7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: copper color with a three finger white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate and once it did light messy lace formed
Aroma: citrusy, floral and piney sweet and bitter hops play with a light bready malt base
Flavor: wraps up the previously noted aromas to a keen crisp sweet & bitter toned quality; finishes crisp, clean and bittersweet with a touch more piney-ness than the floral & citrusy qualities
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue as the hops seem to play it cool and more or less just slide off as the beer gets sipped
Overall: I believe this was the start of IPL's for Von Trapp and it wasn't end of Von Trapp doing them. I would come back to this if they brought this back but part of me thinks this may have been used to do in a re-creation in the "Cellar Series: West Coast Pils."
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: copper color with a three finger white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate and once it did light messy lace formed
Aroma: citrusy, floral and piney sweet and bitter hops play with a light bready malt base
Flavor: wraps up the previously noted aromas to a keen crisp sweet & bitter toned quality; finishes crisp, clean and bittersweet with a touch more piney-ness than the floral & citrusy qualities
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue as the hops seem to play it cool and more or less just slide off as the beer gets sipped
Overall: I believe this was the start of IPL's for Von Trapp and it wasn't end of Von Trapp doing them. I would come back to this if they brought this back but part of me thinks this may have been used to do in a re-creation in the "Cellar Series: West Coast Pils."
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 21:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: copper color with a sly transparency about near the sides of the glass with a three and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy and piney hops up front with a malty backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to bittersweet well ratio-ed hops to malts quality; brisk finish of some citrusy to piney hop tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, even-keeled smoothness balancing some hop bitterness trying to scrape the tongue but those malts do some good blocking there
Overall: nicely done IPL worth coming back to.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: copper color with a sly transparency about near the sides of the glass with a three and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy and piney hops up front with a malty backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to bittersweet well ratio-ed hops to malts quality; brisk finish of some citrusy to piney hop tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, even-keeled smoothness balancing some hop bitterness trying to scrape the tongue but those malts do some good blocking there
Overall: nicely done IPL worth coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 21:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a finger's worth of khaki foamy head which dissipated at it's own pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: light black coffee notes with some sweet earthy tones, light notes of sweet grains, light dark chocolate? Hmmm...somewhat, yeah that's a stretch but maybe.
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to sweet quality underscored by a light bitterness; finishes semi-dry with a clean bready tone now coming in
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness with a light dryness about it
Overall: to me, I'd say it's a nicely done dark lager well worthy of returning to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a finger's worth of khaki foamy head which dissipated at it's own pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: light black coffee notes with some sweet earthy tones, light notes of sweet grains, light dark chocolate? Hmmm...somewhat, yeah that's a stretch but maybe.
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to sweet quality underscored by a light bitterness; finishes semi-dry with a clean bready tone now coming in
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness with a light dryness about it
Overall: to me, I'd say it's a nicely done dark lager well worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 21:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to stange glass.
Appearance: glossy pale yellow color with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral to earthy hop notes, wet grains/cereal notes and some subtle woody spices
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to subtle zesty to light floral spicy tone with a light malty backing; finishes semi-dry with a touch pushy sweet grains
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some smoothness and the dry hopping does enact a sort of light chalkiness - I mostly accepted this and wasn't too distracted but I get how many others might think the dry hopping was overly done
Overall: to me, I liked this beer as I have had many other beers where the dry hopping was overly done.
Can to stange glass.
Appearance: glossy pale yellow color with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral to earthy hop notes, wet grains/cereal notes and some subtle woody spices
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to subtle zesty to light floral spicy tone with a light malty backing; finishes semi-dry with a touch pushy sweet grains
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some smoothness and the dry hopping does enact a sort of light chalkiness - I mostly accepted this and wasn't too distracted but I get how many others might think the dry hopping was overly done
Overall: to me, I liked this beer as I have had many other beers where the dry hopping was overly done.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 20:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to weizen glass.
Appearance: golden yellow/copper color with a subtle cloudiness but also not so cloudy; three finger white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then leave some light lace
Aroma: some hefe features of the "banana, clove & sweet wheaty" whiffs but then a great backing of citrusy to piney hops with some hop oils
Flavor: though oddly combined, I believe I get what's going on and see how well this does blend the "hefe" features with those hops; finishes dry with some of hop bitterness, a touch of the hop oils and a little bit of sweet wheat
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable - somewhat; some smoothness but there's no wheat kick but I believe I get that and am okay without it.
Overall: the very first time I had this I thought it wasn't very good but the second time I had it about a week later, I got what was going on and realized what I was dealing with so after the second time I realized I would come back to this beer.
Can to weizen glass.
