zeke626 (221), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Jul 17, 2008 Bottle, pours a hazy, pale yellow with white head. Strong spice aroma - I get caraway, ginger, rosemary, and juniper. Flavor is the same as the aroma with citrus and wheat tones. The flavor is somewhat disappointing in that it is not as strong as the aroma. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and tends to get watery near the finish.
Cornfield (4332), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA Oct 2, 2008 I wish I could rate it higher because I applaud a German brewery for turning out a brew like this, experimenting and Reinheitsgebot be damned! But I’m not all that crazy about it. Nice pour, a hazy light straw body with a tall creamy head. The ginger and anise dominate the aroma, and my schnozz can pick out little else. There’s a sweet wheatiness to the flavor and a strong handed spicing on top of it,nearly smothing the malts. You could tell me it’s rosemary and bay leaf or anything else and I couldn’t naysay you. The finish is dry with a medicinal spiciness. More interesting than enjoyable.
Liquor Stop, Highland, IN sebletitje (370), Tampa, Florida, USA Sep 28, 2008 Courtesy of fishingnet.
Pours clear golden.
Aroma is spicy, perfumy with anis.
Taste is very sweet, loaded with interesting spices and herbs anis, ginger, rosemarin. Ligh malt.
Reall wish the Germasn would come out with more interesting beers such as this one. fishingnet (855), Brandon, Florida, USA Sep 28, 2008 Bottle. Pours a hazy pale golden with a small white head. Aroma of anise, bay leaves, rosemarie, and other spices I can’t pin down. Taste is the same as aromabut slightly less prominent. Medium thin mouthfeel with a mild to moderate amount of bitterness from the herbs and spices with a dry slightly tart finish. Very good. Ibrew2or3 (1756), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA Sep 25, 2008 Courtesy of fishingnet. Pours very pale gold with faint haze and bright white head. The aroma is vibrant, bold and perfumy. Wow. I get bay leaves, anise, rosemary, assorted spices, flower pedal notes and a hodgepodge of lighter and less discernable aromatics. The taste is big, crisp, refreshing and just plain good. I get the bay leaves as noted in the nose to go along with mild lemon notes, rosemary, anise and orange peel. The flavor has a lot going on. Lively tasty and well crafted brew. Makes me wonder why there aren’t more out there like this. Rciesla (813), Brick City, New Jersey, USA Sep 25, 2008 Sampled at pauls. Pale yellow with a little co2. Spicy cinnamon nutmeg. Lots of pepper and spice. Odd ball.
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