Malzig herbes, im Mittelteil angenehm süßes Bier. Mit der Zeit malziger werdend, wenig muffig. Geringer Hopfen, darin eine starke Bitterkeit. 11/10/9/10//10

On draught at the brewpub. Pours a cloudy orange-brown color with a thick and foamy off-white head that diminishes slowly. Sticky rings of lacing. Wheaty aroma with lemon and citrus notes. Light body with flavors of citrus, wheat and bananas. The finish is malty and wheaty with a fruity aftertaste. Decent all around.

On draught at the brewpub. This beer pours a clear brownish-amber color with a medium off-white head that recedes to a film eventually. Small sparse patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel and roasted malt along with a bit of hops. Light body with flavors of sweet caramel malt, ripe fruit and mild hops. The finish is malty with a sweet aftertaste. Decent overall.

On draught at the brewpub. This beer is a clear orange color with a thin off-white head that dissipates to a wispy film. Sticky jagged rings of lacing. The aroma is toasty malt and mild hops. Light body with flavors of bready malt, lightly spicy hops and a bit of fruit. The finish is malty with a lingering sweetness left behind. Decent overall.

2011-05-18, draught at the brauhaus, 7-5-7-3-13=35
The malt-cereals aroma is delicate and quite elegant. The flavor is sweetish but not much malt quality, just some caramel. The bitterness may be considered a bit too high (and without hop qualities). Good.

2011-05-08, draught at the brauhaus, 7-5-7-4-15=38
Dark copper color, hazy; medium sized compact head. There is a quite nice aroma of biscuity malts at first, but then turning into more vulgar raw cereals. Good body strength, with quite good malt flavor as a backbone, around which it develops caramel (a bit dry-harsh), the required sweetness, light cereals; the bitterness level is quite high for a Maibock, probably increasing the quality overall; as such it turns to be rather similar to the Vogel Maibock. The final is well malty, way above most Maibocks. Balanced. Very pleasant.

Draught at the bräuhaus
Cloudy copper color; medium-sized creamy head. Mild aroma of biscuity malts. Light body, dry mouthfeel, light malt and caramel flavor; quite strong bitterness, with very light hop qualities. Correct brew, a bit out of season (it’s 4°C outside, tonight).

Draught at the brauhaus
Cloudy dark amber color; generous and compact head. Mild aroma of malt and hop. The body is partially round, the mouthfeel is quite smooth; pretty good malt and caramel flavor, and, surprise, a very strong bitterness; there is a light nutty touch in the end, and some good hop qualities. Very good.

2011-10-05, draught at the brauhaus, 7-4-7-3-14=35
Dark amber color, with nice red reflex, cloudy, and with a compact head. The malt and caramel aroma is nice but mild, with light biscuity notes, not as good as it was last year. The mouthfeel is dryish, the body strength correct; it has good caramel flavor and correct bitterness, but not much more to tell here. Balanced and enjoyable, more harmonious than last year, not your typical Oktoberfest though.

2010-10-11, draught at the brauhaus, 8-4-7-2-14=35
Muddy amber color; generous compact head. The malt and hop aroma is wonderful, crispy, biscuity, with a lot of noble hops. The body is less strong than expected, and there is too much carbonation to impact the mouthfeel; some cereals and malt flavor, but too dry, also because of a strong yeast presence and an almost excessive bitterness; actually it’s served too cold, so after dispersing some carbonation and warming it, a better caramel flavor appears, also shielding somehow the yeast and bitterness. Quite good.

2011-05-18, draught at the bräuhaus, 7-5-6-3-12=33
Amber color with beautiful creamy head. Aroma of malt and cereals, with light chocolate aroma, lightly dusty. Dry mouthfeel, the malt and caramel flavor are mild, while the dust character is too evident; correct bitterness. Ain’t no Helles.

2011-03-28, draught at the bräuhaus, 6-4-6-3-11=30
Hazy copper-amber color; medium-sized creamy head. The aroma is mild: bread, biscuity malts and kitchen rinsing water. Some dry malt and caramel flavor, correct bitterness. Drinkable but nothing special.

2010-12-08, draught at the bräuhaus, 6-4-6-3-12=31
Cloudy copper color; creamy head. Mild aroma of malt and straws. The mouthfeel is quite smooth, even if it’s a bit too much carbonated; there is some unexciting malt flavor, quite dry, with a light biscuity trace, and a rustic strong bitterness, quite rough in the end. Average.

2010-07-20, draught at the bräuhaus, 7-4-5-3-11=30
Hazy copper color. The aroma is light, but with some decent biscuity malt and hop. Dry mouthfeel, lean body; very light malt flavor; strong bitterness. Unimpressive.

Draught at the bräuhaus
Hazy brown color. Very light caramel and roasted malt aroma. Dry mouthfeel, with light flavor of roasted malt; the final gets a bit ashy, and with traces of chestnut honey. Correct bitterness. Too simple.