Braunbier

Bottled@Björn tasting. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, wooden, resiny, floral and mild toasted and earthy notes. Flavour is bready, sweet malty, mild ryelike notes and some earthy and ripe fruity notes.

Bottled. Hazy amber, coarse head. Caramel and grain. Dry with light-medium body and rounded mouthfeel, Lightly salty caramel, grassy hios Mid bitter finish.

Draught at the brewpub. Clear caramel with a thin head. Aroma is light powder chocolate. Flavour is dry malt, caramel a little dusty bread. Finish is a little bitter.

Tap @ Rossdorf Am Forst. Pours amber copper with a creamy head. Dark fruit, bread, caramel and toffee. Smooth and full bodied. Lots of dark fruit. Ok enjoyable.

Flasche (50 cl) von Hopfen & Malz, Berlin. - Dunkler, rötlicher Bernsteinton, trüb. - In der Nase Karamel, Hefe und milde Frucht. Antrunk mild hefig, verhalten fruchtig (Apfel), gerstig, schwach karamellig, kaum süß. Schwache aber deutliche säuerliche Note. Durchschnittlich rezent, schlank aber nicht dünn. Im Abgang mild würziger Hopfen. Mäßig bis schwach bitterer Nachtrunk. - Etwas zurückhaltendes aber nicht langweiliges, erfrischendes und süffiges Rotbier. Erinnerte mich an Schanzenbräu Rotbier, freilich ohne ganz dessen Perfektion zu erreichen. Dieses Bier ist definitiv kein Dunkles, auch wenn es hier so eingestuft ist. ========================== Despite its somewhat misleading name, this beer is no Dunkel (dunkel means "dark“ in German, which this beer is not) but an Amber Lager/Vienna. As it is unfiltered, it could also be included in the Zwickel/Keller/Landbier category, depending on which characteristic takes precedence in the rater’s eye. But definitely no Dunkel.

On tap at brewery in Rossdorf am Forst. Hazy reddish brown colour with thick dark beige head. Poured really lively. It’s a strange beer, not sure where to place it. Some almost burnt onion flavour. Good depth/character Weird. Onion definitely. Actually I had to pour the rest away.

On tap at the brewery Gasthof, July 2012. Medium brown in colour with an off-white head. Sweetish aroma with toffee, berry fruits and a touch of leafy hop. Flavour of bready malts and more fruit, leading to a moderately bitter finish. A good beer after a long walk on a hot day.

leaves, grass, rotten eggs, raisin, hazy, amber, brown, creamy, bitter, amber, medium sweetness, very bitter, lively,

Bottle: Chestnut-amber coloured, smaller - lacy - off-white head, a bit hazy; light to moderate caramelly nose, fruity and hoppy aromas around; light to moderate sweet-bitter flavour, soft MF; light caramelly-sweetish finish, balanced by a light hoppiness in the aftertaste. Good franconian quality......