Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle, 75cl corked, courtesy of fonefan. It pours a more or less clear body, dark brown in color and with a finger-thick off-white head. The aroma is roasted and slightly burnt with a faint note of dried fruits. A bit thin on the palate, not surprising considering the ABV. The flavor is roasted and slightly burnt with coffee and some dark chocolate. Lasting roasted finish. Overall, a nice stout, wasn’t expecting this from a Bavarian brewer. 110416
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle @ Ulfborg Easter Tasting, 2011. Pours dark brown nearly black with a small creamy beige head and lacings. Dry and roasted nose and flavor. Caramel and ashy roast. Medium bodied
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice creamy head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, coffee, licorice and hops. Slightly watery. Very dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @ FOneFan. Very dark brown with medium tan head. Flavour is roasted malts, coffee, dry, chocolate and a little weak.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a dark brown with an orange hue and a frothy and lacing beige head. Sweet but distinct roasted nose with a whiff of smoke. Light body, hard roast and a little licorice. Light malt bitterness. Very well made. 160411
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pours with a clear golden body and a small eggshell white head. Decent retention. Aromas are complex malt structure, some melanoidins, baked bread, honey biscuit, a touch grainy and somewhat sweet. A hint of alcohol. Clean fermentation. Possibly a bit oxidized. Flavors are malty, sweet up front, crisp finish with a bit of balancing bitterness. Malt forward, melanoidins, bready, toasty, clean. A touch warming for a Marzen, creamy body with somewhat lively carbonation. Not bad.
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Gold from Private Landbrauerei Schönram 14 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle listed at 6% ABV. Pours with a very minimal white head over a clear, vibrant yellow body. Nearly the same color as their pils. No retention from the head, but there is a constant stream of rising bubbles. Aroma seems a bit oxidized. Beyond that it is bready, malty, toasty, with a touch of alcohol. Light alkalinity. Not a super complex malt profile I’d hope for from a Marzen. Flavors also seem a bit oxidized. A notable lingering bitterness as well. Clean fermentation. Bready and grainy. Somewhat flabby. Medium carbonation, a bit thin. Could be old, but I still don’t think it would be a great Marzen because of the lack of malt complexity/richness.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Hell from Private Landbrauerei Schönram 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle 500ml. @ home.Clear medium to light yellow color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, grass - silage. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration,sweet malt - white sugar. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110402]
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Pils from Private Landbrauerei Schönram 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Late to notice the best before date of November 12, 2010. Oops. Pours with a large and fully retentive white head over a straw yellow body. The head leaves good lace. At cold temperatures there is a bit of chill haze which fades as it warms a bit. Aromas are bready and grainy with a light floral hop character. A bit grassy as well. No esters, clean fermentation. Light oxidation in the form of a mild cardboard character. Light spicy hops. Flavors are balanced towards bitterness with a hint of oxidation. A light grassy hop flavor remains, and lasts through the finish that is firmly bitter. Clean fermentation and crisp. Bready and grainy pilsner malt character. Lively bubbles with a light body. Lingering hop bitterness. No warmth, or alcohol presence. Crisp. Probably not in the best of condition (age wise).
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle 500ml.ABV: 3.5%. Clear medium yellow color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, vegetables, light hoppy, grass. Flavor is light moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery carbonation is soft. [20110319]