7.9

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

dark golden colour, moderate sized dense, ecru-ish head; aroma of grassy, lemongrassy, hay, grainy, some floral and herbal notes; taste of a well-balanced lager with fruity--apple peel-like and similar notes to the aroma, as well as some spiciness in the aftertaste; good one!

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home from the Beer Shop in Hitchin. Great pour and looked lovely in the glass. This is a classic example of the style with rich sweet malts and well balanced hops. Really good

6.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 50 cl. Pours a clear, deep golden with a lacing, white head. Sweet, malty aroma. Rich, sweet maltiness but never sticky. Just sufficient hops for balance. 241025

7.5

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

A deep golden yellow to light amber-colored with white, fine-pored head of foam that lasts moderately well. The aroma is strongly malty, richly grainy and doughy-bready. A strong and full malt aroma also dominates. Slightly estery apple notes beckon from the background, but these do not affect the fresh character of this beer. The hops hardly play a role and only have a slightly spicy note that blends excellently with the malty components. The mouthfeel can be described as soft, fresh, almost creamy and full-bodied. It even leaves your lips slightly sticky. Absolutely typical of the style! The malt notes dominate the aftertaste too, although after a while a slightly dry, classic hop aroma with a delicate bitterness sets in. This calls for another sip and the drinkability is enormous.
This beer invites you to drink more than just a half pint. This full-bodiedness, this strong malt aroma and the incredibly high drinkability make this beer definitely one of the best in its style.

4

Sweet and syrupy helles type

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Flasche 0,5l: Kräftiges Gold, glasklar, feinperlig, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; kräftig malzige + leicht fruchtige Nase, leichte Süße, florale/grasige Hopfennoten, Heu, dezente trockene Zitrusnoten, Getreide, Karamell, etwas Honig, Hefearomen, Brot, Brotkruste, würzig-malzige Bitterkeit; würziger + leicht fruchtiger Körper, leichte Süße, florale/grasige Hopfennoten, leichte trockene Zitrusnoten, kräftig Malz, Getreide, Karamell, cremig, moderate Kohlensäure, eher trockene Hefearomen, Brotkruste; würzig-malziger Nachgang

6.6

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

"Giesinger Festbier", Flasche aus der Bierothek Fürth, 14.10.2025. - Kupfergold, klar. - In der Nase nur mildes Karamelmalz und feine, leicht orangenfruchtige Hopfung. - Antrunk kernig hellmalzig mit leiser Karamelsüße und aromatischer aber wenig bitterer orangenfruchtiger und herbaler Hopfung. Milder rezent, fast vollmundig. Im Abgang mehr zitrusfruchtige als herbale Hopfenherbe. - Auch bei diesem Festbier fehlen mir etwas mehr Kernigkeit und Pep - es ist zwar sorgfältig komponiert aber zahm.

6

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at Walther Mai, München Tuesday 7th October 2025. Pours clear warm gold with a mid sized white head. A little honey in the mouth, it's certainly malty, there's a dusty hoppiness to this and also not really impressed with the carbonation which drops off really quick, also a bit too sweet. It's certainly not a bad festbier but for me it's certainly trailing behind the bigger München Boys.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

0.5 l bottle from 'Beyond Beer', best before March 2026. Clear, golden with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish-malty, slightly floral aroma of grains, some straw and traces of honey. Gently sweet, malty, moderately bitter, slightly floral and minimally grassy taste of grains, some straw and hints of honey, followed by a short, slightly bitter finish. Medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Decent for the style.

7.6

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to McCash. Pours a lovely clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of flint, caramel, bread. Taste has faint herbs. Light sweet finish.