Brauerei Zenglein Reviews

Beerhunter111	3.2 Zenglein Have You Ever 33cl bottle. A hazy golden beer with big white head. Aroma of wheat malt, some citrus and flowers. Taste of citrus hops, unripe banana, sweet wheat malt, phenols. Friday, November 5, 2021
hauxe	3.3 Zenglein Have You Ever Amber with a sudsy white head that goes the duration. Tropical aroma with lots of lemon peel and scented hand lotion. Taste is bitter the whole way through. Medium bodied, dry finish, not exactly refreshing, but crisp and clean. Decent. Friday, August 27, 2021
fdomig	2.9 Zenglein Pilsener 500ml bottle at the brewery, Oberschleichach. Aroma is oats, malt. Appearance is clear golden with a white foam. Taste is bitter and very light sweet. Dry. Good. Saturday, May 30, 2020
Moravius	2.4 Zenglein Zwickelbier Vom Faß beim Zenglein in Oberschleichach. - „Brautradition seit über 150 Jahren“ verkündet der Bierdeckel - tatsächlich ist in Oberschleichach das Feuer unter dem Braukessel schon längst erloschen, die Biere werden bei Göller in Zeil gebraut. - Das Zwickelbier ist goldorange und für ein Zwickel nur wenig trüb. - Antrunk brauseartig dünn mit Karamel und überdeutlichen fruchtigen Noten, denen die Herbe fehlt und die im Zusammenspiel mit der starken Rezenz etwas Limonadenartiges haben. Dünnes Mundgefühl. Nicht zu schwache aber aromatisch eher neutrale bzw. nur vage skizzierte fränkische Hopfenaromen. Etwas ruppig bitterer Abgang. - Unterdurchschnittliches Frankenlager, zu dünn und lieblos gehopft. Enttäuschend. Sunday, April 23, 2017
TAR	2.4 Zenglein Zwickelbier Draft at the defunct brewpub in Oberaurach in Mar. 2015: Jagged sodalike head. Dark amber with curiously no yeast haze. Very dull and lifeless aroma of paper, caramel, cardboard, toffee and a hint of grape. Pointy and gassy carbonation. Limp and caramelly on entry, with spent tealeaves exacerbating the weak malt structure. Malt is mostly buried by curiously high sugar levels. Not much depth or detail to the grain. Fairly unclean, with hints of grape and a metallic twang creeping in late. Sweet and dull finish is comprised of caramel, hay and even a trace of oxidation. Nonexistent hop bitterness allows the sugars to continue unabated. A soulless beer with no bright notes to be found, as much I searched and searched for them. Tuesday, April 18, 2017
TAR	3.2 Zenglein Pilsener Draft @ Brauerei Zenglein, Nov. 2015: Dim golden. Foamy, nonuniform white head. Fresh Spalter-like hop aromas of candied fennel, pepper, grass, hopsack, with underlying mineral, toasty pils malt and hay. Hints of metal and paper, as well. Slightly prickly carbonation. Limp body. Nice medley of spicy, peppery hops and minerals tempered by softer fresh-hay notes. An odd fruity twang negatively affects the body’s snappiness, as do metallic notes. The hops are one-dimensional, although they do exhibit a pleasant lemony juiciness which contrasts with the strong minerals. Prominent candyish yeast and fennel seed accents precede a curiously hushed bitterness in the lifelessly malty finish. Hints of metal linger. Sad that this beer has allegedly slipped so much in quality over the years, as now it’s merely decent. Not as poor as their zwickelbier, though. Tuesday, June 7, 2016
3fourths	3.1 Zenglein Pilsener Draft at the brewery in Oberaurach. Lasting foamy white head atop a clear gold body that is just a tad darker than you usually find in Pils. Malty aroma shows the purity of Pilsner malt like few others do: cereal grain, baked baguette, warm-from-the-oven crackers with touches of honey. There’s the quietest suggestion of minerals / mineral water, and while at first the hop aromatics seem mild, they eventually unfold as apricot and herbs and cracked pepper and lemon, and integrate well with the fragrant malt as it approaches room temperature. Medium body, rich and filling in the mouth with low sweetness and moderate to high bitterness, the flavor balance is lovely and the ingredient expression is solid, hops are enjoyably oily-juicy, malt is pure, and fermentation clean. I