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The name Cramer has been synonymous with Warsteiner since 1753. Today the ninth generation of the clan, Catharina Cramer, carries on a long tradition of brewing excellence, backed by a rich German heritage, a high-quality range and a clear strategy to continue shaping the future of the German and the international beer market.
In 1753, farmer Antonius Cramer was asked to pay beer tax for the first time as his home brewing volumes surpassed by some way the volume allowed for personal consumption. Little did he know that his actions would kick-start a long-standing brewing tradition in Warstein – a small town located in the middle of the beautiful Arnsberg forest, in the heart of Germany’s Sauerland region. Since that date, the business has gone from strength to strength.
In 1753, farmer Antonius Cramer was asked to pay beer tax for the first time as his home brewing volumes surpassed by some way the volume allowed for personal consumption. Little did he know that his actions would kick-start a long-standing brewing tradition in Warstein – a small town located in the middle of the beautiful Arnsberg forest, in the heart of Germany’s Sauerland region. Since that date, the business has gone from strength to strength.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle - Pours brown with a moderate head. The smell is mostly roasted malts. The smooth, moderately thick palate brings in the nice roast malt flavors in this simple but fairly tastey beer. It’s not great, but it is a solid session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2006
at 16:16
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can. Clear, pale golden with a dense, medium, white head. Grassy and light fruity aroma. Mild aroma dominated by mild(!) hops. Watery body and a hoppy finish. The nice, lasting head is the reason for giving it a 3 on appearance. (060404)
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2006
at 13:31
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Best Before August 19th, 2006 bottle consumed on 2/24/2006. Bottle was kept in a cooler
Clear, bright hay with slowly rising, large bubbles. Fair amount of white head that is retained, somewhat at a small cover, simply due to the fact that there is so much carbonation in this. There certainly is no lacing. Smells powdery (baby powder, powdered sugar, whatever). Hops are certainly there at first, but rather soggy, reminding of wet, dying (yellow) grass. Very weak strength aroma-wise. Hmmmm, biting carbonation upon first sip, highly carbonic, dry, bland straw and a mouthfull of dry, dead grass. Some powdery, borderline vanilla-tasting malt sugars. Almost plasticy on end, with just tons of dry straw, unbalanced lemongrass and noxious, disruptive carbonation. Watery and almost sourish towards the end. Straw soaked in seltzer water, with cheap hop extract bitterness, no flavoring hops. Watery texture, awfully powdery finish. A poorly made pale lager, in the worst sense of the term, with an exceptional amount of bitterness (for a pale lager). Definite apple skins in the aroma upon warming somewhat. Compound flaws, I’ll stop now.
Clear, bright hay with slowly rising, large bubbles. Fair amount of white head that is retained, somewhat at a small cover, simply due to the fact that there is so much carbonation in this. There certainly is no lacing. Smells powdery (baby powder, powdered sugar, whatever). Hops are certainly there at first, but rather soggy, reminding of wet, dying (yellow) grass. Very weak strength aroma-wise. Hmmmm, biting carbonation upon first sip, highly carbonic, dry, bland straw and a mouthfull of dry, dead grass. Some powdery, borderline vanilla-tasting malt sugars. Almost plasticy on end, with just tons of dry straw, unbalanced lemongrass and noxious, disruptive carbonation. Watery and almost sourish towards the end. Straw soaked in seltzer water, with cheap hop extract bitterness, no flavoring hops. Watery texture, awfully powdery finish. A poorly made pale lager, in the worst sense of the term, with an exceptional amount of bitterness (for a pale lager). Definite apple skins in the aroma upon warming somewhat. Compound flaws, I’ll stop now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2006
at 18:05
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, fully golden with a small, creamy head. Very unusual orangey aroma. Thin-bodied with distinct accents of orange. One may find it hard to consider this a beer at all, but in it’s own right it’s actually quite refreshing. 290106
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2006
at 12:10
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2
An orange beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is powerful of orange-chocolate sticks - not very nice in a beer. While the flavor is dominated by oranges - though somewhat artificial. The body is thin (no wonder).
Tried
on 03 Feb 2006
at 20:05
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 1.5
Bottle. Unpleasant aroma. Pale golden colour. Stable, big white head. Semi-sweet flavour, bready. Very watery, thin mouthfeel. Strange bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2006
at 03:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Nutty dark malt and caramel aroma. Dark reddish brown color with slight head. Nice complex flavor for the style - hazlenut initially followed by caramel malt and ending with a mixture of chocolate and hops. Nice mouthfeel. Moderate carbonation. A very good dunkel that should be easily assessible
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2005
at 14:47
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pale gold,large white head.Large bead.Light lemon nose. Sweet flavor with distinct lemon tartness near the end I obviously liked it much better than the rest of you did. Actually I could drink more of this,especially in the hot weather.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2005
at 19:13
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Und der Testtag der alkoholfreien Biere geht weiter. Der Geruch ist schnell beschrieben: Wie bei allen alkoholfreien Bieren. Ein getreidiges Aroma überdeckt geschickt den sonst so säuerlichen und unangenehmen Mittelteil. Zwar schafft es das nicht ganz, aber ich bin überrascht. Dafür ist das Ganze wässriger als andere Alkoholfreie, dennoch wohl eine DER Alternativen für die Autofahrer. Test vom 18.12.2005, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 8,8,9,5,10,7 - 7,40
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2005
at 23:00
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Translucent brown pour with thin head that quickly dissipated. Weak to moderate aroma of caramel malts. Sweet flavors of toasted malts and caramel. Thin body, carbonated sipping.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2005
at 11:25