Orca Brau Max's Forest Brew

Max's Forest Brew

 

Orca Brau in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey Regular
Score
6.18
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 5
Ein Helles mit Waldaroma – gebraut mit echten fichtennadeln.

MAX’S FOREST BREW ist ein goldgelbes klassisches Helles, das mehr kann: Es verbindet traditionelles, untergäriges Brauhandwerk mit einer feinen, modernen Veredelung – frische Fichtennadeln aus dem Fürther Stadtwald von der “Empfangstanne” des hotels.

Die Nadeln wurden am brautag frisch “geerntet” und werden nach dem Kochen im gekühlten Whirlpool beigegeben. sie sorgen für ein sanftes, aromatisch-waldiges Erlebnis: subtil in der Nase, dezent im Geschmack – wie ein Spaziergang durch den Wald.

Entstanden ist das Bier in Zusammenarbeit mit dem 4-Sterne-Superior Hotel Forsthaus Fürth, gelegen mitten im Stadtwald, benannt nach dem großen Unternehmer Max Grundig – Erbauer des Hotels, Namensgeber und Inspirationsquelle für dieses besondere Bier.

Getreu dem Ort, an dem es seinen Ursprung hat, schmeckt MAX’S FOREST BREW besonders gut im Maxgarten, dem hauseigenen Biergarten des Hotels. Oder eben überall dort, wo man sich kurz nach Wald, Ruhe und guter Zeit sehnt – also überall! Sanft, süffig, leicht waldig – perfekt für Sommer, Biergarten und freude am geschmack.
 

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

Bottle from the source. Amber with a frothy head. Aroma promises spruce with hints of orange peel and honey. Taste is mildly sweet up front with a herbal bitterness at the finish. Lingering spruce. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, easygoing. Pleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2025 at 17:03


4.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Heller, trocken herber Start. Mittelstarke Bitterkeit, geringe Süße, getreidig. Trocken herb-bitter bleibend, frisch aber monoton, langer Nachhall. OK. 8/6/8/6/7/6

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2025 at 18:28


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

A clear golden beer with a white head. Aroma of herbal pale malt, pine needles. Taste of pine needles, pale malt, straw, grains. Moderate spicy bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2025 at 11:38


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle. Minimally milky, orange golden colour with average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, snow white head. Pale malty, minimally doughy yeasty and minimally resinous, woody aroma with minimally soapy overtones, weak hints of honey and spruce. Taste is pale malty and mildly bitter, earthy and resinous woody, minimally floral, slightly doughy yeasty, hints of floral honey, spruce needles, increase of earthy flavours in the middle part, spruce, resin; finish is again more sweet-ish with hints of honey and higher intensity of floral flavours, minimally soapy interludes.
Slightly oily, watery texture, minimally dry palate with greasy extension, medium to coarse, prickly carbonation.
Not really disharmonious, but slightly heterogeneous, desintegrated and overall rather cautious - bummer!

Tried from Bottle from Craftbeer Shop on 01 Aug 2025 at 22:45


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

0.33 l bottle from 'Beyond Beer', best before May 2026. Slightly hazy, golden amber with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish-malty, a bit herbal aroma of grains, straw and traces of spruce. Slightly sweet, moderately bitter, gently herbal and a bit grassy taste of grains, straw, some spruce and light honey, followed by a short, moderately bitter, gently dry finish. Almost medium-bodied, gently effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Spruce is very hard to get, other than that a decent lager.

Tried from Bottle from Beyond Beer on 07 Jul 2025 at 17:01