4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
100ml on tap, sampled at the brew house. Clear, deep dark brown body with a ring around the rim of the glass. Notes of dark malt in aroma. Light flavour of caramel malt added a touch of roastiness. Short tail and rather watered (15.11.2007).
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2007
at 05:57
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
100ml on tap (4.5% ABV) at the brew house. Clear golden body under a lacing layer. Pale malty aroma with fruity hints. Sweet malty taste leading the way to a discreet hoppy ending with notes of dry bitterness. Quite well bodied for the style. Definitely something else than Hansa Pilsener (15.11.2007).
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2007
at 01:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Medium beige head. Deep dark red body, barely translucent. Burnt chocolatey aroma with notes of soot and a hint of hops. Taste is clean, clear burntness with a pretty thin body, but this time not so much that it’s a problem. Aftertaste is bitterish hops and burntness. Feels a bit acidic, but it’s probably bitterness. A bit watery. They should allow themselves to go above 4.5%; that would have improved all of these beers. (0.5l draft.)
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2007
at 07:22
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Tiny white head. Hazy yellow body with carbonation. Sweetish fruity aroma with milky, yeasty notes, and peachy hops. Taste is dominated by peachy hops (in a weizen?!?) and very thin and watery otherwise. Dry throughout. Dry, peachy, chalky aftertaste. Salty. Thin hoppy taste lingers. I really like the hops, but this isn’t even remotely like the German weizen it’s advertised as. Mouthfeel is a real letdown. Could have made a nice APA session beer, though. (0.5l draft.)
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2007
at 07:16
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Medium shiny creamy white head. Orangeish yellow slightly hazy body with light carbonation. Light harmonic aroma that blends grassy hops, apples, and some rubber. Soft, spicy grass hop taste with a dryish edge. Aftertaste is chalky rubbery paper. Some chewiness. Could use more aroma hops and less rubber, but probably appeals to the locals. Lacks the signature metallic bitterness generally associated with Hansa. It’s not too bad, but I didn’t like the aftertaste too much. (0.5l draft.)
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2007
at 07:13