Bottle. Hazy deep golden, offwhite head. Light minerals, dusty dry barrel, light fruit base, good chewy fizz, metal, peach finish. Pleasant surprise.

Bottle. Murky amber golden. Spices, roasted, ash. A bit oxidised, front heavy sparkly then flat. Herbal flat.

Bottle that we picked up from the brewery yesterday with Marko! Had this Saturday 14th February at the Manglham 2nd Winter Tasting listening to PlannintoRock. Pours light amber with a white head. A touch of confectionery on the nose, wheatiness is somewhat subdued and left more to the flavour having said that it's not so obvious or pushy in the mouth, a little slightly unusual watery edge to this. Score 6.8

Bottle. Cloudy deep golden, offers head. Interesting petrichor aroma, grain, cakey, dry, maybe slightly aged, but I am guessing they got an old yeast out of the bank? Certainly apart from the current standard.

0.5l bottle from Brauliebe Hirz. Gusher... Shiny golden body, clear, lively carbonation, my glass didn't hold the head. Caramel and banana in the aroma. Smoothish caramel taste, bit of banana, light yeasty notes, mild autolysis, eh. Light peppery phenols, bitterish herbal finish. Okay, but maybe not in the best of shapes.

Bottle. Murky golden. Apple, ash, roasted. Soft, full, juicy, creamy. I like this.

Bottle that we, me, Loz and Marko picked up yesterday from the brewery. Had this Saturday 14th February at the Manglham 2nd Winter Tasting listening to Jamie XX - In Waves. Pours clear gold with a white head. A little soft mouthfeel, in the mouth it's a touch on the sweet side, there's a little bit of bitterness, quite nice ...stop....stop...stop... I've been encouraged to try it again and take a bigger sample, okay agree with Jonas and Marko it's better than quite good 👍🏼 Score 7.4

Bottle. Cloudy golden, offwhite lace. Hayish, honey, chewy juicy malt, fine sparkly, nice gooseberry grassy, good modernized Helles.

0.5l bottle at Brauliebe Hirz, Fin got this one, shared at the Mangled Ham 2026. Very clear golden body, bit fleeting white head. Big floral, lightly herbal hoppy notes in the aroma, soft and pleasant. Smooth soft honeyish taste, bit gummy, berry touch perhaps, low low herbal and bitter touches, maybe traaaaace of sulfur. Oh, this is excellent! Really glad Hirz/Apostelbräu started brewing a lager again!

Bottle that Marko picked up today from the brewery. Had this Friday 13th February at the Manglham 2nd Winter Tasting listening to Anna Von Hausswolff- Iconoclasts. Jonas is cooking Pasta Carbonara. Pours almost clear gold, light hazy, again with a fast disappearing white head, better than expected. Nice in the mouth, nice bite, fruity, soft carbonation, a little fruit and creamy vanilla. Much better than expected.