13th Century Grut Bier

Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Traditional Ale
Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

Wow. Nice beer. Friends and I agree this would be a nice summer beer. The combination of aromas and flavors almost seem a little lemony. And pickles. Very refreshing. Poured with small white head that lasts and no lace. Color is a hazy light yellow. Flavor is similar to nose but lots more going on and really quite good. A lot of this kind of beer I’m not so partial to but this works. Body is very good and great carbonation. Long finish of the same flavs. Don’t really think it’d be a session beer though.

Bottle courtesy of SoLan. Thanks bro! As usual, you have impeccable taste in your selections. Pours a cloudy gold and a fingernail of white head with chunks of sediment. The aroma is incredibly complex and herbal with notes of earth, mint, spices, and flowers. Flavors are similar and yet even more complex: lemons, licorice, and sassafrass all show through. Very herbal with a kick of grain in the back of the tongue. Finishes quick, smooth, and slightly dry, leaving you wanting more. Medium/full carbonation and medium body. This beer is interesting and vey different; a fantastic brew.

And now for something completely different...Pours a very hazy pale golden color with a thick white head that hangs around forever. Wow, you can smell the ginger from across the room. Going in for a closer...err...smell, there is also anise, pepper, rosemary, and a wonderful floral quality in the aroma. The aroma of this is just incredible. Slightly tart and lemony flavor plays with the underlying malt and anise sweetness. All of these spices play off of each other very well, I couldn’t imagine there is a more perfect ratio of these spices. The qualities of the caraway and anise really emerge in the flavor, especially as this brew warms. I imagine this is going to be a love it or hate it brew, put me down firmly in the love it camp.

16oz bottle. Pours a hazy straw color with a white fizzy head. Nose is tons of mint and ginger and a little bit of yeast. Very cool complex aroma with lots of spices floating around. The flavor is awesome and refreshing. This was a big hit at the tasting. Tons of spicyiness up front but no hops obviously so no bitterness but a faint sweetness and pungernt tartness from the ginger and rosemary. Light wheat taste, this leaves you wanting more, a great summer beer!

Pronounced herbal aroma. Dry, light herb flavors promenently rosemary. Finishes remarkably with no noticeable bitterness but instead, minty coolness. Very well balanced.

Cloudy yellow with no head. That is one spicy mamma jamma! Rosemary, black pepper, flowers, cinnamon and mint al lin there. Complex herbal palate is fairly peppery and finishes with a distinct rosemary note. Very refreshing, almost gingery. I could drink a lot of this - have I met a gruit I don’t like yet?

500 ml bottle. Very pale yellow-white beer with a thin fast-fading white head. The aroma is great. Loaded with fresh herbs, light lemony coriander, citrusy sweetness and a bright lavender/floral quality as well. There is a nice sweet spearmint sweetness that I find very appealing. Bright citrus and wheaty spiciness initially on the palate. Through the middle is nice rosemary/thyme pine herbal character. Nicely refreshing lightness with a soft wheaty finish. As the beer warms, a very light licorice richness adds yet another layer of complexity. Very unique and very delicious.

alright! been waiting for this a long time. pours a very cloudy gold that looks like grapefruit juice. loud fizzy carbonation with a quickly dissipating white head. aroma of massive amounts of ginger with lesser amounts of black pepper and rosemary. flavor is minty, wintergreen, insane herbal-ness. finishes with a licorice aftertaste. tart, crisp, light palate. i could brush my teeth with this stuff! it might even make a great chicken marinade. probably cures diseases too. what a treat! i’ll sell the rest of my ideas for some $$$.