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Craft beer in its purest form is what Sebastian Sauer, the head behind Freigeist beer culture, produces. Sebastian is known among experts as one of the first craft beer brewers in Germany. True or not, he's a veteran in the craft beer scene and an expert who is second to none. It's not for nothing that his beers are more popular than any other German beer in the USA, the home of craft beer.

Free spirit beer culture is conquering the craft beer world with the salvation of old, long-forgotten beer styles. Sebastian reads himself into the matter until he has found out all the ingredients of the original recipe and the subtleties and secrets of the old brewing style. With this knowledge, he then ponders how the beer would be brewed these days and what ingredients would be used. He doesn't want to bring old camels out of grandma's handbag to the light of day, but rather to transport the beers of the past with skill and expertise into the present. His beers are therefore not just reproductions of old recipes, but rather modern new editions. With this concept, the brewery has made a good name for itself in the craft beer scene and attracted international attention.
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Tried from Draft on 20 May 2023 at 12:43

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle, 4.8%) Golden amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity nose with apricot marmalade, white bread, banana and spices. Fruity taste with notes of apricot marmalade, bread, hay, spices and a gentle grassy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Well balanced and tasty. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2023 at 19:12

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle 0.33l. Hazy, straw colored. AROMA- somewhat sharp to medicinal, wheat, vanilla, touch of clove and banana, coriander. FLAVOR- neutral, lightly sour, slightly bitter, yeasty, vanilla, coriander, clove. Medium bodied. Not well balanced, not fresh maybe, still not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2023 at 20:02

6.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Lukt: Malt, karamell. Utseende: Gulbrun. Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum. Smak: Malt, karamell, alco, kjeller. Medium: Rating:645411, Flaske@330ml, ABV@13,2%, Når@13.05.2023. Hvor: Tasting kveld Bryne. Freigeist Miss Californication Bock - Eisbock
Tried on 13 May 2023 at 21:04

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle from 'Holy Craft Beer Store', best before November 2023. Slightly hazy, golden with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Slightly sweetish, gently yeasty-spicy, moderately grassy aroma of grains, clove, hay and traces of citrus. Slightly sweet, moderately bitter, gently yeasty-spicy, a bit grassy taste of grains, clove, hay, white pepper and some citrus, followed by a short, gently bitter, slightly dry finish. Thin to medium body, smooth and gently effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Nice session beer with a yeasty character, nicely grassy as well.
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2023 at 16:53

7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Opaque, jet black colour with slightly late awakening, small, thick, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. Condensed, roasty, chocolately, dark malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, couverture, cocoa, dark caramel, Bourbon, vanilla, a touch of cinnamon, marmite, dried gingerbread, lovage as well; alcoholic overtones with a touch of rum and Bourbon. Taste is slightly dry, roasty, chocolately, dark malty, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, dry cocoa, mocha, subtle residual sweetness, some warming alcohol, weak spicy aspects, vanilla, cinnamon, aniseed; lingering, chocolately and slightly warming, alcoholic finish. Oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, fine, soft carbonation. Decent complexity, fairly balanced and harmonious, alcoholic of course but not substantially boozy - nice sipper.
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2023 at 18:46

4/10 — Appearance 5 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Wässriger Beginn, Kürbis ist deutlich erkennbar, die Gewürze sind verhalten, mild herb, etwas langweilig. Ingwer ist nicht erkennbar, minimale Süße. Meh. 8/5/8/5/9/5
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2023 at 21:08

6/10 — Appearance 5 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Säuerlicher Beginn, das Raucharoma ist mild und wird durch die Säure auch nicht stärker. Spritzig, mild fruchtig, Pfirsich kann ich kaum erkennen. Mittellanger Abgang, erfrischend. 7/9/9/7/11/9
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2023 at 20:57

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
From City Brew Tours. Pint can. I see mentions of dating but there are none on this can. Brewed by Urban Chestnut Brewing Company.

It pours a slightly hazy pale gold with a nice firm head of foam, lacing seems to be good.

I get some bread, grassy hops, light fruitiness, like apples and grapes in the smell.

Swishing the beer in my mouth, the fruitiness is more obvious. Apples and grapes, both sweetish and lightly tart, lemon, followed by some bread and a medium amount of grassy hops. I seem to miss the complexity when I just drink.

Good mouthfeel, quite a nice Kolsch.
Tried from Can on 25 Apr 2023 at 21:10

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From Good Times Oakland. No dating on the can. What's interesting is that this is brewed by Urban Chestnut in St. Louis.

It pours mostly clear pale gold with a good head of foam that shrinks quickly, wee bit of lacing.

The smell is grainy, yeasty, hoppy as in grassy with pine notes. There's also a mild sweetness to it.

The taste is yeasty, grainy, has grass and pine, hints of lemon. The sweetness isn't that noticeable in the taste, the finish comes across as earthy.

Interesting beer.
Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2023 at 16:04