Mon Jun 20, 2005 6:48 am
500 ml brown bottle. No freshness date seen anywhere. Poured out a light, golden yellow, straw color. It had a volumous, white head at first, but it slid back to a thin veil of clumpy foam on top of the beer. It left a generous lacing down the sides of the glass as well. Aromas right away are of 2-row malts. Sweet, fresh mown hay, and slight amounts of phenolics are present as well. Smells like freshly gound grain, straight from the malt mill. Tastes are of very fresh malts, some slight yeastiness, some phenolics, slightly clove-like. It has just enough hops to balance the malts, but it is not bitter by any means. Very slight aroma of noble hops, and a subdued hop flavor. Medium mouthfeel, not cloying at all. A very drinkable beer overall. Goes down almost too easily. Would make a great lawnmower beer if it weren’t so hard to find in my area. A top notch German lager, in my humble opinion. This beer would pair well with a pumpernickel and onion sandwich.
