Bayern Brewing Reviews

poisoneddwarf	3.7 Bayern Maibock 12 oz. Aroma is a little lightstruck, some bread, grain. Pours hazy golden with no real head, just a ring of foam. Taste has a bready malt sweetness backed by some light hoppy bitterness in the background. It’s tasty. Saturday, December 16, 2023
poisoneddwarf	3.7 Bayern 30th Anniversary Celebration Pilsner 12 oz from a six pack from a supermarket in Thompson Falls, MT. This is apparently the 35th Anniversary Celebration Pilsener. Not sure if it’s different than the 30th Anniversary. Aroma has notes of dough, pepper, grass, candy circus peanuts. Pours slightly hazy pale golden with a one+ finger off-white head with good retention. Taste has moderate bready malt sweetness and herbal hop bitterness with some light metallic notes along with the aroma descriptors. Saturday, August 12, 2023
Dogbrick	3.5 Bayern Face Plant Can Wednesday, May 17, 2023
solidfunk	3.2 Bayern Groomer Caramel and a little potpourri. Reddish pourbeith decent head. Light sweet finish. Tap at Capone's. Saturday, November 12, 2022
solidfunk	3.2 Bayern St. Walter Hefeweizen Light banana, clove. Pours golden with ok head. A little lemon. Light tart finish but mostly clean. Tap at Chalice. Saturday, November 12, 2022
solidfunk	2.7 Bayern Pilsener Light noble hops. Golden pour with ok head. Crisp finish. Tap at Bier Haus. Sunday, November 6, 2022
solidfunk	2.8 Bayern Oktoberfest Light caramel, some rust. Pours dark amber with ok head. Light tang in the finish. Ok. Tap at Bier Haus. Sunday, November 6, 2022
solidfunk	3.4 Bayern Dragon's Breath Dark Heff Ale Light roast, some tobacco. Dark brown pour with good fluffy head. Cleanish finish. A little rust. Tap at Bier Haus. Sunday, November 6, 2022
Reid	3.5 Bayern Pilsener Imperial Pint mug at F/stop Fitzgerald, Salem Oregon. $7.00 Pours the traditional crystal clear gold body. Nice sized frothy white head Aroma is more like a Helles..more malty than I thought. But if floral hop. Taste not exactly traditional pilsner..not really enough buzzy noble hop.More a good traditional American lager. Very nice mouth feel. Very drinkable. A good American lager. Wednesday, September 21, 2022
poisoneddwarf	4.4 Bayern St. Walter Hefeweizen 12 oz procured from a Bayern rep, as St. Walter Hefeweizen. Aroma has notes of banana bread, clove. Pours cloudy orange with a one+ finger off white head with decent retention; some floaties. Tastes authentic with clove phenols and banana esters. Lightly sweet with a faintly bitter hoppy edge and a hint of acidity. Lovely pillowy mouthfeel. Tip top rendition. I wonder if they’ve improved on the recipe since it was known as St. Wilbur. Saturday, July 2, 2022
MickieDee	3.4 Bayern Maibock Saturday, May 7, 2022
explosivedog	3.6 Bayern Oktoberfest On tap at Montana Ale Works. Pours dark copper. Malt, biscuit, light sulfur, red fruit, blackberry. Medium body. Decent. Saturday, August 28, 2021
stevoj	3.6 Bayern Dump Truck - Citra Charged 500ml pour at the Bierhaus. Cloudy golden with a thin, tight fine head. Sweet, malty aroma. Taste is as expected, adding a touch of citrus to the expected sweet malts, a bit sweet and a bi more bitterness. Subtle but noticeable Sunday, July 11, 2021
improvjock	3.4 Bayern Dragon's Breath Dark Heff Ale Bottle. Pours a deep copper brown with light tan head. Aroma of freshly baked bread. Taste is of sweet bready malts and somewhat toasty. Very smooth and drinkable. Decent, but unspectacular. Thursday, April 22, 2021
area50simax	3.1 Bayern Dragon's Breath Dark Heff Ale Not a true dark (as in Porter) but not quite Hefe. It’s ok not awe inspiring though Saturday, January 23, 2021
Fatehunter	3.5 Bayern Groomer A clear amber body with an off-white finger of head. Aroma is faint caramel. Taste is caramel sweet that builds to the end. A little nutty too. Texture is softer. Great flavor. Friday, November 13, 2020
jgb9348	3.5 Bayern Dump Truck Very nice, ever-so-slightly hazy golden coloured body with a thick, three to four centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of grass, honey, flowers, biscuits, dry malt, some oranges and lemons - very nice and incredibly aromatic - especially from the floral side of things. Light-bodied; Strong wheatie flavour at first that shows a light graininess along with a touch of citrus notes from the lemons and oranges, but the strongest components are the floral notes (tea - such as chamomile and jasmine) and a ton of honey to add to the sweetness here. Aftertaste shows a lot of easy-drinking wheat and floral components with a little dash of dryness from some subtle hops - but this is crisp and very easy-drinking. Overall, this tastes much more like a wheat ale versus and lagers, and that's a good thing, but the honey and soft floral notes make this very nice to drink, especially in the relatively hot summers up here in Montana! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Super One Foods in Kalispell, Montana on 26-July-2020 for US$1,67 sampled in my hotel room here in Missoula, Montana on 28-July-2020. Wednesday, July 29, 2020
