Big thank you to kappldav123 for this 0,5 l bottle. Darker golden in the glass, one finger white head, slightly cloudy. A lot of caramel on the nose, soft malty. Taste has also a lot of caramel, malt in the second row. Shy bitterness, above average carbonation. Not bad.

Pours deep brown with reddish hints if seen through light; looks like it's probably a bit hazy. Doesn't get much head, just a thin layer is left, scarce lacing. Average intensity in the aroma: caramel malts (with a soft feel to them), just the slightest toasted hint, dark fruit notes (not very defined, plum perhaps discernible). Simple, nice enough, not perfectly defined. Taste notes follow the aroma, with quite good intensity and now a bit more definition/precision. A sweetish character on the overall, but there's good balance in a dry enough finish, with a hint of herbal freshness showing up. Light body, with very light carbonation; feels pleasantly slick with just a touch of soft malty character. A delicate, pleasant mouthfeel. Overall: should i review it for what it is labeled (in which case, this is plainly NOT a schwarzbier), or should i review for what it is (an honest, enjoyable dunkel)? I'll lean for the second, though i was pretty upset with the misleading labeling.

Bottle from Rewe Bamberg and drunk with Nelson. Hazy gold colour lasting off white head. Some yeasty aroma some slight herb aroma. Low carbonation. It has some malt some low hops. It's ok except the aroma. As I say apart from aroma it's fine if not very exciting. Not really a pils either. OK. Bit odd diacetyl

Bottle from Rewe Bamberg and drunk with Nelson. Clear mid brown colour lasting beige head. Malty. Yes. Some amber and brown malt flavours. It's good in the mouth acceptable. Some hop sting on the finish. Yes drinkable enough. Would happily have a few of these.

Bottle from Rewe Bamberg and drunk with Nelson. Clear deep gold colour lasting off white head. Some malt to it. Some moderate hop for a helles. So a bit maltier and a bit hoppier than a straight up hell. It's reasonably tasty. Decent drinkability.

Bottle from Meibier. Crisp with an aroma of hay, grassy noble hops, grainy malt, and a hint of citrus. Mild bitter taste with a light sweetness. Light to medium body, would have been stellar with just a bit more body. Quite nice as it stands.

Bottle at HopDog. Slightly hazy golden body, biiig fluffy white head. Huge floral-herbal hoppy aroma, mildly soapy maaaybe. Taste... oh wow... clean pillowy maltiness, the same floral-herbal hoppiness dominating, vaaaguely citric maybe. Not much bitterness, but it doesn't need it. Excellent! And Gregor said he'll try to get a keg!

Bottle from HopDog. Foamy offwhite on a hazy golden base. bright grassy and light flowery aroma. Medium full foamy mouthfeel, light grainy base, juicy malt, a hint fruity yeast notes, good crisp bitter finish. Nice one, I hope Gregor gets it on tap at some point.

Bottle @ Rewe, Bamberg (Pödeldorfer Strasse). Pours cloudy golden with a small head. Oily and soft with bready malts and unfortunatly quite some green Apple. Same issue as when I visited the brewery in 2016. A lot of potential but fairly unclean. A shame.