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Christian Moerlein Select Lager 3.09 105

Christian Moerlein Select Lager

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1053.11/5.03.09/5.05%89Lager glass
Commercial Description:
A classic Munich-helles style lager with the emphasis on complex malt flavors and low hop character - in accordance with the style. Brewed with 2-row pale and Caramel 60 malts and Saaz and Hallertau hops. This was the first American beer to certifiably pass the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot Purity Law of 1516.
Christian Moerlein
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 Beer Guy99 (250), Maineville, Ohio, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 27, 2001  
An out of the park grand slam! This is the beer you’ve been looking for. A rich, malty Munich helles lager and the first U.S. beer to certifiably pass the German Reinheitsgebot Purity Law of 1516. This is a serious German-style lager. It was named 1998 World Champion Munich helles and has won more than its share of gold, silver and bronze medals all over the world. Sam Adams is good but Christian Moerlein is better and a lot more rare. Even better on draft than in the bottle! This is one of the original craft beers and well worth seeking out. Sells for about $5.99 for a 6-pack.


Beerdude99 (3), USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Sep 24, 2002  
I simply loved this beer. I wish it was available all over the country!


grubby (2), , Ohio, USA
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4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/104/519/20
Jul 11, 2008  
probably my favorite beer it sucks that apparently they don’t make it anymore


 Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Mar 3, 2003  
nice sweet malty aroma with a fair white head that last a short time.very nice golden almost lite amber color perfect carbonation.Malty flavor that had just the rite amount of sweetness to it to not be obnoxious slightly hoppy after taste was malty with some hopps that stay with you for awhile.A well done brew in my opinion easy to drink more then one.


 pjcoupe (105), Perryton, Texas, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Oct 5, 2002  
Great Beer,great mouth and throat feel,almost fruity flavor,crisp clean and refreshing,this may be the perfect beer, unless you like heavy hop flavors or those tuity fruity beers.


Scooby (50), Maryland, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
May 24, 2002  


 garrison (459), Cin. city, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Aug 8, 2003    Updated: Feb 4, 2008
A malty, very good (for a domestic) Midwestern Helles that was my "premium" beer of choice in the ’eighties! - Although the beer at that time was brewed by Hudepohl in Cincinnati.


Puddleglum (16), Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/59/104/517/20
Dec 13, 2004  
This staple of the Cincinnati beer drinkers diet is still more than a standout in it’s league. The head was small and fizzles out, but it is a Helles after all. The flavor is always surprisingly sweet with malt and slight hops. The mouthfeel is very nice and fills the corners nicely but washes down without the sticky lingering. If nothing else Christian Moerlein deserves respect for being the first American beer brewed according to the Rheinheitsgebot Law of Purity and imported into Germany back when all most American beers were good for was killing snails.



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