jgb9348	3.3 Bayern Maibock Crisp and clear, beautiful copper coloured body with a thinnish, tan head along with a dash of an off-white head that fades very quickly and only really starts out at about a centimetre tall. Aroma of malted barley, light earthiness and some rustic qualities, a lot of grain, a good deal of yeast with a hint of breadiness and a touch of unfinished caster sugar still around. Light to Medium-bodied; Assertive malty and biscuity flavours show first with some light bitterness from the malts and a touch of alcohol showing up towards the end, but the relative earthiness and yeast qualities dominate without leaving much other room for complexity given that the flavours are largely pungent malts and astringent yeast. Aftertaste shows some softer sugars from pure caster sugar (I wish it was more complex than that) with some malted barley grain notes and a dash of floral hop bitterness at the very end that shows some foreign hops here without much alpha acids. Overall, about what I expected from this - not a bad beer by any means, but not a showstopper. That said, when here in Montana and there aren't as many options as other places, this is a good offering to try. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Vintage Sellers in Great Falls, Montana exactly a year ago on 18-June-2019 for US$1,75 sampled a year later back at home in Washington on 18-June-2020 hoping to visit Montana again soon! Friday, June 19, 2020
Beese	2.9 Bayern Dancing Trout Ale 12oz bottle from Belmont Station, Portland, OR and drunk on 22/08/2008. A decent kristalweizen. Would be an acceptable beer in Bavaria, I think. Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Beese	2.7 Bayern Pilsener Keg at The Oregon Brewers Festival, Portland, OR on 25/07/2008. Solid pils and pretty true to the German style, with less hop presence. Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Beese	3.6 Bayern Maibock Keg at The Bier Stein, Eugene, OR on 10/06/2008. A really good maibock; with nice malty notes and lots of grainy, bready flavours. Sunday, March 8, 2020
BuckeyeBoy	4 Bayern Bad Santa Eisbock Crowler on Christmas eve thanks to Tevis. Pours out dark cola brown topped with a tan head. Nose is rich malts spice pit fruit notes wow. Taste is more of the great spice rich malts pit fruit candy notes. Wow nice. This is going to be an enjoyable evening. Wednesday, December 25, 2019
stevoj	3.3 Bayern Dragon's Breath Dark Heff Ale Bottle. Dark brown, cloudy, thick foamy head subsides. Nutty, toasty aroma. Toasty dark malts, light sweetness, bready, yeasty. Right on target. Friday, August 9, 2019
Finhead	3.5 Bayern Pilsener Clear pale yellow pour with a white head. The aroma has faint grains and florals. It has a light, crisp body with lively carbonation. The taste is mildly bitter with a refreshing finish. Friday, August 2, 2019
Bitterbill	1.7 Bayern Pilsener Bottle (bb June 2019), bought and drank at Old Chicago. Pours straw yellow, clear, small head of foam. Weird smell, kinda chemical like. Hops are subdued, malt even more so. The taste is light hoppiness, not noble character, malt is a bit of cracker, kind of sweet. A muddle. Mouthfeel is okay but I would never order this again. Not a Pilsner. Wednesday, April 24, 2019
MickieDee	3.7 Bayern Face Plant Sunday, March 24, 2019
mR_fr0g	3.2 Bayern Pilsener Bottle shared on Level 42, 07/02/19. Many thanks! A mostly clear golden pale yellow coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is semi sweet apple, straw, , hay. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, hay, straw, leafy, pale grains, straw. Palate is semi sweet, chalky, moderate carboantion. . meh. Wednesday, March 6, 2019
DarkElf	3.4 Bayern Doppelbock 22-Jul-09 (12-oz bottle: Purchased 17-Apr-09 for $1.49 at Bottleworks in Seattle, WA) Sweet and malty aroma with caramel, but the beer also smells rather too much like brown sugar. The flavor is rich and malty, very sweet, caramely, showing plenty of molasses and some brown sugar as well as a touch of nutmeg-like spicing. On the palate, the beer is full-bodied, dense and somewhat sticky, but part of this is from the residual sugar. Carbonation is low-medium. Clear, medium-dark brown in color with a quarter inch of tan head that settles to a thin ring, leaving minimal lacing. Perhaps a bit sweet and sugary compared to the best examples, and though it's still a very tasty beer, it does tend to become cloying on the palate after awhile. Monday, March 4, 2019
Theydon_Bois	3.1 Bayern Pilsener Bottle split at L6, from an IP trade with Stevoj, 07/02/19. Lightly hazed golden yellow with a decent white cap. Nose is grassy, breads, light citric zest, airy malts. Taste comprises pale malts, bread dough, cereals, toasted grains, lemon drizzle, crackers. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough pils. Thursday, February 21, 2019