Appearance: golden yellow/copper color with a subtle cloudiness but also not so cloudy; three finger white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then leave some light lace
Aroma: some hefe features of the "banana, clove & sweet wheaty" whiffs but then a great backing of citrusy to piney hops with some hop oils
Flavor: though oddly combined, I believe I get what's going on and see how well this does blend the "hefe" features with those hops; finishes dry with some of hop bitterness, a touch of the hop oils and a little bit of sweet wheat
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable - somewhat; some smoothness but there's no wheat kick but I believe I get that and am okay without it.
Overall: the very first time I had this I thought it wasn't very good but the second time I had it about a week later, I got what was going on and realized what I was dealing with so after the second time I realized I would come back to this beer.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 20:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: copper color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: rich malty breadiness with herbal to caramel-like tones, light floral hop spice sliding in underneath for balance
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to lean to the malty side initially then some light hoppy spice does make a decent play for the balance; finishes caramel malty toned
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: nicely done Maibock worth coming back to.
Can to mug.
Appearance: copper color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: rich malty breadiness with herbal to caramel-like tones, light floral hop spice sliding in underneath for balance
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to lean to the malty side initially then some light hoppy spice does make a decent play for the balance; finishes caramel malty toned
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: nicely done Maibock worth coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 20:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to lager glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow color with an even keeled transparency about it and a four and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: biscuity malt tones up front with some lemony to grassy sweet spicy hop notes and a touch some bready to ever so slighty toasty tones
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fairly nice malty quality underscored by a little hop spice; finishes with a nurturing malty vibe
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some smoothness but also a little bit of some sweet grains seeming to nick the tongue a little bit
Overall: not a bad Helles lager, maybe it could be just a wee bit smoother in the feel and possibly get some of that "toast" out of the aroma then this beer will be well on it's way to greatness.
Bottle to lager glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow color with an even keeled transparency about it and a four and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: biscuity malt tones up front with some lemony to grassy sweet spicy hop notes and a touch some bready to ever so slighty toasty tones
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fairly nice malty quality underscored by a little hop spice; finishes with a nurturing malty vibe
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some smoothness but also a little bit of some sweet grains seeming to nick the tongue a little bit
Overall: not a bad Helles lager, maybe it could be just a wee bit smoother in the feel and possibly get some of that "toast" out of the aroma then this beer will be well on it's way to greatness.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 20:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to stange glass.
Appearance: semi-chill haze yellow but also a little bit of a sly transparency about it with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet biscuity malts with clean floral to semi-herbal and/or grassy hop spicy tone ever so light; light mineral notes
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a clean sweet sort of quality; super light fruity/mineral-ish and biscuity finish
Texture: light bodied, great sessionability; absorbant smoothness
Overall: nicely done Kolsch worthy of returning to.
Can to stange glass.
Appearance: semi-chill haze yellow but also a little bit of a sly transparency about it with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet biscuity malts with clean floral to semi-herbal and/or grassy hop spicy tone ever so light; light mineral notes
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a clean sweet sort of quality; super light fruity/mineral-ish and biscuity finish
Texture: light bodied, great sessionability; absorbant smoothness
Overall: nicely done Kolsch worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 19:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: golden yellow color with a nice transparency about it and a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet bready malt notes to a light floral and herbal hop character, subtle earthy hop spice then sweet grassy hop undertone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bready malty to semi-spicy to refined earthy character; finishes malty with a light crisp earthy tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness
Overall: nicely done festbier I would welcome again.
Can to mug.
Appearance: golden yellow color with a nice transparency about it and a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet bready malt notes to a light floral and herbal hop character, subtle earthy hop spice then sweet grassy hop undertone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bready malty to semi-spicy to refined earthy character; finishes malty with a light crisp earthy tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness
Overall: nicely done festbier I would welcome again.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 13:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow to copper color with a sly transparency about it but closer to the edges with a two finger white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral and earthy hops up front, subtle spicy hop note; clean bready/crackery malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine malty bready tone to a slight floral/earthy hop with a little bit of zing to it; finishes malty with a light hoppy zing to it
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue with a little bit of hoppy snap to it
Overall: yup, this is definitely a Czech pilsener and one I would welcome again.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow to copper color with a sly transparency about it but closer to the edges with a two finger white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral and earthy hops up front, subtle spicy hop note; clean bready/crackery malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine malty bready tone to a slight floral/earthy hop with a little bit of zing to it; finishes malty with a light hoppy zing to it
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue with a little bit of hoppy snap to it
Overall: yup, this is definitely a Czech pilsener and one I would welcome again.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 13:43