Moosbacher Kellerbier

50cl swingtop bottle. Clear brown with a medium-small head that leaves some lasting foam in a ring around the glass. The aroma is initially on the hoppy side with some herbal grass and lemon, then it gives way to a richer maltiness with some breadcrust and caramel. The flavor has a nice caramel and bread maltiness and modest hop bite. Medium bodied with loose carbonation. Seems very similar to a märzen in character, and not at all what I was expecting in a keller, being darker and filtered in appearance, with a maltier accent. Still a decent beer though.

500 ml swing top bottle poured a clear amber with a small lasting ivory head. Aromas of fruittiness, toasted malt, earthiness and light carmel. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of earthiness, toasted malt, fruittiness and light carmel with a smooth fruity finish.

orange copper color. first sip has some spice but it quickly fades into a light Oktoberfest taste. solid if unspectacular.

Light copper. Large pearly white head establishes a fluffy halo as it quickly collapses. Overly sweet nose of honey-bathed biscuits (Munich), brown sugar, licorice, candied pecans and alcohol. Somewhat grapelike and medicinal. Loose, soft carbonic prickles. Initially metallic and limp with oversweet fuzzy malt, mashed overripe plums and a medicinal and dark grape twang. Underattenuated and flabby, throughout, with no snap whatsoever to disperse the sugary sweetness. Coarse herbal hop bitterness emerges late, but lacks definition and cleanness as it abrasively scrubs the tongue. Pervasive dullness and the lackluster malt extraction are compounded by the perceptible oxidation (cardboard). Closes flabbily and overly rich with soupy earthy grains and a high concentration of residual sugars. According the bottling date (Best before Sept. 2010), this is a fresh sample. This bottle is already oxidized, however. Not that oxidation makes it much worse as the beer is poorly made to begin with. Much more similar to a sloppy märzen than a kellerbier.

The look is clear, copper colored, and has an off white head. The smell is honey, breakfast syurpy. The taste is sweet, grains, and malts.

bottle, bought in Vohenstrauß. Hazy golden colour, mid-sized head. Malty, hoppy with a rural touch and hints of honey.

Sampled at Lundeen’s Brew Ha-Ha 2009. Pours a clear deep yellow color with a small white head. Aroma has a light straw, graininess too it with some flowery hops and some sweet bread notes. Flavor had a grassy hops presence on top of a grainy/straw/hay maltiness and finishes with a honey sweetness. Body was moderate with a very creamy texture to it. Overall a sweet brew with a light bitterness but nothing too special.

Bottle thanks to travita. Clear brown pour. Aroma is somewhat skunked, syrupy, pancakes. Flavor was butter, syrup, maple, and big time pancakes.