Wiesener Altfränkisches Landbier

Brewed by Bürgerliches Brauhaus Wiesen
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Wiesen, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Bought the Wiesener Altfränkisches Landbier on Biershop-Bayern’s site. At least today’s beer is a family business, according to their site. It’s 5.6%, yellow-gold in color, unfiltered and "süffig," (meaning "drinkable", as in "goes down well" - one of the best complements I get when I ask Germans to try my homebrew) and that’s all they say on their page to describe their beer. The aroma is full-on Pilsner malts, very enticing, almost bready. The taste is quite like it’s aroma, Pilsner malts to the forefront though a little bitter, too. It’s not a thin beer but also not overly thick. With all the malt flavor, it’s still has quite a lot of bittering hops in the back as well as front. Obviously, I detect very little aroma hops and mostly bittering hops, for being labeled a "drinkable" beer, I find it almost a tad too bitter, especially as it warms up. I had to get some Gelbwurst and Butterkäse Overall, a good, very good beer, an above average beer, but, though I’m a hop head, I find the use of bittering hops a tad overdone. I have 8 more bottles of this stuff waiting for me and I think I’ll try more salty foods when I drink this again. Nonetheless, the bitterness is starting to grow on me and I’m starting to enjoy it.

Bottled. Hazy golden coloured. Malty aroma. Balanced flavour with a solid maltiness underneath the fresh hoppiness. Soft mouthfeel.

Bottle from Bier-Hannes Getränkeabholmarkt, Frankfurt, bb 26.01.12
Hazy blond color; generous head, high carbonation. This is a delicate Helles, with mild malt aroma, quite nice and dry malt flavor, light honey touch, and respectable bitterness. Pleasant, fresh and with humble elegance.

Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is bready, floral, herbal and mildly earthy. Flavour is floral, bready, herbal and mildly earthy. Also has some slight doughlike/yeasty notes. Refreshing and pleasant. Would be hard to drink many in a row though. Crisp carbonation.

<b>Bottle 50cl. w. swing top.</b>
Light unclear light to medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, keller, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081018]

bottle from biershop-bayern. Hazy golden colour, large white head. Malty, quite dry overall, hoppy with a grassy-herbal character.

Courtesy of Fonefan. The color is hazy golden and the head is white. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel and fruit. The flavour has a light sweetness, notes of malt, caramel, fruit and a slightly dry finish. It’s very smooth and pleasant to drink.

(swing top bottle) Slightly hazy, pale golden colour with a big and quite persistent foamy white head. Slightly dusty, light-sweet pale malty aroma with notes of citrus and peppery, herbal hops. Bitter-weet flavour, medium to light bodied with a very soft carbonation. Initially soft malty taste, with spicy herbal hoppy touch, moderately dry and bitter, slightly woody and herbal hoppy finish. Okay brew.

Bottled, from biershop-bayern.de. Hazy golden, majestic, firm head. Fruity and grassy. Sweet, soft malt. Ripe fruits, grass and salt. Mid bitter finish. On the sweet side.

0.5 l bottle. Hazy deep golden color. Malty, honeyish, slightly fruity and slightly yeasty aroma. Sweetish, malty honeyish flavor with herbal hops and yeast. Smooth palate. Easy drinking.