Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear golden colour with average to huge, firm, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Grainy aroma with a spicy touch of husk. Taste is pale malty, a fruity touch of apple, pear, gooseberry, some husk, mineral. Not an outstanding beer, but an extraordinary Helles.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle. Cloudy golden colour with average, frothy, white head. Wheaty, yeasty, fruity aroma with a banana note, a touch of clove. Taste is wheat malty, yeasty overtones, cautious fruity hints of pear and banana; thin, watery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle looks simple, but okay. Beer in the glass zippy, light golden, nice head. Starts mild, dominated by malty notes, a bit grasy-sourish. Hints of lemon. Finish more spicy. Not bad!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours pale yellow with a white head. Aroma of fruitiness, floral hops and malt. Flavor is sweet and lightly malted with some fruitness, yeast and pear.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass not too zippy, small head. Starts mild, modest malty, some wheaty notes. Finish modest dry with some sourish hints. Well balanced, quite drinkable. Not bad!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass light, zippy, nice head. Starts mild, modest fruity like apricot, a bit sourish. Finish well balanced and quite drinkable. Not bad!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Half liter bottle from Wine Warehouse, Charlottesville. Pours a clear chestnut color with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of bakers chocolate, caramel, mild dark fruits. The taste is dark malts, dry raisin, chocolate, mild hops. Medium bodied, decent balance. Nice beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle @ Hopfen & Malz, Berlin. Pours cloudy golden with a white head. Fruit, grain, dough and alcohol. Sweet and grainy with a touch of DMS. Full bodied.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cloudy yellow colour, huge pillowy head. Aroma of banana, yeast, flowers, bread. Taste is sugary and banana but not overbearing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Poured a cloudy golden yellow with a thick white head. Aroma is bananas, clove, mint, and dough. Taste is banana, lemon, mint, clove