Gute Nacht

pours a cloudy amber from draught. pretty carbonated. malts and some bread.

Slightly apricot and bready notes. Somewhat malty. A bit simple and plain. It’s ok

16oz can pours a fairly clear, neon orange with a ring of white head. Nose has dough, grist, yeast, some root veg. Flavor has carrot and dough, some yeast, some grist, a little detritus. Finishes medium bodied, mostly dry. True to style.

$2.95 pint can, WW. Copper with a beige head. Bread, caramel, brown leaf, grass nose. Grain, cracker, brown grass. Simple, a little grainy.

Poured a dark amber color, clear. Small off-white head. Aroma was sweet malts, with some grassy notes. Solid German lager. Pleasant, clean, easy to drink. Can from Total Wine.

Deep copper coloured body with a thinnish, tan head, only about a centimetre tall that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of metal, malt, earth, nuts and some grainy elements, but the very subdued caramelised sugars are noticeable, especially near the end. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong nutty and earthy notes dominate here with a lot of rustic and grain coming from the malts with a light sweetness from the caramelised sugars with some soft yeasts and even a light squash note and some additional body from that with spices and balance throughout. Aftertaste shows the caramel, toffee, earth and especially the spicey and yeast components, which make this enjoyable and balanced with some additional sweetness and body that goes above and beyond for the beers typically in this style. Overall, a nice and enjoyable marzen with a deeper bite and robust character that shows balance, but a lot of sugars and body, but nice to sample in the season as the weather is getting slightly chillier. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Harris Teeter in Arlington (Columbia Pike), Virginia on 17-October-2020 for US$1,87 sampled at my house here in Washington on 28-October-2020.