Bischofshof Zoigl

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and light orange/brown with a huge and dense white head. Light hoppy and spiced aroma. Medium sweet and light spiced corn and hops mix flavour. Light hoppy bitter finish with a light spice note.

Bottle (BB May 08, bought and sampled at the train station in Regensburg). Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is light to medium amber. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain, caramel, husks), lightly hoppy (flowers, herbs). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. This was to be my first experience with a beer bearing the name "zoigl", and I was concerned about my planned visit to Windischeschenbach and Neuhaus a few days later. Luckily, this isn’t much like zoiglbier. Just a plain-jane, slightly clumsy amber lager IMHO.

Bottle. Light dusty fruit nose.Cloudy amber, big creamy golden head. Fairly flat first impression, soapy fruit, minerals, citric touch, light earthy berry aftertaste. Wasnt super-impressed.

Bügelverschlußflasche (many thanks to joss!): Slightly hazy, deep golden to copper coloured, big creamy-rocky head with a good lace, enormous citrousy touch in the robust sweet-grainy nose; sweet-bitter flavour, smooth MF; distinctive citrus-fruity aromas in the sweet-malty and bitter finish. A very good one........