50 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Trinkgut, Emmerich. Clear light yellow with a white head. Grainy aroma with faint hops. Bittersweet taste with a hint of metal. Typical cheapish German pilsener but decent enough.

Sampled from 0.5 l bottle from local 'trinkgut', best before March 2018. Hazy, golden amber with a medium large, foamy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, rather yeasty-spicy aroma of banana, cloves and some vanilla. Moderately sweet, malty, rather yeasty-spicy taste of banana, cloves, some vanilla and hints of honey, followed by a short, slightly bitter, a little tart and rather yeasty-spicy finish. Medium body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Okay!

Sampled from 0.5 l bottle from local 'trinkgut', best before April 2018. Clear, very dark red to black with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, minimally roasty and a little grassy aroma of caramel, toasted nuts, chocolate and hints of straw. Quite sweet, malty, slightly roasty and a bit grassy taste of caramel, toasted nuts, some chocolate and hints of straw, followed by a short, moderately roasty-bitter, minimally metallic finish. Medium body, a little creamy and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Not bad for that price, quite decent actually.

Sampled from 0.5 l bottle from local 'trinkgut', best before March 2018. Hazy, dark brownish amber with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, off-white head. Sweetish, malty, rather yeasty-spicy and a little roasty aroma of overripe banana, cloves, chocolate and toasted nuts. Moderately sweet, malty, rather yeasty-spicy and a bit roasty taste of overripe banana, cloves, toasted nuts and some chocolate, followed by a short, moderately bitter, rather yeasty-spicy, a little roasty and minimally metallic finish. Thin to medium body, rather effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Not bad, a bit too watery though.

Sampled from 0.5 l bottle from local ’trinkgut’, best before March 2018. Clear, golden yellow with a medium large, foamy, stable, white head. Sweetish, slightly grassy aroma of grains and some straw. Quite sweet, minimally bitter, slightly grassy taste of grains and some straw, followed by a short, just slightly bitter, a bit grassy and minimally metallic finish. Medium body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Not bad!

Sampled from 0.5 l bottle from local ’trinkgut’, best before April 2018. Clear, golden yellow with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, slightly grassy aroma of grains and some straw. Quite sweet, minimally bitter, slightly grassy-spicy taste of grains, some straw and a touch of honey, followed by a short, slightly bitter, moderately grassy finish. Medium body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Well-drinkable, not bad at all!

Donkerbruin bier met mooi stevig schuim. Smaak is helaas iets minder, licht zoet en weinig body. Tonen van karamel en licht rook zijn aanwezig. Al met al best aardig.

Sampled from 0.33 l bottle from local ’trinkgut’, best before April 2018. Hazy, orange with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, slightly sourish and artificially fruity aroma of grapefruit and lemonade. Rather sweet, slightly sourish, very fruity and moderately artificial taste of grapefruit, lemonade and some banana, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly tart finish. Medium body, slightly effervescent and a little astringent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Not bad at all, can easily compete with the one from Schöfferhofer.