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Millstream Schild Brau Amber

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1533.17/5.03.15/5.04.9%88.2Lager glass
Commercial Description:
The name Schild Brau means essentially 'Shield beer' in German. This is our Flagship brew, a Microbrew done in the style of the special beers of Munich. This beer is brewed in the style of a Vienna style lager. This style was first developed by Anton Dreher in Vienna in 1841. He used a new type of sweet caramelized malt that gave the beer a wonderful reddish, coppery color and a juicy malt character. Word soon spread to Germany where this style of beer became immensely popular, and stronger versions called Marzen or Oktoberfest were soon made. Our beer uses these same malts to attain a perfect balance between malty sweetness and a firm bitterness. Our Hallertau hops are imported from Germany give it subtle spicy flavor. The repeated awards that we have received for this beer only confirm why many people consider this beer to be synonymous with Millstream Brewing at its best.
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jschind (4), Illinois, USA
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2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 12, 2007  
Bottled in August of ??. Pours easy with thin head. Chocolate, banana, brown sugar aroma. Dark brownish red color. Taste is roasted caramel and chocolate. Very smooth. Caramel sticks around for aftertaste. A great beer for casual drinking.


 holdenn (1443), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/102/59/20
Jul 11, 2007  
12 oz bottle thanks to Chris. Pours a brown red color with a beige head. Carmel toffee chocolate sweet nose. More carmels in the flavor, toffee, chocolate, banana. Overly sweet, kinda funky with a cloying finish.


artvandelay (32), Ames, Iowa, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/512/20
Jun 14, 2007  
Bottle. Pours copper-brown with ruby highlights and small off-white collar. Nose is sweet with nuts, caramel, and roasted malt. Tastes very well balanced with a caramel backbone. Finishes smooth. Gets better as it warms.


 pootzboy (1048), Hawgville, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 10, 2007  
Bottle: Poured a deep reddish-copper with a 1 finger cap displaying modest retention and lacing. Color is correct for a Vienna (about 15deg. Lovibond) . Aroma is right for a Vienna..toasty, bready but not sweet some hay-like hallertau hops...very subdued though in this beer. Taste is better, a fair dose of rich toasty Munich malts in the front are joined mid palate with spicey-herbal noble hops finish is clean lightly drying and biscuity. This is a decent crafted all malt Vienna....very servicable and drinkable.


 buckybeer (666), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 8, 2007  
Pours a darkish amber with a faint white head. Aroma is of malts and light roasted nuts. Flavor is candied malts, light roast, and some caramel. Mild bitter in the finish. Pretty decent overall.


 shigadeyo (2263), Harrison, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
May 31, 2007  
5/31/2007: Rating #100 for this beer... Millstream Schild Brau Amber Lager pours a nice amber color with a moderate level of carbonation. The initial small foamy beige head is gone in a flash. The aroma is sweet caramel malt. The flavor is chewy caramel malt, something lightly nutty (walnuts?), and some fruit (apple) toward the finish. There is some mild bitterness in the finish to round out this beer since it is fairly sweet overall. The body is medium with a smooth, soft palate. Schild Brau Amber is pretty goods and gets better with each drink as it warms up. 12 oz bottle (notched S for September) as a bonus in a trade from iowaherkeye. Thanks Joey!


 Probiere (992), Iowa, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/514/20
May 2, 2007  
A strange coating mouthfeel and a lot of things going on with the malt. Caramel foremost, but also notes of grass, nuts, and some slight fruitiness. Not quite dry enough on the finish.


 BDR (2162), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
May 2, 2007  
Nice light c opper color with ample head an lacing. Malt and grain on the nose with a sweet grainy taste. Faintest hint of orange peel in the body.



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