Oakes (33493) reviewed Dunkel from Villa Castanea 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dark brown and hazy. Has a nice toasty aroma. Toasty palate but with complex sugary malts (molasses, demerara, etc). Lingering black sugar finish. Complex with great balance. As with their other beers, this could be from a top Bavarian brewery.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Weizen from Villa Castanea 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Cloudy strawberry blonde with a thin head. Big banana aroma - fragrant and sugary. Great stuff. Full body. Sweet, lightly acidic, with apple and banana accents and background malt complexity. Maintains the simplicity of German wheat, but is a very nuanced beer. Great body. As with their other beers, very authentic Bavarian beer.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Lager from Villa Castanea 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Hazy copper-straw colour. Has a nice bready character and light toastiness like a good helles. Soft body, but with firm maltiness. A little bit of alcohol comes in late. Really nice balance. Well put-together, this would account for itself well in Bavaria, something that you otherwise never see in an Asian brewpub helles.