Silvesterbier
Gold Dot Beer in McMinnville, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Bierstadt Lagerhaus / Heater Allen BrewingBrewed at/by: Heater Allen Brewing
Lager - Premium Special
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Score
7.06
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Silvester is the German name for New Year's Eve, named after Pope Sylvester I, whose feast day is December 31st. Silvesterbier is a rarity even in Germany. Neuwitzberg is a hamlet nestled in the alps on the German-Polish border and they keep the tradition of Silvesterbier alive. Brewed on the Beaver Moon of the previous year, Silvesterbier is a moderately hopped, deeply golden lager made at 15 degrees Plato with an abv around 6.5 percent. The Neuwitzberg brewers included a dark malted wheat-in violation of the Reinheitsgebot. In 1714 the authorities investigated this violation and moved to close the offending breweries. “A totally delicious and badass Lager.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Pours clear golden, large white head, good lacing. Aroma is grain, hint if corn, grass, noble hop, light floral notes. Flanks is light sweet, medium bitter. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Apr 2026
at 00:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
16 oz. can, pours a clear copper golden with a large white head. Aroma reveals fresh corn, straw, and bread malt. Flavour is clean, with fresh straw, some corn, bready malt, pretty low on the hops, finishing with straw, a touch of booze, and lightly sweet biscuity malt. Not the type of lager I usually like, but this is admittedly well-made. Solid.
Tried
from Can
at
Garden Path Fermentation
on 18 Apr 2026
at 02:38
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Tavour. Pours clear gold with a large and persistent white head. Aroma is grainy/wheaty with some grass/spice. Med body. Fairly dry and very nicely bitter. Flavor is grainy/wheaty with grass/spice. Flavor is strong and quite good.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2026
at 00:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can from Tavour. Pale, clear golden, small head fades to thin layer. Grainy, biscuity aroma, faint citrus. Taste presents a little tingle right up front, followed by bready notes. The finish is mildly fruity and partially dry with a little bit of lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2026
at 02:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
New style - Silvesterbier
Bready, sharp pine bitterness, but crisp finish. I can taste the German influence with this style mixed in with a hoppy Czech Pilsner. Very unique. Very cool story about the history of this style too!
Bready, sharp pine bitterness, but crisp finish. I can taste the German influence with this style mixed in with a hoppy Czech Pilsner. Very unique. Very cool story about the history of this style too!
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jan 2026
at 07:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brilliantly clear golden with a firm white head. Crisp hops, slightly sweet malts, a hint of earth, and faint black pepper spice. Medium body. Crisp finish. An easy going but well-crafted brew.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2026
at 01:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Gold body with thick white head. Light mixed aroma. Malty taste with a hop streak. Crisp finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Saraveza
on 18 Jan 2026
at 18:00