Eschenbacher Urtyp Hell

Brewed by Eschenbacher Privatbrauerei Wagner-Bräu
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Eltmann-Eschenbach, Unterfranken/Bayern, Germany

Bottle 50cl.
Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, grain, dry hay, straw, dusty, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, dusty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091002]

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Clear yellow with a white head. Malty aroma. Medium body, sweet malt and a little chicory. Surprisingly hoppy finish for a Helles. 021009

Bottled. Clear pale yellow, rich airy head. Papery nose. Sweetish and lightbodied with rounded mouthfeel. Heavily cardboardy. Finishes without bitterness but with even more cardboard.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 1     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 1     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2     Lasting: 1     Lacing : 1
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : XX   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : 3   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 2   Pilsner : 2   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 1   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 2  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 1   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Crisp : XX   Sharp : 1   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : 2

Comments: Cabbagey and surprisingly unclean german lager with rubbery fatalities.

(bottle) Clear, pale golden with a steady blond foamy head. Medium-sweet, strawy malty nose with herbal, slightly grassy hops. Light-bitter flavour, soft grainy, slightly papery malty base with herbal accents; light bodied with a crispy mouthfeel; moderately dry and bitter finish with herbal and grassy hops and grainy malt in the aftertaste, unfortunately with a touch of cardboard.

Bottle. Light gold with a small head. Aromas are grain with crisp and hoppy notes. Some metal, too. Flavours are gritty grain with some butter. Quite sweet with a lightly bitter finish.

Bottled. Yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is malts, salted hops and some earthyness. Flavour is very much the same. Wellbalanced and refreshing, but a bit sweet for my taste.

Bottled. A yellow gold coloured lager with a short lived off white head. The aroma is buttery malty and a bit of sweet vomit. The taste is sweet and gets sweeter as it warms. Originally there are lemony notes but these just make a brief appearance.