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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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Color: Clear pale golden,white head. Aroma: Malty. Taste: Malty, bit grainy with a nice grassy hop backbone. Bread notes. Moderate sweet, light bitterness. Lightly sugary finish. NMedium body, just below average carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2024
at 16:19
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear beer colour, nice and soft white head. Smells crisp, some noble hops, bit of grain, soft. Nice body, bit firmer than pilsner, but still soft and easy. Soft malts, light sweetness, bit of hops, crisp bitter finish. Perfectly fine food beer.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beerdome
on 09 Dec 2023
at 23:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg @ Pikkulintu Ruttopuisto, Helsinki. Festbier looks. Poured clear golden in color. Thick white head. Dusty, grainy malty with tolerable sweetness. Light floral notes.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2023
at 09:01
7/10
Speciaal voor Cees W. Overduidelijke penal..
Tried
on 18 Aug 2023
at 21:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Creamy white head on a large bubbly clear golden coloured body. Sweet, malt & fruity aroma. Medium bodied, smooth & foamy with a sharp back. Sweet malt, berries, herbal & fruity tastes with a peppery finish. Inoffensive.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2023
at 19:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
# 3635; 6/2023. As Rothaus Märzen. Malty, herbal and light honey aroma. Brilliant gold body; white head. Malty, herbal, floral, crispy. Very good märzen. 0,5 l, bottle, supermarket, Tübinghen (Swabia, Germany).
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2023
at 18:02
7/10
Refreshing, solid malty backbone, caramel, toasted malt, retraites bitternees, well-balanced
Tried
from Draft
at
Proeflokaal 't Kelkje
on 01 Jun 2023
at 13:16
Historic check-in, on a train, somewhere, some time...
Tried
on 28 May 2023
at 09:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear blond colour, white foam. Grassy, a bit citrussy with hoppy bitter finish. Good pilsner.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2023
at 18:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Klart guldgul med fast skum. Doft av gröna äpplen, lim och spannmål. Lätt maltig smak med torra toner av spannmål. Helt ok.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2022
at 15:31