04/10/2009. NIKL BRAU, Egloffsteiner Strasse 19, PRETZFELD, Bayern, Germany

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Short-lived off-white head over clear copper beer. Dry autumn leaves, caramel, dry, brown bread. Bitterish, with a caramelly, bready I Hintergrund /I. Very good balance. Bit copperish-metallic finish. Leafy, bit of liquorice. Light to medium bodied, not very carbonated. I like this! And I like the idea that a rather newcomer (2008) takes up the traditional German styles. Txs to Joren for bringing!

8.2

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle from House Of Trembling Madness. Hazy golden/bronze body with a thick white head that holds well. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of banana and orange peel. Flavour of white bread and green banana. Medium body with a creamy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Delicious and well balanced. I’d happily drink a few of these.

7.2

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

Bottle from Frank. Many thanks! Clear blond colour, white foam. Well balanced Bock. Sweet, malty with a light hoppy bitter finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Nikl-Bräu Eulenbock on 25 Jan 2023 at 20:36 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Bottle from Frank. Many thanks! Clear blond colour, white foam. Well balanced Bock. Sweet, malty with a light hoppy bitter finish.

7.2

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

500 ml bottle. Cloudy yellow with a fluffy head. Grain, cereal, hay, bread, sourdough, citrus, yeast. Mild dry bitterness, grainy bready sweetness. Medium bodied, oily texture, soft to lively carbonated, mild dry grainy bready finish. Very nice Zwickel!

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Nikl-Bräu Eulenbock, Flasche von den Getränkerittern. - Satt goldgelb, blank. - In der Nase satt getreidiges helles Malz und nur milde, leicht hintergründige Hopfung, blaß herbal und mit Andeutungen von Orangenschale. - Antrunk bocktypisch fett getreidig und zart holzig hellmalzig mit solider aber etwas aromenarmer Hopfung, die in krautige Bittere übergeht. Milder rezent, vollmundig, nicht restlos kaschierter Alkohol. Im Abgang gut hopfenbitter und schwach holzig. Leicht fuseliger Nachtrunk. - Malzschwerer heller Bock mit leichten ruppigen Zügen, keine Konkurrenz für die besten fränkischen Böcke. (16.12.2022.)

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

0,5 l bottle, listed with 5.8% abv on the label. Dark golden nearly copper in the glass, slightly cloudy with a more than one finger white foamy head. Grainy smell, malt in the second row. Taste is grainy, low malt and caramel in the second row with fruity elements. Dry. Hop bitterness, little bit metallic. Low carbonated.

5.2

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

Nikl-Bräu Michala, Flasche von Keil, BT. - Rotgold, gut trüb; sahniger Schaum. - In der Nase weiches dunkles Malz, etwas toastig, leicht röstig, Brotkruste, Toffee und eine eigenartige Gewürznote, die entweder von der Hopfung oder von einer beginnenden Infektion herrührt. - Antrunk satt malzig mit nur verhaltener Dunkelmalzigkeit, zarter Röstigkeit und einer Spur von Rauch (nicht Rauchmalz, sondern entfernt wie angebrannt). Milde Karamelsüße, spitze zitronige Noten, erste Anzeichen des Sauerwerdens. Gute herbale Hopfung. Milder rezent, vollmundig, hefeweich. Im Abgang gedämpfte hopfenwürzige Herbe. - Weich hefiges Dunkles mit zarter Rauchnote und etwas matt wirkender Hopfung. Ländlich, etwas unrund, leicht metallisch und mit Anklängen an Spülmittel, trotzdem nicht unsympathisch. Würde gern mal ein fehlerfreies Exemplar probieren. (6.11.2022.)

7.8

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

Very hazy golden colour, white foam. Very well balanced Hefeweizen, lots of banana, light sweet, some light citrussy notes. Very smooth and easy drinkable.

6.8

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

Half-litre bottle from LowCostBeer: BB 4th July 2022. Drank in Witheridge, Devon while dog and house sitting on 6th August 2022; so a month out of date. Mini-haze to the orange/light brown body, beige head. Malty and pretty caramel sweet from start to finish, fairly typical of the style I suppose.