understand Zenglein no longer makes this themselves, it’s contracted to Göller in Zeil am Main, but considering taste only, it’s very good, proving again that it’s not the company as much as the individual doing the work. It’s rare to find this character in a Pils (even in Franconia), it’s an incredibly drinkable, malt-driven, spicy, hoppy, succulent lager that does everything right. So darn clean and so darn malty. I originally scored this at 4.4 (!) so I had to go back a few days later to make sure I wasn’t fooling myself or caught in a strange moment of love. It’s not as good as the first try, the body seems just a tad edgy, and the expression seems milder in the mouth and retronasal. And while the aroma isn’t LOUD, it nicely encapsulates what you want from German malt and hops. I would fairly say that this is better than 90% of Pils in Germany, and one of the best smelling Pils overall. (4.0) Re-rated November 2015 and it’s a shadow of its former self: still hoppy in the way of lemon-pepper, but it’s noticeably metallic, the body is rougher, and the malt is very simple caramel. Such is life. (3.1) Sunday, April 5, 2015
3fourths	2.7 Zenglein Zwickelbier Draft at the defunct brewery in Oberaurach. Hazy brown body with a medium-sized off-white head. Malty aroma impression is cereals and nutty baked bread crust with some softer touches that remind of apple bake and honey-coated pastries. The yeast in the nose is minimal, giving it a fresh liveliness, while aroma hops show faint floral touches of apricot. There’s a minute amount of buttery diacetyl in the nose when it reaches room temperature but it doesn’t show in the texture. Medium body, rich and filling, flavor impression is malty and crusty and nutty and apple-like. It’s sweet but well supported by carbonation and hop bitterness, the body is long-lasting and savory and just a little bit chewy. Fragrant and lively and bready with just enough apricot-citrus hoppiness to elevate the experience. It’s a little too cloudy for my liking, but it’s just a matter of aesthetics as the aroma and flavor and mouth feel seem unaffected by the amount of yeast in suspension. Unique, rustic, flavorful malty dunkles zwickelbier. (here is that zesty citrus / acid yeastiness that you talked about Joe). (3.5) Retired in November 2015 and like the Pils this one is nothing like the year before: very basic caramel malt profile, no yeastiness, no hoppiness, and it’s papery. (2.7) Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Bov	3.4 Zenglein Pilsener courtesy of Philipp and Thomas - clear bright golden beer with a persistent white foam; herbal and light buttery aroma; subtle yet fair carbonation; medium-bodied; some malt sweetness and pretty bitter and dry; crisp and long aromatic herbal hoppy finish - quite nice Thursday, April 3, 2014
Koelschtrinker	2.9 Zenglein Zwickelbier Hopfiger, stark karbonisierter Antrunk. Passend ist die milde Bitterkeit, die sonst die Süße verdecken würde. Im Mittelteil grasig, der Hopfen ist das Hauptaroma, gefolgt von einer würzigen, fast etwas rauchig wirkenden Malzigkeit. Bitterer Abgang. Sunday, May 1, 2011
Koelschtrinker	3.4 Zenglein Pilsener Herber Hopfenantrunk, wobei der Hopfen ab dem Mittelteil aromatische Noten verstreut, eine deutliche Bitterkeit ist immer dabei. Vollmundig, sehr harmonisch, zum Ende auch würziger. Nett! Sunday, May 1, 2011
oh6gdx	3 Zenglein Zwickelbier Bottled. Slightly hazy yellowish orange colour with huge fluffy head. Aroma is yeast, some fruits and rather earthyness and skunkyness. Flavour is barnyardy, earthy and some rather herbal notes. Fruity and yeasty aftertaste. Friday, December 18, 2009
TBone	3 Zenglein Zwickelbier Bottled (BB 12/2009) Hazy yellow color, huge cloudy white head, lace. Orange-citrus, a bit sweet, yeasty nose. Lot of farmhouse in the flavor: fruityness, leather, citrusy hops. Very barnyardish and farmhouse-stylish. Friday, December 18, 2009
