Kommunalbrauhaus Neuhaus Bahler Zoigl

Brewed by Kommunalbrauhaus Neuhaus
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Neuhaus, Oberpfalz/Bayern, Germany

Pale yellow colour, low carbonation, cloudy. Resin, pine, butter, tobacco and spice aromas; bitter taste with resin, tobacco, pepper and wood aromas; very bitter finish with wood, resin, hop, spice and pepper aromas. A wonderful, light, very hoppy beer - like a top-quality Franconian Kellerbier. One of the best lagers I’ve ever had. 89 out of 100 on my scale.

the first and last zoigl of the night. first impressions weren’t very good as they had just begun pouring and the carbonation was somewhat flabby. a few hours later they had it dialed in and this zoigl was just "on". lightly hazed golden wheat colored body with a rocky but soft fine-bubbled white head. spiced honey, apples, rustic honey, butter and hay, snappy malt with a minerally and zesty yeast quality throughout. amazingly fresh, exceptionally deep and complex. dense body and rich texture, perfectly mashed, perfectly structured. i found myself drinking this again and again at the end of the night. one of the best zoiglbier had at the festival.

Little white head; golden colour with a very slight haze. Terribly malty, grassy nose, slightly smokey. Sweet initially, but with a very fine hoppy lining, especially coming up in the finish. Light, but grist slickness, refreshing. This is UNBELIEVABLE! Der Doppelbock upped everybody with this super addition to the knowledge here. And it was worth all the trouble, IMO.

Diesen Zoigl habe ich in einer 1l-Flasche mit nach Dresden genommen, wobei das im Bezug auf das Gebinde wohl eher einem Syphon gleicht. Stark würziger und malziger Geruch, deutliche Spuren des Karamellmalz. Ebenfalls starke Würze im Geschmack, gut gehopft, karamellmalzig und SEHR herber Abgang. Feines Bier!

Draught, at Beim Bahler in Neuhaus, October 2006. Faintly hazy gold, moderate thin white head and gentle condition. Restrained sweet malt and dominant peppery hoppiness in the aroma, pleasantly yeasty-sweet in the mouth with a developing caramel note and a building but restrained hop bitterness. Long dry and bitter finish that comes both from the hops and the yeastiness. Much drier and hoppier than the Zoigl across the river in Windischeschenbach. "

From bottle: sour cream, butter and hops in the aroma. Butter, chewing gum, loads of flowery and earthy hops, especially revealing itself in the aftertaste. Hint of wood and butter in the aftertaste. Low on carbon. In spite of a very rural mouthfeel, this is very special beer. (7 2 8 2 15 = 3.4) Tap @ zoiglstube. Blonde, just a bit hazy. Flowery, just a bit soapy aroma. Initial malty flavor with earthy hops and some citrus notes. Long flowery aftertaste with citrus.

Bottle at LCRBM 2, Kulminator, Antwerp, Belgium
Hazy blond body. White, frothy head. Nose of hops, soap. Moderately bitter, lightly salty flavour. Moderately bitter finish. Quite hoppy bitter!

[2nd Low Countries RateBeer meeting] Aroma of sour cream, malts and floral hops. Slightly hazy, yellow coloured with not much head. bit sweet, but overall bitter taste, hoppy, flowery. Well balanced. Nice!