DAB Export

Brewed by Dortmunder Actien Brauerei (Oetker Group)
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Low noble hop aroma, either Saaz, Hallertauer, Spalt, or Tettnanger. Moderate malt and slight sulfur. Light gold in color very clear. Balance is key to the malt hop balance Hard carbonate water helps bitterness, nothing dominates slight mineral from water. Gordon Biersch makes a good example of this

Not sure if this is the right brew, as my 12 ounce bottle had a different label and did not call itself any particular style. Still, it did not seem much like a pilsner, so I put it under this heading. This pours with a big, foamy head . The aroma is a bit nasty, but rich, floral hops are present. Malts are noticable, along with hints of molasses and honey. The finish is mellow and hoppy. Not bad at all.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Clear golden with a solid white head. Sweet, solid maltiness. Medium body, lots of good quality malts - perhaps a little metal also. Vague bitterness. The original Dortmunder? 041009

Deep gold color; light hop nose; decent body with a good dose of both hops and malts in the flavor;good balance. Finishes initially sweet, but some nice hop bitterness emerges late.

Quite hoppy for an Export. Also, not much of a malty sweetness. Spicy, though. Well done Export.

I expected better but it was decent export.

Grassy nose, sweet lager malt aromas. Yellow-gold color, foamy white head. Quick citrusy malt with a fairly broad but dull hop bitter. Like an NA at times. Crisp texture, but with a gritty aftertaste. Different, but not so good in the end.

(bottle) Pale golden colour with a moderate foamy white head. Dense slightly sweet malty aroma. Medium sweet flavour, medium body. Clean and crisp malty taste with a balanced hoppiness; dry and bitter finish. Well-made typical Ruhr area Export.