Stiftsgartenbier
Graser in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Brewed at/by: Heller-Bräu TrumLager - Keller / Zwickel / Landbier Regular
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Score
7.42
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Brewed using a historical recipe from Bamberg's first documented brewery, "Brauerei Michaelsberg", for the "Bamberger Stiftsgarten" (a part of the same monastery that the Michaelsberg brewery originally belonged to). The brewery was active from around 1122 to 1969. This beer was brewed using hops from Spalt and the "Hopfengarten Bamberg", which has reintroduced hop cultivation in Bamberg. Schlenkerla used their official name "Hellerbräu" for this historical beer, since Konrad Graser who was a brewer at the Michaelsberg Brewery, later took over Hellerbräu (Schlenkerla) in 1866!
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery’s Webshop. Golden with a huge white head. Hoppy nose. Medium-bodied, good malty base with quite some punchy hops tuning in, some hints of horse blanket , pleasantly bitter and hoppy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2022
at 19:46
7/10
Tried
on 26 Jul 2022
at 10:43
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle from Schlenkerla webshop, bb 12/2022. Amber body, moderate hazy with a big, foamy, lacing, off-white head. Aroma of bread, grass, flowers, some citrus, moderate smoke. Tastes very lovely, quite similar, while a bit smokier and also hoppier. Medium, cream mouthfeel, with an average carbonation. Finishes perfect, medium bitter, spicy, hoppy, smokey, floral, grassy, bready, a bit citric. So tasty! The character reminds me of the unfiltered Helles, but with the hops and malt body increased. The smoke is quite in the background, while leading to even more depth and character. Extremely quaffable stuff! Score: 8 / 4 / 9 / 5 / 17
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2022
at 18:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery. Looks simple but good. Beer in the glass with a nice head. Shy smokey notes. Starts mild, malty, more and more smokey notes, not too intense. Grasy-malty background. Mild sweetness. Finish well balanced. Nice one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2022
at 06:53
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Bought at the brewery. Shared with SirAlex. Pours hazy yellow with a large white head. Smoke, bacon, campfire, meat and a delightfull slash of fresh citrussy and grassy hops. Lip Smacking. Super delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2022
at 06:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
50cl bottle. A clear dark golden beer with a beige head. Aroma of moderate smoked malt, bacon and spicy hops. Taste of spicy and grassy hops, caramel, moderate smoked malt. Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2022
at 20:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Amber colour with lasting head. Lovely deep malt flavour. Generously smoked but not overpowering. Smooth. Easy to drink.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2022
at 09:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.5 l bottle from 'Bierothek', best before October 2022. Minimally hazy, amber with a large, foamy, stable, off-white head. Sweetish, a little smoky, moderately grassy-spicy aroma of caramel, smoked ham, grains, some citrus and light straw. Gently sweet, malty, moderately bitter, slightly grassy-spicy and a little smoky taste of caramel, grains, straw, nuts, some smoked ham and light citrus, followed by a short, quite bitter, moderately grassy-spicy finish. Medium body, smooth and gently effervescent mouthfeel, average to lively carbonation. Interesting beer, even has a touch of smoke, other than that fairly grainy and bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2022
at 18:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Rauchiger Geruch. Im Antrunk ebenfalls rauchig, moderate Herbe, leicht erhöhte Karbonisierung. Leicht brotig, zum Mittelteil bitter-malzig, eine feine Süße stärkt das Raucharoma. Getreidig-herb-rauchiger Abgang und Nachgeschmack. 9/11/11/12/9/11
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2022
at 20:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle. Opalescent, amber colour with average to huge, thick, creamy, mostly lasting, moderately lacing, off-white head. Mildly smoky, minimally toasty, slightly caramel malty and herbal hoppy aroma, hints of birch ashes, smoked ham, smoked eel, a touch of juniper, laurel. Taste is minimally toasty, mildly smoky, mellow malty, minimally woody, slightly herbal and grassy hoppy, hints of birch ashes, smoked eel, smoked ham, some juniper, laurel, mild hop bitterness, subtle residual sweetness. Oily texture, smooth, soft, silky, minimally greasy palate, fine, soft, creamy carbonation. Very well crafted, very clean, balanced, harmonious, mild - all the excellence we know from Schlenkerla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2022
at 19:30