Bavarian Pilsener from a brewery that has been active since the late 18th century; bottle bought at a drinks store somewhere in the Cologne region. Very moussey, foamy, cobweb-lacing, frothy, stable snow white head on a clear, yellow-golden blonde robe with strings of visible sparkling. Very 'beery' aroma of crushed grains, white bread crust, Graham crackers, dry straw, field flowers, minerals, flour, piece of chalk. Clean, neutral onset, pleasant minerality from medium strong, but certainly not harsh carbonation, announcing a slender white-bready and cereally middle, dryish with just a touch of malt sweetishness, but also a soft grainy sourishness; drying, somewhat rooty, grassy hops in the finish, 'noble' and pure, with restrained floral aroma. These hops provide a balancing, pleasant bitterness that, in the end, almost blots out that subdued malt sweetness. The balance is right here for a south German Pilsener, so I am a bit surprised by the generally low ratings below - this is an average and stereotypical, but certainly well made example of its style for me.

Tap, at the former Russenbräu Tiefenbach. Biergarten. Only a slight malty aroma. Malty flavor, but with a firm hopbitterness. A bit oily and hay-like. Nice Franconian pilsener.

Bottle, 4.9%. Grainy aroma with a hint of bready malt. Clear golden colour. Small unstable white head. The flavour is quite bready and also watery with a hint of floral hops. Watery finish. Low to medium bitterness, clean and pleasant.

Bottle. Pours clear golden with airy white head. Clear aroma of yeast and malt, with some hoppy notes. Bitter, hoppy flavour with notes of malt and pronounced estery touches. Bitter and estery afteraste. Reasonable but not more than that.

Bottle @ Too many Geuze’s - only one toilet , Ulfborg 2012. Day 2. Pale golden with white head. Sweet malt, grainy. Taste has moderate bitterness, citric and grassy hops. Ok.

Yellow with a small white head. Aroma of grainy malt, herbal hops and DMS. Dry grainy and grassy flavour with a dusty finish

Bottle 500ml.Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, grass. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, malty, cardboard notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120128]