oh6gdx	4 Zenglein Bock Bottled. Beautyful dark amber colour with totally awesome thick creamy slightly off-white head. Nice lace. Aroma is wood, some fruits, mild herbal notes. Flavour is caramel malts, actually mild sweet syrupy notes as well, yet balanced with also some bitter hoppyness and alcohol. Friday, September 11, 2009
fonefan	3.4 Zenglein Pilsener Draught @ Brauerei Zenglein, Pfarrer-Baumann-Str. 21-23, 97514 Oberaurach-Oberschleichach, Unterfranken/Bayern, Germany. Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, malty, soil turned - damp stained, fruity, earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate damp stained - fruity fresh bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20090705] Tuesday, September 1, 2009
fonefan	3.2 Zenglein Zwickelbier Draught @ Brauerei Zenglein, Pfarrer-Baumann-Str. 21-23, 97514 Oberaurach-Oberschleichach, Unterfranken/Bayern, Germany. [ In a ceramic mug ]. Unclear medium to dark yellow orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, smoke - rubber notes, light to moderate hoppy, grass, acidic citrus, grapefruit notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet, light light acidic and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is creamy - oily, carbonation is soft. [20090705] Tuesday, September 1, 2009
MiP	3.3 Zenglein Zwickelbier Bottle, 5.0% bought at the brewpub. Cloudy orange colour. Big stable rocky off-white head. The flavour is mildly bitter with some rough, but good bread notes. Has a little smoke, like their pils, but pleasant. Monday, May 11, 2009
MiP	3.7 Zenglein Bock Bottle, 7% at the brewpub. Seemingly clear dark amber colour. Small tan head. The flavour is nicely malty, a little sweet. A little alcohol to balance. Very nice and well-balanced. Monday, May 11, 2009
MiP	3.3 Zenglein Pilsener Draught at the brewpub. Clear golden colour. Big stable white head. The flavour starts off with a hint of smoke. Quite mild, but nice enough. There seems to be a hint of bread or perhaps barnyard, but that might just be the smoke. The landlord says there is no smoke malt in there, though. Monday, May 11, 2009
omhper	3.9 Zenglein Zwickelbier Draught at the brewpub. Cloudy yellow, rich head. Perfumy nose with grass underneath. Very soft with generously amounts of malt covered in thick layers of grassy, resiny hops and some minerals. Massive late bitterness. Realy good. I assume this is just an unfiltered version of the pils, but flavourwise it makes all the difference in the world. Friday, August 15, 2008
omhper	2.5 Zenglein Pilsener Draught att he brewpub. Lightly hazy golden, rich firm head. Minerally nose. Dryish with light body and rounded mouthfeel. A strong iron flavour tips over into resiny bitterness and blood. Friday, August 15, 2008
MoritzF	3.4 Zenglein Bock (bottle) Almost clear, amber coloured hue with some yeast floaties and a medium-sized, slowly lacing, slightly off-white head. Sweet malty, slightly toasted nose with cacao and light notes of caramel, accompanied by a shy hoppy touch. Sweet flavour, robust toast-malty taste with caramel and a touch of chocolate/cacao; medium to full bodied with a moderately carbonated mouthfeel. Sweet malty and toasty finish with balancing bitter and herbal hops, traces of alcohol are also detectable. Decent Bock (08.08.07). Monday, January 28, 2008
yngwie	3.5 Zenglein Bock Bottle, shared by Papsoe. Pours a clear, copper body, with an off-white to beige head. Sweet, a bit cellary/dusty aroma with caramel and fruityness, mostly dried fruits. Nice, sweet and malty start on the flavor, then some fruityness and alcohol-notes comes through, and there’s even room for some bitterness. Full, quite sweetish and slightly warming mouthfeel. Nice, pleasant and warming. (071005) Thursday, November 8, 2007
oh6gdx	2.8 Zenglein Pilsener Bottled. Yellowish golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is hay, malts and some hops. Flavour is hay, grass, earth and some dryish hops. Pleasant pils, which leaves a quite dry palate. Thursday, October 18, 2007
TBone	2.7 Zenglein Pilsener Bottled (BB 02/2008) Golden color, small white hea, lace. Hayish hoppy aroma. Woody hoppy, a bit butter flavor. Nice bitterness with some sweet notes. Balanced, enjoyable pils. Sunday, October 14, 2007
