Allgäuer 1394 Premium Lager

Golden blonde with very fluffy head. Light graininess in aroma and flavor. Clean tasting. Refreshing, with some encroaching tongues of malt. Slightly, dry bitter and watered finish.

(500 ml bottle: $1.99 at Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, CA) Unlike Büble, this Allgäuer beer seems more in line with what pale lagers usually taste like, and that is, not much and not very good. Some lightly sweet and woody maltiness, and a bit of hops, but more than anything, I get quite a bit of cardboard in both the flavor and nose. Light to medium in body. Hazy, medium yellow color. The whitish head fades to a wide ring along the edge of the glass, but leaves no lace. Probably the worst Allgäuer beer, at least I hope so.

Bottle: Hazy golden colour. Long lasting white big head. Malty and bready aroma, with some hoppy smell too. Has a thin taste, also a bit sweet and malty. Very little bitterness in the aftertaste. A easy drinking beer. Nothing else

A nice, if not amazing lager. Nice appearance, though a bit pale for my tastes. Decent mouthfeel, though it could be fuller. Slightly sweet in the flavor, and fairly crisp. Not bad...not great.

Not a lager fan. Amber body was cloudy and the foamy white head lasted well. There was a sweet malt aroma with s touch of hoppiness. Thin and carbonated in the mouth. Flavor was somehat interesting with notes of sweetness and spice but, overable, a mediocre beer.

Also from the Bier Garden in Portsmouth VA ... on 8/30/04 for me! Cool. Anyway, I took this as a very wheaty-looking beer with a chunky milky complexion. It’s gristy and almost yeasty in the flavors, but sweet and nice with a sugary finish. Schoen.

Had this at The Bier Garden in Portsmouth, VA on 7-25-04. Lightly hazed amber body with a tall goldish tan head. Aroma is slightly grainy and malted. A bit grassy as well. Taste is also doughy and grassy but with some sweetness around the edges. Mouthfeel is moderately carbonated and a bit thin. Finish is short. Sort of grainy with some faint malt and yeast notes. Not too bad.

Heavily hazed golden appearance, well carbonated, moderate foam. Sweet malty, grainy aroma with a touch of herbs and flowers. Sweet honey, lemon flavor, woody tones, dryness and slight bitterness in the finish.