6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Cloudy, orange, dark golden to amber colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Bready and spicy, malty aroma, notes of bread crust, spiced bread, a touch of potato bread, whiffs of caraway and mahleb, protein overtones. Taste is sweet-ish, slightly bready and doughy, minimally spicy malty, minimally yeasty doughy and yeasty fruity, hints of bread crust, a touch of spiced bread, potato bread, brioche, very weak (probably more imagined than really existent), hints of apricot and mirabelle.
Watery texture, smooth and fairly soft, but rather indifferent palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation.
Nice spicy aspects, has quite some character - not bad.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Draft @ Plan B, Bielefeld. Cloudy pale yellow featuring a proper white head. Aroma of lemons, yeast, grass and grains. Taste follows aroma eagerly. Moderate bitterness. Medium to strong carbonation. Süffig. Works well enough as a easy Kneipenbier on a Herrenabend.

3.9

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

330ml bottle. Cloudy, amber-ish, dark brass colour with average to huge, frothy, fading, white head. Slightly artificial, lemonade aroma with hints of citric acid and lemon juice, mellow malty background. Taste is slightly artificial, tart-ish, citrusy fruity, hints of lemonade, citric acid, a touch of lemon juice, slightly insipid, minimally musty, grainy, malty basis. Watery texture, minimally astringent palate, but simultaneously with a furry coating somehow, prickly carbonation. A mix indeed, and it's a mismatch; quite heterogeneous parts of lemonade and beer, not even really refreshing - meh!

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

0.5 l bottle from 'Bierothek' (Dortmund), best before November 2023. Almost clear, deep amber with a thin, foamy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, malty, slightly floral aroma of caramel, honey, some nuts and light sultanas. Fairly sweet, malty, moderately bitter, gently floral and minimally fruity taste of lots of honey, caramel, grains, nuts and traces of sultanas, followed by a short, moderately bitter finish. Medium to full body, smooth and slightly oily mouthfeel, very soft carbonation. Pleasant Bock, fairly sweet but nicely aromatic. Could be a bit hoppier.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

0.33 l bottle from 'Bierothek' (Hagen), best before July 2024. Clear, pale golden with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Slightly sweetish, gently fruity-floral, moderately grassy aroma of lemon peel, some fresh grass and a touch of grains. Gently sweet, slightly malty, moderately bitter, a bit grassy-spicy and a little fruity-floral taste of grains, some straw and traces of lemon peel, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly dry finish. Almost medium-bodied, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice aroma, much more ordinary taste-wise. Not bad, but not as good the unfiltered version.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

0.5 l bottle from 'Bierothek' (Hagen), best before February 2024. A bit hazy, pale golden with a medium large, foamy, slowly diminishing, white head. Slightly sweetish, gently grassy-spicy and a little fruity-floral aroma of grains, some fresh grass and traces of lemon peel. Gently sweet, slightly malty, moderately bitter, a bit grassy-spicy and a little fruity-floral taste of grains, light fresh grass and notes of lemon peel, followed by a short, moderately bitter, gently dry finish. Medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Quite crisp for a Helles, relatively hoppy and dry. Nice brew.

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