Miksu	3 Zenglein Pilsener 0.5 l bottle. Golden color with small head. Refreshing and malty aroma with flowery-herbal hops. Dryish, malty and honeyish flavor with notes of minerals, flowery hops and honey. Fairly light bodied. Friday, October 12, 2007
Papsoe	3.4 Zenglein Bock (Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of MoritzF. Clear, amber golden with a rough, off-white head. Sweetish, malty nose. Quite full-bodied with a very solid malt base of lightly roasted malts. The finish is dry with only a discreet bitterness. A solid Bock of good quality. 051007 Sunday, October 7, 2007
yespr	2.8 Zenglein Bock 50 cL bottle. Pours golden orange to amber with a lacing white head. Slight roasted malty aroma. Flavour is caramel malty with a breadish note. Ends slight burned malty. Warming alcohol in the finish. Saturday, October 6, 2007
sayravai	2.9 Zenglein Pilsener (Bottled) Pale yellow with a smallish head. Aroma of mushrooms and grassy-herby hops. Quite grassy-hoppy, moderately acidic flavor with hints of buttery toffee. Medium-bodied, quite carbonated palate. A drinkable and clean, grassy pils. Nothing memorable, though. Wednesday, September 19, 2007
pivnizub	3.4 Zenglein Bock Bottle: Amber coloured, smaller white head, sticking to the glass; sweet toasted malty and distinctive hoppy "oaky" nose; solid sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied; first sweet dark malty, later lingering bitter-hoppy finish. A decent, well balanced Bock............. Monday, August 13, 2007
MoritzF	3.3 Zenglein Pilsener (bottle) Clear, pale golden colour with a nice visible carbonation and a big and dense foamy white head. Herbal and moderately grassy hops aroma with a slightly malty sweetness and a touch of acidity. Bitter flavour, herbal hoppy taste with a soft but balancing pale malt character; dry and hop bitter finish. Quaffable Pilsener. Saturday, August 4, 2007
MoritzF	3.3 Zenglein Zwickelbier (bottle, bought at the brewery) Hazy, yellow colour with a big foamy white head. Yeasty and herbal hoppy nose with a tinge of citrus and sweet grainy malt in the background. Bitter-sweet flavour; light to medium bodied with an almost crispy carbonation. Soft malty base with herbal hops and yeasty bitterness; dry bitter and hoppy finish with a light but balancing malty sweetness. Clean and rounded Zwickel. Saturday, August 4, 2007
pivnizub	3.1 Zenglein Zwickelbier At the brewpub: Pale golden, hazy, slowly collapsing fluffy head; delicate yeasty, distinctive hoppy nose; solid bitter-sweetish flavour, light- to medium-bodied; lingering bitter-sweet finish with a faint fruitiness. Good........ Sunday, June 10, 2007
pivnizub	3.2 Zenglein Pilsener On tap at the brewpub: Golden coloured, mid-sized, quite stable white head with a good lace; delicate hoppy nose with a faint illusion of pale malt; quite dry, solid bitter flavour, light-bodied, grainy-bitter finish. Not bad, pleasant to drink........... Sunday, June 10, 2007
bierkoning	2.8 Zenglein Bock 18 Gr. Plato. Amber color. Malty, buttery aroma and flavor. Peach, alcohol, ammoniac. A firm hoppy bitterness, that lingers on in the aftertaste. Hints of roasted malt, slightly medecinal. Not too sweet. Thursday, June 2, 2005
bierkoning	3.4 Zenglein Zwickelbier Bottle, bought at the brewery. Blonde, hazy, frothy head. Aroma of fresh hops with a hint of lychee. Hoppy flavor with hints of boiled milk, vanilla and wood. Very tasty, fairly clean. Hopbitter vanilla aftertaste. Lovely! Thursday, June 2, 2005
bierkoning	3 Zenglein Pilsener Brewery tap. Hoppy, soapy aroma. Malty hoppy flavor with a distinct barnyard character. Long hopbitter aftertaste. Another rural beer you’ll never find in industrial breweries, but mainly in rural Franconian Brauerei-Gasthäuser. Bottle. Golden color, frothy head. Malt and hay in the aroma. Hoppy and herbal flavor. Hints of vanilla. Long bitter aftertaste with even a hint of smoke. Tuesday, May 31, 2005