Piwo Grodziskie - Grätzer Ale
Professor Fritz Briem in Freising, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Brewed at/by: Schlossbrauerei Au-HallertauTraditional Beer - Grätzer / Grodziskie Regular
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Score
6.63
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Grodziskie or Grätzer is a Sour Smoked Wheat Ale that was brewed in the 1900s in East Prussia and dates back to as early as the 15th century. It was named after the Polish town of Grodzisk Wielkopolski or Grätz in German. Our historic version is brewed according to the German Purity Law with air-dried barley malt and beech smoked wheat malt and hopped with Perle and Saaz. A sour mash is created using the old and forgotten technique called “Digerieren.” Finally a three month aging and maturation process creates a complex sour, smoky and heavily hopped wheat ale.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500 mL bottle. Pours a clear golden with a large white head. Mild tart wheat aroma hinting at smoke. Light wheat flavor with smoky tones and a light tartness. It’s okay, but not really exciting nor to my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2012
at 02:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
21/07 GT at Richtar Jakub, 0.5 l bottle. Ever since joining on RB and reading about more elusive, extinct styles I was dreaming that this one would be revived. And it eventually happened, but unfortunately revivals were hardly available until this one, so I thank to jfb for bringing it to the Grand Tasting. It poured hazy orange body with small head. Lightly smoked wood, citrus fruity and .a bit yeast in aroma. Flavor was also lightly smoked, but much more tart than aroma would suggest. Citrus fruits are dominant and tartness is very elegant. Herbal hop bitterness adds to this melting pot, all very balanced and quite subtle. Medium bodied with astringent finish, where also lot of peat were felt. Smoked sour hopped wheat ale...exactly what it sounds, well crafted, refreshing and a wonderful experience.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2012
at 23:38
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
RBESG ’12, Bratislava. Grand Tasting at Richtar Jakub. 50cl Bottle. Hazy golden yellow colour, white head. Aroma is sweet, candy, light wheat. Flavour is light sour, tart, wheat, smoked, light sour lemon finish. Light bodied, soft carbonation. Interesting, but doesn’t really blend.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2012
at 05:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2012. Hazy, golden orange appearance with a small white head. A bit toasty, tangy, acidic, mild medicinal, wheat aroma. Burnt, light ashy, lemon acidic, lactic, carbonated, citrusy flavor. Subtle and a bit all over the place. Glad to finally have tried it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2012
at 13:56
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Saraveza, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma of wheat, pale malt, very light smoked malt. Flavour of lightly smoked malts and lager yeast. Pretty boring and annoyingly smoky. Not my thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2012
at 23:54
3.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Bottle, RBESG 2012 grand tasting. Hazy yellow to golden colour. Aroma corn, sour smoke. Taste medium salty, light to medium bitter, light sour, light sweet. Honey towards the finish. Seawater mouthfeel, unpleasant finish, I was glad when it was over.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2012
at 07:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Misty yellow-golden body. Sweet fruity peachy nose. Light sourish taste, low smoke, simple, balanced. Expected more.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2012
at 08:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
RBESG Grand tasting. Golden colored beer. Aroma of smoke, malt spices. Taste, malt, spices, some tartness.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2012
at 08:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
RBESG Grand Tasting. Cloudy orange with a small white head. Malty and fruity aroma with just a faint hint of smoke. Malty flavour with strong fruity notes, some citric notes and a faint hint of smoke. I’d like to have it more intensely sour and smoked
Tried
on 21 Jul 2012
at 08:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Malty apple and cinnamon nose, with emphasis on the latter. Cloudy amber, thin head. Wheat malt initially, with a surge of apples at midpalate, lightly tart. A little funky lemongrass in the end. Intermittently, a presence of smoke is detected. Creative
Tried
on 16 Jun 2012
at 16:06