Witzgall Landbier

Brewed by Brauerei Witzgall
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Hallerndorf-Schlammersdorf, Germany

Serve in Lager glass, Stein

UPDATED: DEC 26, 2011 Bottle (bought at the brewery) Slightly hazy, golden coloured, small fluffy head, quickly diminishing; huge, lovely, seductive herbal and floral hoppy aromatic explosion with some sweet-malty spots; enormous soft, bitter flavour, soft body; lingering bitter, spicy, but velvet, finish. Wow, wow, wow ! One of the best beers I’ve ever tasted............ Re-rate 09/08: Quality of foam extremely improved: firm, big white head head, extremely persistent; extremely smooth body. Superb, great, gorgeous Bier; a better one You’ll hardly find even in Franconia......... Re-rate 12/11: Simply the best session beer in the world!!!

UPDATED: AUG 1, 2011 Impressions from the hof:
-Great bobbing foam recedes swiftly into the krug.
-Grapefruity, spicy, floral and herbal hops form a seductive perfume and flavor profile.
-Grassy, peppery hop bitterness surveys the back of the tongue for quite a while.
-The refined, silky honeyed malts are perfectly balanced by the engaging hoppiness.
-Active, but soft carbonation serves the delicate body well.
-The most tasteful, süffig of Franconian lagers. A true masterpiece of drinkability.

Bottles, at the brewery, at Café Abseits, and back home.

Here’s to a remarkably pure light golden color that shines despite its haze and produces a perfect rocky, large white head. Generous yeast/hop interplay greets the nose with delicate hay touches blending in dry typically german floral aromatics and a light earthy background. Balance completed by typical bright zesty lemon/grapefruit notes. Superb example, more or less what a wallonian belgian pils, pseudo-saison should aspire to, beauty in simplicity. Foamy, expansive carbonation manages to remain unagressive while almost easing the already ridiculously easy-going quaffable character. Wondrous ending leaves us with a pinch of pepper that begs for further study.

bottle, received from pivnizub - thank you so much! - golden yelow, slightly hazy, perfect head, creamy and long-lasting. Hoppy nose. Hoppy and malty flavours, perfectly balanced, bitter-sweet character, lovely hops. Lovely carbonation. Long lasting aftertaste. This is fantastic, I think I could drink gallons of it!

Slight hazy with light carbonation. Gold body. Fresh, with very juicy hop character. Slight toastiness on the nose with light yeast. Very refreshing, balanced brew. Toasty, hoppy, goes down instantly...great example of the Franconian country style.

Thanks for the hopjuice pivnizub! Strong grassy and perfumed hop nose. Cludy yellow, huge lacing white head, quite a bit pressure behind it. Grassy herbal and citric hops in the foreground of the taste as well, light grain in the center, then quickly off to a aromatic grassy finish. Light yeasty fruityness, then grass again. Medium to light sparkly body, the bubbly champagne mouthfeel fits the aromatic light brew. Excellent!

Stimmig hopfiger Antrunk mit angenehmer, etwas rauher Herbe. Der Hopfen weitet sich schnell aus und wird aromatischer, leicht getreidig, die gewollte rauhe Art wird beibehalten. Zum Ende blumig, bitter, aber weiter ausgeglichen. Vollmundig hopfiger und runder Abgang.

(bottle, with many thanks to pivizub !) Slightly hazy golden colour with a fluffy and stable white foam. Aromatic soft sweet malty aroma with notes of citrus and flowery hops. Bitter flavour with a late arriving sweetness, medium body, crispy carbonation. Soft malty, citrusy taste with well balanced floral and herbal hops; dry and elegant bitter finish with a lingering sweetbitter aftertaste. Superb !