6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Colonial Wine and Spirits, 9/20/11
Aroma: The nose is caramel malts, some roast, nutty notes, and a little bit of earth
Appearance: The pour is a clear caramel color with bubbly white head and drops of lace
Flavor: The taste is malty like the nose, rich caramel malts and some light-medium sweetness
Palate: The body is medium, with an average carbonation, a decent mouthfeel, and a slightly dry finish
Overall Impression: This is another solidly made German-style lager from these guys. The ones I’ve tried thus far haven’t been overwhelmingly good, but they have been both true to style and well made. This one fits that bill as well.
Aroma: The nose is caramel malts, some roast, nutty notes, and a little bit of earth
Appearance: The pour is a clear caramel color with bubbly white head and drops of lace
Flavor: The taste is malty like the nose, rich caramel malts and some light-medium sweetness
Palate: The body is medium, with an average carbonation, a decent mouthfeel, and a slightly dry finish
Overall Impression: This is another solidly made German-style lager from these guys. The ones I’ve tried thus far haven’t been overwhelmingly good, but they have been both true to style and well made. This one fits that bill as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2011
at 19:20
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from Colonial Wine and Spirits, 9/20/11
Aroma: The nose is a mix of orange, yeast, banana, clove, and bubblegum notes
Appearance: This one pours a cloudy yellow color with a fizzy white head and medium lace
Flavor: The taste is medium sweet, same components as the nose, yeasty, and some spice
Palate: The body is light-medium, with a lively carbonation to it, and an average-to-lengthy finish
Overall Impression: Overall, this is a decent hefe. It has most of the classic components to it, and it works alright. It's a little overly carbonated, and it doesn't have anything standout about it, but it still isn't a bad one.
Aroma: The nose is a mix of orange, yeast, banana, clove, and bubblegum notes
Appearance: This one pours a cloudy yellow color with a fizzy white head and medium lace
Flavor: The taste is medium sweet, same components as the nose, yeasty, and some spice
Palate: The body is light-medium, with a lively carbonation to it, and an average-to-lengthy finish
Overall Impression: Overall, this is a decent hefe. It has most of the classic components to it, and it works alright. It's a little overly carbonated, and it doesn't have anything standout about it, but it still isn't a bad one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2011
at 17:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
This brew pours a somewhat cloudy straw color with a medium white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of grassy hops and bready malt. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops character that has notes of pepper and citrus, with some malt behind it. The finish retains a citrusy, spicy hops zing. Above average overall.
Tried
on 17 Sep 2011
at 20:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Colonial Wine and Spirits, 9/13/11
Aroma: The nose is german malts, grass, cereal, and a little floral hops
Appearance: It pours a clear yellow color with a fizzy white head and streaky lace
Flavor: The taste is balanced betweem the crisp, cereal malts and floral hops
Palate: The body is light and crisp with a fairly clean mouthfeel and lively carbonation
Overall Impression: Honestly, I didn't think this was a bad pilsner at all. It had a pretty decent flavor, it was on style, and it had a crisp and clean mouthfeel. It's fairly simple, and not particularly interesting, but it works for what it is trying to be, so I'd drink this one again.
Aroma: The nose is german malts, grass, cereal, and a little floral hops
Appearance: It pours a clear yellow color with a fizzy white head and streaky lace
Flavor: The taste is balanced betweem the crisp, cereal malts and floral hops
Palate: The body is light and crisp with a fairly clean mouthfeel and lively carbonation
Overall Impression: Honestly, I didn't think this was a bad pilsner at all. It had a pretty decent flavor, it was on style, and it had a crisp and clean mouthfeel. It's fairly simple, and not particularly interesting, but it works for what it is trying to be, so I'd drink this one again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2011
at 17:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... hazy amber ... thin white head ... big banana bubble gum nose ... soft sweet fruits ... banana ... hint of lemon ... soft easy and fruity ... quite tropical fruityness ... decent. but i prob should have chilled this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2011
at 09:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Re-rate - loads of cherries as well as stewed apples on the nose this time. Good malt profile, toffee plus bitter finish. A bit like a bitter done with lager yeast. Creamy, spicy, fruity finish! A dropped point on the appearance. Previous rating 02/09/11 7/5/7/5/15 = 3.9 355ml bottle. Pours a lovely orangey-red colour reiniscent of plum jam. There is a lovely head. The nose has delicate smoke and stewed apples. The taste has plum jam and a gentle smokiness. The palate is medium to large in structure, there’s a gorgeous tangy and creamy texture with a nice elegant clean finish. Overall, I really like this, so interesting but also so well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2011
at 08:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours golden with only very gentle bubbles and a nice fluffy head. The nose is quite shandy-ish with notes of sweet malt and lemon. The taste has sweet pale malt and lemon again. The palate is medium bodied with a nice tangy texture and a fresh finish. Overall, not a typical German Pilsen in my opinion but well made.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2011
at 08:28
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Pours a hazy golden-orange with gentle bubbles and a decent head - it falls back to leave a thin layer of lace. The nose has pineapple sorbet. The taste has a tangy yeast but there is a low malt note in the background which detracts somewhat from the big sweet fruity notes. The palate has a medium structure, a tangy but thin texture through the middle and it cleans pretty well, even if that’s just because the middle was pretty light anyway. Overall, it’s a weak example of a weizen.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2011
at 15:38
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
355ml bottle. Pours golden to orange with very gentle bubbles and some head, a very small amount of which hangs around. The nose is not what I expected - sultanas and bran, rather than a crisp lemon note. The taste is more of the bran, some grapes and then the bran returns. The palate starts fairly big but it falls off a cliff a bit too early and if this is a helles, it still cloys a bit if I’m being honest. Overall, more interesting than good, I’m afraid!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2011
at 12:27
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
Looks creamy smells rather sweet. Taste is big malt. Creamy co2 commences to a palate then fades to flat. Strong alky bitter malt impact at the finish of each slug. Bready creamy. Must be more than 6%.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2011
at 13:10