Subsidiaries
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
This was pretty much a cheap German lager with dark food coloring. I didn't get much character out of this dunkel, although it was sweet. Otherwise the aroma had hints of metallic hops. A lame example; I'm surprised this is actually referred to as a dunkel on this website as it lacks character.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2004
at 00:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A yellow beer with a fine head. The aroma is sweet malty - and so is the flavor. A good but average pilsener.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2004
at 13:24
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pale blond colour, white frothy head, not lacing. Sweet hoppy soaplike aroma. Quite neutral initial flavour, moderately bitter in the end. Soft mouthfeel - drinks very easy.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2004
at 15:31
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle
Head is average and lacey. Pale golden colour. Not much aroma. Quite drinkable - some hops in the finish, neutral but not bad.
Re-rate:
Aroma is hoppy. Light version of Urquell.
Head is average and lacey. Pale golden colour. Not much aroma. Quite drinkable - some hops in the finish, neutral but not bad.
Re-rate:
Aroma is hoppy. Light version of Urquell.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2004
at 15:08
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Paid: $1.02 for a 500 ml bottle; freshness date on back 13. MAI. 04 Very crisp and clear light golden. Looks pretty thin, but it's so clear I bumped it up .5; Very little head. Not much of a smell... maybe a bit grassy, and smells like a hint of honey, but I could be imagining that. Not much of a taste to be had, which might make this a good beer for someone just starting to move away from the mainstream. Thin in the mouth, but this would make a good session beer, because it's light and unfilling. Definitely worth the buck and two pennies... but not much more than that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2004
at 19:20
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
A light yellow beer with a beutiful head. The aroma is sour - as if brewing cereal has been used - but it can't be. The flavor also contains notes of grain, malt, and straws. The body is thin - but what did I expect?
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2004
at 18:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A readily available, although somewhat average, German Pilsner. I prefer a little more body, but this is a refreshing light beer that undoubtably will have a following somewhere. Not bad, but there are better beers from Germany.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2004
at 01:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Dark brown in colour with a thin white head. Fragrant cherry/cranberry aroma with a perfect amount of maltiness. Light-bodied; Mild flavour, a bit of sweetness in the taste. Aftertaste mild as well, not showing much character. Overall, smells and looks much better than it actually is! I had this pint on draught at the Old Toad in Rochester, New York on 20-October-2003.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2003
at 00:14
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Amazingly, I was up for sampling a few beers the night after the Fort Wayne tasting. Had this on tap at the Steinkeller in Oxford, OH. Nothing remarkable or interesting. Clear straw-colored body, with a thin white head. Grassy, bitter hops aroma. Flavor was much the same, with grassy, bitter hops and a very light malt backbone. Thin-bodied and typical of foreign macroswill.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2003
at 16:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On draught at the German Village Oktoberfest. I guess this is a newer offering from Warsteiner and isn't a terrible attempt. Hazy orange color with a thin light beige head. More hops than malt in the aroma, which is kind of a change in this style for me. Medium-bodied and almost over-carbonated with the hop profile dominating, although the malt begins to assert itself a little more on the backswing. The finish is rather slick. This isn't a great beer by any stretch but it does the job nicely on a cold Oktoberfest evening.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2003
at 12:18