graham515 (424), Houston, Texas, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jun 11, 2008 Pours a faint yellow into the glass with a small white head. Aroma is grainy. Flavor is slightly toasty. Nothing too interesting about this beer, but it is extremely refreshing zach8270 (2096), Henrietta, New York, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 | Jun 11, 2008 (draft @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Clear gold pour with a puffy white head. Aroma is light and grassy with some dry hops, grass, and earthy notes. Flavor is very light and disappears quickly. Tastes basically like a beer. Nothing too special to report. Rciesla (3621), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Jun 10, 2008 Draft at barcade & Blind Tiger. Pours a light golden body with a thick white head. Aroma is sweet, yeasty spiciness and some earthy hoppiness. Flavor is sticky wheaty maltiness with some spices and light pilsner flavors. Very crisp and easy drinking with little abv present. I believe this is one of the better helles i’ve had. elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jun 8, 2008 Draft at brewery. Pours a slightly cloudish golden color. Aroma is mostly yeasty wheat. Tastes of malt, wheat, slight earthy yeast, little bubble gum. Palate is clean amazingly, and finishes with a slight straw taste. Dickinsonbeer (3451), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jun 8, 2008 Tap at Barcade. Pours a very hazy murky bright golden yellow with a thin tich white head with great lace. Aroma was doughy, pils malt, nice earthy and spicy hops with just a touch of grass, and unfortunately a touch of sulfur as well. Sulfer is still in the flavor as well, but there is lots going on to cover it up- more doughy crackery pils, fresh baked bread, awesome fresh green hops- hallertauer/tettnang spicyness and a great smooth bitter finish. Crisp and refreshing on a hot day like yesterday. gunhaver (1025), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 | Jun 8, 2008 On tap at Oldsmar Tap House. Pours a hazy pale yellow, with a foamy white head and sticky lacing. Muted biscuit aromas in the nose, hay, some distant cider. Flavor is big crisp malt. Some biscuit and hay. Simple but tasty. Crisp, very drinkable and refreshing. It is what it is and it’s done well. nhorween (640), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jun 8, 2008 Tap at BT. Pale straw color with a white head. Simple but balanced across the board. Definitely a great warm weather beer. The finish is a little too doughy for me but still a nicely made beer. JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jun 7, 2008 First off, I can’t believe the low ratings for this. Tap at Barcade. Very pale golden-coloured beer with a thick sticky white head. Aroma is great, fresh and bready with a lovely light citrus/zesty hallertauer/tettnanger hops over a very crisp pilsner malt base. Flavour is very simple but perfectly balanced, crisp European pilsner malt with a lightly minerally backnote of bitterness. There is enough hop aroma is the nose to invite you in but the low bitterness lets the crisp maltiness also shine through. Clean crisp bitterness with a lightly grassy flavour on the back... man, this beer in fantastic. They’ve nailed the style and on a muggy New York evening, I can’t think of anything I’d rather have. In fact, I’m going to have another.
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