Leighton	3.5 Bayern Pilsener Bottle shared in London - cheers to Cloin. Pours clear yellow with a foamy white head. Nice, some dry pale biscuits, nips of lemon and straw. Light bodied with massaging carbonation. Dry finish, some biscuits, low bitterness. Fine. Thursday, February 7, 2019
WingmanWillis	3.1 Bayern Pilsener Thursday, February 7, 2019
Bitterbill	2.6 Bayern Groomer Undated can. Pours really dark brown/red, impressive head of foam, good lacing. The nose is weak. Light bread, caramel, little bitterness, which is expected. The taste is equally so so. Light everything. Boring. Good enough mouthfeel. Glad I had it as a single at Old Chicago. Friday, February 1, 2019
Bitterbill	3.3 Bayern Amber 12 ounce bottle, no dating. Pours a clear copper with a good head of foam, excellent lacing. Caramel malt, grain, light hoppy aromas. The taste is sweet up front with some toasted malt, bit of a hop bite in the finish. Pretty balanced and enjoyable as it has a good mouthfeel. Monday, January 28, 2019
Bitterbill	3 Bayern Dragon's Breath Dark Heff Ale The bottle's notch is in between March and April. It's been a long time since I've seen a brewer use the notch system. I saw cans and bottles of their beers..make up your mind, already. Lol. A dark hefeweizen, eh? Looks like clear dark mahogany, slightly off white head of foam, decent lacing. Smells of cloves and bananas, the former being bolder. Light sweetness, heck, the overall smell is on the light side. At 6%abv, I thought that the smell would be bolder. I let the bottle warm up. .. The flavours are equally as non assertive. Bummer. I don't detect any flaws, it is just bland to my taste buds. There's a little bit of roast that I get, hence the dark Hefeweizen moniker, but I still don't get the reasoning behind why the brewery chose to go there. Oh well. The mouthfeel is just fine. I bought the bottle as a single and I'm glad I did. I have no interest in drinking it again. Saturday, January 26, 2019
Bitterbill	3.2 Bayern Face Plant Can, no dating. It pours what looks to be a clear mahogany with an excellent head of off white foam, gawd, look at that sticky lacing. Nose has wheat, lightly spiced bitterness, a bit of toffee, malty but not really sweet. Taste is light spicing, toffee, wheat, earthy kind of sweet malt. Some bitterness from the what I reckon is some dark chocolate. I'd put this in the gentle side of the style. Creamy mouthfeel. It lacks punch compared to its German counterparts but I enjoyed it. Friday, January 25, 2019
MickieDee	3 Bayern St. Walter Hefeweizen Friday, December 7, 2018
MickieDee	3 Bayern Dump Truck Thursday, November 22, 2018
MickieDee	3 Bayern Pilsener Wednesday, November 21, 2018
MickieDee	3.4 Bayern Dragon's Breath Dark Heff Ale Wednesday, November 21, 2018
MickieDee	3.5 Bayern Doppelbock Tuesday, November 20, 2018
MickieDee	3.3 Bayern Dump Truck - Citra Charged Sunday, November 18, 2018
Sandro Mosque	3 Bayern Pilsener Thursday, September 13, 2018
BuckeyeBoy	3.7 Bayern Face Plant 12oz bottle pours out cola brown color topped with a small head. Nose is nice toast malts some grain a little leaf hops and some earthy notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet malts grain and a touch of hops. Tuesday, September 4, 2018
joshwike	4.6 Bayern Doppelbock Wednesday, August 22, 2018
joshwike	5 Bayern Dragon's Breath Dark Heff Ale Wednesday, August 22, 2018
cmacklin	2.9 Bayern Pilsener On tap. Pours a crystal clear gold with a thin, creamy, short lived, white head that leaves spotty lacing. Sweet aroma of grainy malt, lemon and grass. Sweet flavour of grainy malt, lemon and straw with a crisp, dry, mild, bitter grass finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Thirst quenching. Friday, August 17, 2018
luttonm	3.7 Bayern Dump Truck - Citra Charged Bottle in Seattle. Clearish pale yellow, thick white head. Nose of lovely fruit and light yeast. Pale lemon. Smooth body with appropriate weight. Rather nails the brief! Citra sweet hop flavors dominate a rather typical chalky body with slick edges. Citra definitely opens up the stodgy, heavier mai/hellerbock qualities. I rather enjoy this. Thursday, August 2, 2018
andrewje41	3.7 Bayern Dump Truck - Citra Charged 12 oz bottle poured at Matt's. Thanks! I remember finishing my Special Brews mug list with the regular version of this, so this is a memorable base brew for sure. Though apparently I never rated it! Soft cloudy golden yellow pour. Lots of hops make this Maibock interesting. Citrus fruit, a bit of a sweaty hop follow. Really flavorful. The citrus is borderline juicy. Really smooth and easy drinking. A truly unique brew here. Love the gritty impact of the Citra hops to this style. Really nice. Thursday, August 2, 2018
bb	3.2 Bayern Amber Draft. Rich amber beer with a cream head. malt and citrus aroma. Malt and light grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. malt and light grapefruit linger. Friday, July 27, 2018
bb	3.2 Bayern Dump Truck Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. Light citrus aroma. Citrus and light malt flavor. Medium bodied. Citrus and light malt linger. Thursday, July 26, 2018