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It might feature this name on special/promotional labels, or in international markets, but it is the same liquid as in the one below.
Märzen Eiszäpfle
Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus (Tannenzäpfle) in Grafenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 🇩🇪
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
6.24
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Before refrigerators and ice machines existed, the last batches of bottom-fermented beer could only be brewed in March (März) at the latest. It was then cooled with naturally forming ice. To harvest the ice, two processes were commonly implemented. Large blocks of ice were frequently cut from the ice sheets of ponds that were frozen over. They were then stored in the cellars of breweries. The second process is what gave Eiszäpfle (or icicle in English) its name. Large wooden scaffolding was sprayed with water so that icicles would form on the beams. These could then be knocked off and used to cool the beer.
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8/10
Tried
on 10 Dec 2017
at 16:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fles 33cl in La Spezia. Zoetig, maltig, fris. (7-2017).-------------------.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2017
at 19:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.33 l bottle, best before October 2017. Clear, golden yellow with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, slightly grassy-spicy and a bit malty aroma of straw, grains and some caramel. Moderately sweet, malty and slightly grassy-spicy taste of grains, straw and some caramel, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly grassy-spicy finish. Medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Okay, nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2017
at 15:06
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home. Clear golden with white head. Sweet malts, grain, corn, butter, sugar, bit dusty/cardboardy. Moderate sweet and bitter. Under medium body, soft carbonation, bit malty feel. --- Beer merged from original tick of Märzen / Eiszäpfle on 09 Jan 2018 at 12:46 - Score: 5
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2017
at 16:49
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4
Clear golden/amber with almost no head. Aroma is crispy hops, lemon juice, some toast. Taste is a malty body with some alcohol, crispy sweetness and sourness, much hop tartness. Not so easy to drink due to the alcoholic feel in the mouth. Meh.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2016
at 12:50
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Pours gold with a foamy white head that soon fades. Aroma has hints of lemon, corn, herb but is overall subdued. Taste trends sweet but is complemented by a green apple sourness. Underneath it all is a grainy bitterness with light metallic notes. Nice balance actually. Too bad I don’t particularly like it. Adequate carbonation over a medium body. Seems well made, but not up my alley.
Tried
on 29 Oct 2016
at 10:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared thanks to Deanso. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, yeast, light fruity hops and green apple. Flavour is above light sweet and bitter. Above light bodied with moderate carbonation. [05-09-2016]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2016
at 11:35
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle shared with Kermis. Thin white head. Clear pale golden pour. Refreshing
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2016
at 12:06
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Yellow in colour with a decent, white, head. Bready malts, straw, a hint of stone fruit and suggestion of grassy hops, before a moderately bitter finish. A good lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2016
at 13:39
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Leighton’s. Pale golden yellow coloured pour with a small white head. Aroma is sweet nutty grains, light paper, earthy, light berry, Flavour is composed of sweet nutty grains, cereal, pils grains, earthy spicy hop. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation, Clean German yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2015
at 17:04