Prasser Helles

Brewed by Landhof Prasser
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Tillmitsch (Leibnitz), Austria

Draught at the brewpub. After two unsuccessful attempts (closed roads and closed pub) I finally managed to get here. Pale golden coloured, small to medium white head that went away slowly, yoghurty grainy nose. Weak hoppy, butterscotch and cereals with short bitterish finish. Quite letdown after great Forstner beers. Too much effort for the few that I got.

Draught at the brewpub, the only one they seemed to have at the moment. Poured a golden body with a thick white head that stayed for a while. Lively carbonation, bordering with fizzy. A light nose, grainy and oily, the taste not being far off... grainy and yoghurty, a light herbal hop presence going into the aftertaste. Biting carbonation. An ordinary lager... one could suspect industrial presence, but not even nearly like with Kugel Bräu.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 1     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 1   Bread : 3   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 2   Pilsner : 3   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : 2   Hay : XX   Toasty : 2   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : XX   Grainy : 2
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : 3   Crisp : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : 1   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX

Comments: A clean, but rather dull, grainy and flowery helles that does not go beyond the call of duty.