 Rastacouere (5355), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Nov 26, 2007
Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body: Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4 Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 4 Ruby : XX Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head: None(1)->Large(5) : 5 White(1)->Tan(5) : 2 Lasting: 4 Lacing : 5
Aroma:
Intensity : 3
Yeast : 2 Bread : 1 Apple : XX Esters : XX Banana : XX Phenols : XX Leather : 2 Perfume : 2 DMS : XX Diacetyl : XX
Malt : 4 Biscuity : 3 Toast : 4 Caramel : 2 Toffee : 2 Maple : XX Molasses : XX Nuts : 2 Candy : XX Pumpernickel : XX Cereals : 3 Fruits : 4 Chocolate : 2 Coffee : XX Vanilla : XX Grapes : 2 Blackberries : XX Dates : XX Cherries : XX Plums : 3 Figs : XX
Hops : 2 Noble(1)->American(5) : 1 Leafy : XX Floral : 2 Orange : 2 Herbal : XX Spicy : XX Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes : Earth : XX Wood : XX Cloves : XX Smoke : XX Pepper : XX Ginger : XX Peach/Pear/Apricot : 1 Candi Sugar : XX Anise : XX Vinous : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Sourness : XX Bitterness : 1 Complex : 4 Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3 Clean : XX Sharp : XX Watery : XX Oily : XX Chalk : XX Astringent : XX Alcohol : X Mineral : XX Oxidation : XX Metallic : 1
Comments: The low scores are a total mystery to me. This was easily amongst my favourites of 100+ beers tried in Austria. From what I think I understood, they brewed it using no basic pale malt and went for only specialty ones, though obviously munich and Vienna would be a fair proportion of the grain bill. That explains the “pure” from the name. I found it malt profile to be fabulous, very complex, fruity lager with a profound, spot on toastiness and beautifully nuances all throughout. And for all its maltiness and shy hops, it never becomes to sweet. Subtlety as an art.
sleepylopes (281), New York, USA
Apr 2, 2008 nice strong dark teddybear brown. nice blent of mat with roasted wheat to create enough sugars to giv ethe brew its strength. subtle and simple with just a touof hop and sparkel.
shp555 (1377), lilburn, Georgia, USA
Dec 11, 2007 Pours a hazy amber brown color with an off white head. Aroma is honey, wheat, and some yeast. Flavor is honey, malt, wheat, and a light bitter finish.
Jukkabro (2394), Tampere, Finland
Aug 24, 2007 Dark coppery colored, medium sized yellow head. Yeasty-flowery, only mildly roasted aroma with hints of chocolate. Medium bodied. Flavor is richer with roastiness and obvious chocolate, aftertaste dries nicely with hops, also some chocolate stays there.
TBone (5115), Pori, Finland
Jul 27, 2007 Draught@brewpub, Vienna
Copper brown color, creamy brown head. Nose is mainly diacetylic. Less butterscotch in the flavor (still some). Medium-bodied. Malty. Caramelly malts, light toasted notes, toffee. Light hops in the aftertaste. Unfortunately not clean batch.
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