 OSLO (614), ...probably moving East soon..., Minnesota, USA
Jul 16, 2008
[Bottle] Pours pale golden with a small white head. Aroma is juniper, anise, a hint of ginger--but not too much. A little caraway and bay leaf were very present in the taste to go along with the juniper. A little sourness also in there. Medium-thin mouthfeel with a long, spicy finish. Overall this was a very unique beer. The taste was a little lacking in comparison to the aroma though.
darkguardian (194), Florida, USA
Oct 7, 2008 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!
Cornfield (4343), 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.
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sebletitje (372), 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 (856), 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.
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