Pinkus Münstersch Alt

Brewed by Brauerei Pinkus Müller
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

[bottle] Pours a light yellow color, with a small, quickly dissolving head. The aroma is the most intriguing aspect of this beer- someone said fresh cigars, and I totally agree. Unfortunately, the taste isn’t as interesting as the aroma. I give it definite points for the organics.

Bottle. Gold body with a dense white head. Nose is different. Cedar notes, fresh cigars, yeast, and sweet malts. Dried fruit as well. Taste is very woody and sweet with citrus, yeast and wheat. Minor tobacco notes as well. Not bad, not bad. Body is light and complimented with lively microbubbles. Finish is a bit uneven, though. Lots of citrus, sweet malts, yeast, wheat and light wood. Falls apart a bit at the end but leagues better than the hefeweizen made by them.

Couleur jaune pale, partiellement brouillée surmonté d’une faible mousse blanche adhérant légèrement au verre. Aromes de raisins blanc sucrés, d’épices style cannelle et autres présence phénolique. Modestement fruité en bouche, poire jaune et toujours doucement épicés, suivi d’un peu de caramel….on dirait un dessert. Corps d’épaisseur semi mince, faible carbonatation, finale légèrement astringente. Certainement pas une Alt beer mais peut-être que cette bière ne devrait pas être comparée à ce style.

Thin grapey sweetness and tang of cirtus and fresh green apple. Softly grassy, light carmelized-malty, Very smooth carbonation and medium-light body, very drinkable session beer. Simple and very good.

out of the bottle. smelled sweet and tasted sweet. lemon and orange. light golden-yellow color. little head. nice easy beer. would have again.

Out of the bottle, nice looking and good tasting. Grainy flavors and aromas, particularly corn. Good tasting and refreshing.

While it doesn’t look great in the glass, this beer has some redeeming qualities for the other senses. Lots of grass, caramel malt, and dried fruit. On the palate, the beer itself is dry, with a good heft. Flavors include a corn/wheat/barley mixture that is really quite unique -- not like how those same ingredients sour a macro. Some toffee and then fruit on the close. A nice beer.

Bottle from State Line in Elkton, MD. Hazy straw pour with medium, white head. Aroma of corn flakes, hopcit. Tastes corn flakey, with some almonds, honey, and finishing hopcit. Not as alty as other alts I’ve had. The palate was medium density with good balance and complexity.