(#1802)(#624 DE)(#411 Bavaria)
Drunk it at "Fränkisches Bierfest", Nürnberg, DE

Pours dark golden to orangeish, pretty hazy for a kellerbier. Medium sized, quite dense and soft looking white head, shows good retention and average lacing. Moderate intensity in the aroma: mainly soft maltiness, with white bread/bread crumb, cerealy and caramel hints, some vague fruitiness (can't pick anything specific), maybe a thin hint of grassiness on the back of things. A very much ok, soft-feeling aroma, but not very defined/nitid or vivid. Very much the same in taste, both with taste notes and general feeling. Low to medium sweetness, quite low bitterness, some sweet edge in both taste and aftertaste, plus a not 100% pleasant earthy feeling in finish/aftertaste (though indeed very mild). Quite light in body, low to medium, delicate franconian carbonation; nicely smooth with a hint of softness. Last words: still a nice, highly drinkable keller on the overall, but a bit imprecise or possibly slightly off.

50cl Fles van Bierothek Bamberg. Mistig oranjegouden kleur, mooie romige slagroomkraag. Grassig, iets vegetaal, licht fruitig, appels, licht moutig, citroen, verbena, herbaal, bitter, mineralen. Lichte body. Lekker.

Bottle from HopDog, courtesy of Omnipollo's Elmer (tusen tack!), who was coaxed by SinH4 to get a round of these for us... only to run into a less than optimal batch I guess. :D But hey, a tick is a tick, and we needed something for the road. Imbibed mostly on the train to Garching. Dark golden body, off-white head. Grainy, quite sweet aroma, malty and minerally. Sweet grainy taste, some light fruity touches and... yeah, that's pretty much it, maybe caramel, not much hops. Just okay, but, um, love the label!

Bottled 500ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb. Darker golden coloured, small to medium sized white head, malty nose. Malty, grainy, light caramel and touch of herbs with mild nutty touch in the finish.

Clear golden colour with stable head. It's a simple but well balanced malty lager. Rounded dry bitterness in the aftertaste. It's ok.

500ml Bottle - Hazy amber with a small head. Bread, rye, grass and hints of dried fruit in the aroma. Bready and grassy taste with rye, nuts, caramel, biscuity malt and sultanas.