5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle 0,5 ltr: Clear golden colored brew with an dry bitter taste with hints of sharp lemon en grassy hops.

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4.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bought in Gronau. I have good memories attached to this beer. I’ve visited the now closed Ritter Brauerei for trade meetings in the late 80’s and early 90’s. The barman tapped Ritter pils for a Deutschmark and you got the glass for free. But after 1 or 2 I had enough (didn’t like the beer too much) and asked Czech visitors who’d brought their local beers to trade a bottle for an in those days very welcome Deutschmark. My only chance to taste Czech beers in those days. Have the Ritter beers become better in taste? Not really. A somewhat flowery aroma. A bit harsh bitter, metallic flavor. Not a fresh hoppy bitterness, but oilier with hints of butter. Long metallic bitter aftertaste. Again: disappointing.

4.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Sampled from 0.5 l bottle from ’Rudat’, best before May 2018. Clear, golden yellow with a thin, frothy, almost stable, white head. Very faint, sweetish, slightly grassy aroma of grains and traces of straw. Moderately sweet, slightly bitter, a little grassy taste of grains and a touch of straw, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly grassy and rather dry finish. Thin to medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Very bland, not any better than the stuff from the discounters.

4.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

50cl bottle. Pours clear pale golden colour with a huge good lasting white head. Aroma of grassy and grainy malt. Taste of grainy malt, mild grassy hops, watery palate, boring!

3.3

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Herber, hell malziger Beginn, blechern. Trocken metallig im Mittelteil, steigend herb, unrund. 6/6/6/5/4/5

5.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Pale gold with a frothy head. Aroma of citrus hop. Flavour is citrus, bitter hop, fruit finish.

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Clear pale yellow colour. Very small white head. The flavour is OK malty, but there is also an underlying grainy note. Almost clean finish.

6

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

Clear golden with a medium white head. Malty aroma with caramelish and mild hoppy notes. Malty flavour with grassy hops. Finished dry and bitter.