pootzboy (1048), Hawgville, Ontario, Canada
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Dec 13, 2008 Updated: Sep 9, 2009Poured a deep orange red clouded lager in the stein with a massive puffy white cap. Magnificent lacing on the glass
Aroma is a magnificent musty, earthy woodsy blast of German noble hops with a decent toasted malt rib.
Big chew on bready toasty amber Munich malts up front but this is quickly joined by a massive infusion of German noble varieties making this a German noble hop bomb with a rigid Munich amber malt spine. Absolutely glorious!!!; Woody earthiness outbalances the thick bready core to the finish where light bittering takes over.
Great Teutonic brew from a great brewer. JesseM (677), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jan 17, 2009 750ml shared at Tupalev’s, big thanks to whoever brought this! Pours a beautiful hazy amber with a medium white head. Aroma is HUGE on the Earthiness, like big time, with some nice Munich malts in there too. The flavour is even better, extremely bitter for a lager, loads of hops, like I said very Earthy and herbal, astringent. Balanced well with the sweet Munich malts, but the bitterness steals the show. Simple but highly enjoyable. Might be the most flavourful lager I’ve ever had, and a style that I would kill to get more examples of. It’s a travesty that in KW, with the largest Oktoberfest outside of Germany, you can’t find any real Oktoberfest beers. It’s pathetic actually. But this one was quite a treat! presario (3002), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Mar 24, 2009 Bottle. Can smell the rich malt as soon as you pour. Cloudy orange-copper. Thick malty peppery body. Tasty thick spicy flavour. Heavy malt. JoeMcPhee (5030), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 10, 2009 Very hazy amber-red pour with a thick sticky white head. The nose is a little bit nutty with a bit of light yeastiness. Sort of an herbal hoppy aroma. Flavour is softly sweet with a kiss of herbal hoppiness. As it warms it opens up a really lovely crackery malt sweetness. Chewy and fairly sweet with more herbal hoppiness than would be considered typical. Despite these oddities, it’s a really impressive beer. Viper666 (630), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jan 18, 2009 Bouteille 750ml. De couleur ambrée foncée et voilée. Nez malté de caramel légèrement rôti, de houblon floral et moyennement terreux, moyen de noix, léger de pain grillé et avec des notes de fruits (raisins) et des traces de fumée de bois. Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture moyennement crémeuse et légèrement huileuse. Goût moyennement amer de houblon floral et terreux (présent toute la gorgée) accompagné dun léger goût fruité (raisins, traces de petits fruits) et de traces de légumes bouillis lors de lentrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût malté de caramel, de grains légèrement rôti et aux notes terreuses ainsi qu un moyen goût de pain grillé puis en finale lon retrouve un regain damertume asséchante de houblon plus terreux et aux notes herbeuses ainsi qu un léger goût de noix et des notes boisées (fumée de bois). Post-goût long-moyen et plutôt sec, moyennement amer de houblon terreux, moyennement floral et légèrement herbeux avec un léger goût de rôti, des notes de noix, de fruits (moût de raisins) et boisées.
matt7215 (994), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jan 18, 2009 750 ml bottle brought by jay to our first KW group tasting at tupalev’s. hazy amber pour with a mis sized off white head. the aroma reminded me so much of the inside of a pumpkin. i basically didnt shut up about this the whole time we were drinking this brew, sorry guys i was just really excited about the pumpkin guts. also there was some nice pale malt aspects. the flavour was decent, overly vegetal but not unenjoyable. very funky and weird interpretation of the style. im gla this brew had being lagered because there was a lot that really could have gone in the wrong direction but the lagering smooth everything out into a drinkable form. im glad i got to try this brew and it stood out from the other we had. thanks for sharing jay. grandgenie (252), gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 31, 2009 Acheté au jovi en format de 750ml et dégusté dans un verre tulipe de dieu du ciel. De couleur brune orangé malté au reflet ambré avec peu de mousse collant bien au vere. Arômes de malt fumé,caramel, noisette, orange et muscade. Le tout est très floral et équilibré avec une légère touche de framboise et de cerise en post-olfaction. Gustativement dès la première gorgée fût une heureuse rencontre entre le sucré et l’amertume. Un léger goût de réglisse, de fûmé, d’épices, de mûres et d’houblon. Une bière très bien balancé et nuancé avec un petit " je ne sais quoi " de grandiose. Eructoblaster (1508), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | May 31, 2009 Bottle - 750ml. Pours a hazy brown body with average carbonation and a thick, lasting beige foamy head. Enjoyable and complex malty/hoppy aroma with spicy, yeasty and grainy hints. Its robust taste carries some plummy notes and ends with a decent bittersweet finish. Well done!
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