Gordon Biersch Vienna

Draft at the brewpub (Phoenix location). Poured a clear medium orange color. Head was off white with good retention. Some lace was left behind at the end. The aroma was of noble and grassy hops, brown sugar, and toffee. Delicately sweet up front with a dried and slightly bitter finish (bitterness peaked at about 3 out of 10). The flavor palate included dominant grassy hop, subdued molasses, brown sugar elements. Pretty good.

Tap @ Mission Valley. Medium amber in color. Aroma is very caramelized and malty. Somewhat bready flavors with a bit of an earthy hoppiness to it.

at brewery. Pretty good. clear golden with a fluffy white head. Sweet malty taste with citrus notes and a nice grainy, crisp, clean finish.

Sampled at the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild 2008 Strong Beer Fest, on February 17, at the Mesa Amphitheatre.

Date: December 07, 2000
Mode: Draft
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta
Appearance: amber
Aroma: liqht sweet malt aroma
Flavor: simple malt flavor

Date: March 23, 2003
Mode: Draft
Source: DC
Score: i to ii+
Appearance: clear amber, thin white head leaving nice lace
Aroma: plesant sweet carmel malt aroma
Flavor: rich carmel malt flavor with a hint of toasted malts, a fair amount of bitterness in the finish, maybe a bit too much detracting from the otherwise excellent malt quality

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **+/4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Draught at the brewpub in Atlanta (from notes). Pours golden/amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet caramel and pale malts, with some biscuits, yeast, and a hint of hops. Flavor is the same but a little weaker. Pretty good, for what it is.

Amber color. Foamy white head. lager aroma. slight smell of pistachio. Very light bodied. Balanced Tastes of malt and corn . Slightly marzen. This beer looks great , flavors are just too weak.

Draft @ Broomfield, CO location: Yellow orange. Fine, dense white foam. Toasted malts produce straw and toffee aromas. Carbonation is soft and creamy but also fairly acidic. Quite grainy, initially, but beautifully rounded with a toasted biscuit sweetness. Malt is quite chewy and also hints at fresh hay which supports the staunch toastiness. Deep candied malt sweetness alleviates the slightly mushy body. Persistently sweetly malty but well-attenuated finish remains layered with toffee, toast, and straw. Despite the acidic carbonation, high level of filtration, and slightly flimsy body, this is a delightfully clean and bready example. Rather pleased with this.