Fauerbach Export

Fauerbach Brewing Company
Brewed at Grays Brewing Company
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Madison, Wisconsin USA

Name: Fauerbach Export Lager
Date: 05/03/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: hazy gold, frothy off white head, drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with an earthy bready character,
Flavor: rich bready malt flavor, lots of balancing earthyness, touch of caramel sweetness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Pours a transparent copper orange with a thin, wispy-lacing white head. Aroma of grainy pale malts and mild sweetness with some noble hops. Starts lightly sweet and fairly well-balanced with a decent German hop character. FInishes smooth and slightly grassy. An ok Dortmunder.

Hazy dark golden to amber color. smallish off-white head. malty/grainy aromas with bread dough, biscuits, wet malt with hints of herbal hops. Lightly citric malt flavors protrude from the onset. Somewhat worty. I can see this being an older recipe. Some sourdough in the middle. Lightly acidic in the finish with a return of wet malt flavors. Interesting.

Bottle. Slightly hazy orange and amber colored body with traces of a yellowish khaki head. The aroma is meaty with bologna and fresh soybeans. There is also some biscuit. The taste has light cake donuts with some carrots. The finish is raw bread dough. A thin body with light carbonation. A decent session beer.

Picked up a six pack from Bob’ s McFarland’s liquors in McFarland, WI, brought back to Minnesota to share at Cellar’s Wine & Spirits Friday evening beer tasting. Pours a pale light golden brew with a thin off white fizzy head. Dissolves quickly to a fine film. Aroma of some citrus, light barely malt, some beets/corn character, and a touch of multi grain biscuits. Taste is highly carbonated, light clean cut and crisp. Finish is a bit flat and light body. Served below 40 degrees and you have an excellent lawn mower beer. I am happy to see this historical beer has resurfaced to the Madison, WI market since it first disappeared in 1965.

Thanks to Bob for the bottle! Poured healthy medium golden with a well-retained cap of off-white head.. but it was chunkified. The aroma picked up soft bready and caramel notes with dry herbal notes, lemon zest, and sour grains surrounding. The flavor was more centered around the caramel with a bit of cardboard, sour malts, and slight vegetal on the back.. had a tacky, sweeter finish that wasn’t very enjoyable. Lighter-bodied with tackiness, sour notes, and high carbonation throwing off the flow on the palate.. drinkable, but not very good.

Thank you kindly, Skyview. Copper color with a thin head. Buttery aroma. Sweet grain taste and lots of noble hops.

Thanks to Skyview for sharing. This is a little light for a helles, and appears filtered. Gold color. corn and light malt. Loads of carbonation. Simple but not bad.