7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

0.33 l bottle from local 'Marktschwärmer', 5.8% abv, best before March 2021. Almost clear, deep ruby with a thin, frothy, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, gently fruity-resiny aroma of marmelade, caramel, pine and some tobacco. Quite sweet, malty, rather fruity-resiny taste of molasses, pine, marmelade, some tobacco and a touch of raisins, followed by a short, gently bitter, resiny and moderately dry finish. Medium to full body, smooth and gently effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Really tasty beer, reminds me of Anchor's Brekle's Brown, quite American taste-wise, far away from all those boring nutty-chocolatey English-style Brown Ales. Astonishing brew, probably the most interesting one which ever descended from Hagen's open-air museum.