Märzen Eiszäpfle
Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus in Grafenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 🇩🇪
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
6.23
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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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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clear gold with a finger of white foam that settles. Lovely earthy aromas with mineral and light grainy aromas. Palate is similar, soft on the mouthfeel with a mineral and herbal note from the hops that leans dry. Balanced finish, very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 15 Dec 2024
at 04:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Mild aroma, mostly malty, sweet malts - not sugary sweet but malty sweet. flavor is also sweet malty. rounded not very strong bitterness. Nothing bad with this one - but it does seem to me to be a bit boring, even for its kind.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 11:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Smooth, sweetish, slightly malty with hints of grainy breadiness and earthiness. Easy going.
Tried
on 19 Sep 2024
at 15:47
6/10
Tried
on 18 Sep 2024
at 19:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Bottle, In De Wildeman, Amsterdam, 19 July 2024) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Malty, hoppy nose with bread, grass and hay. Malty taste with notes of bread, grass and a mild herbal bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain malt sweetness. Fresh and well balanced. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2024
at 22:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Smell of malt, grain, grass. Pale golden colour, high white head. Aroma of malt, grass, grain. Lightly sweet. Soft carbon. Pleasant.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2024
at 19:37
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear golden colour with thin soapy head. Aroma and flavour are dominated by sweet pale malts. Creamy mouthfeel. Easy to drink.
Tried
on 05 May 2024
at 17:14
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Light malt aroma. Clear light yellow color, medium head. Light taste, sweet, low bitterness. Thin body, not dry, short finish.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2024
at 14:40
7/10
Würziges, solides Märzen
Tried
on 17 Apr 2024
at 15:30
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2024
at 22:28