

In short: A superior thirst lager with a countryside farmhouse character.
How: Many fresh 500ml bottles bought in Germany a week before, German-theme tasting
The look: Cloudy pale amber body topped by a small off-white head
In long: Nose is surprising with a pleasant countryside farmhouse signature like I’m not used to. Solid backbone full of toasted cereals with a fresh character, minimal sweetness sensation, discreet hops with a leafy/fruity flavour providing a smooth/round bitterness. I love session lagers more than the average ratebeerian but I’m not the greatest fan of the style either. My favorite session beers are the rustic Saisons but somehow this kellerbier with its coutryside farmhouse character seemed to bridge the that gap between the two worlds. I really like this beer. It’s a bit sad to see an excellent session lager like this getting low ratings simply because it is not a big beer. But you know what really breaks my heart? My cholesterol-heavy diet.

Hopfenwürziger Geruch mit einer gewissen Hefenote. Beginnt recht würzig, wenig bitter. Danach noch würziger, aromatisch-süßlich. Abschluß bitter-würzig, abklingend aromatisch. Gut - harmonisches Bier.

Bottle from Bierzwerg web shop. Hazy golden color with small white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, toast. Taste, sweet malty, with hints of caramel, bitter hops. Long lasting bittersweet finish. Drinkable beer.

Bottle 50cl from Quack-Duck thanks a lot ! A cloudy yellow beer, aroma is well malty, cereal like, even toasted, sweet, good body and hops presence. Very nice lager as I like them, not filtered, well hoped, nicely malted.

Bottle, MHD 27.12.11. Strange semi-rubbery tone out of the bottle, and it’s still really musty and strange in the glass. No way I was expecting anything like that. Highly carbonated clear, pale orange body with a soapy beige head. Very soft light- medium body, only lightly crisp at first, malt is caramel-inflected, strong biscuits and light roasted grains (even has some similarity to toasted rye), good balance and very drinkable. The hops seem to be giving off that musty character, or at least moreso than the yeast (which is itself wild, wild stuff); very earthy, wild almost, low bitterness, grassy with hay and even a hint of mint. Character all over, and the long dry aftertaste leaves my throat coated with a feeling of scratchy, dusty yeast. Extremely interesting brew; in the generally boring Land of Pils, this is something of a revelation!