(bottle) Almost clear, except for some tiny yeast-particles, golden coloured hue with a huge foamy white head. Moderately sweet and aromatic grainy and nutty aroma with a touch of cara-malt and hints of vanilla. Moderately sweet flavour with a balancing level of bitterness, almost medium bodied with a soft, well-carbonated mouthfeel. Robust malty, soft-grainy base with balanced herbal hoppy notes in the wings; quite dry and well-rounded malty sweet and hop bitter finish. Very pleasant Export (12.09.07).

.5 L bottle from Country Club Liquors; Light gusher; foamed up and out of the bottle mouth as opened; spilled about an ounce. Nose of light grassy hops, caramel, and yeasty grain; dark gold with a huge off white head; flavor is mildly sweet caramel malts, and a tiny note of bitterness.

A Mes rate: bottle from Quinns while watching the Super Reds.
Very bright clean gold with an impressive white head and plenty of lace. Very well balanced aroma with good grassy hops and bready German malt but there is a delicate but excellent smoky hint that really makes it. The flavour is more of the same but not quite so good. The smoky hint vanished initially but makes a welcome return for the finish. Decent all rounder. Come on United!

Bottled. Golden colour, small white creamy head. Aroma is hops, malts and some grass. Flavour is much the same. Bigtime grassyness in finish and aftertaste.

Clear golden with medium white head. Yeasty aroma with caramel notes. Flavor holds caramel malt and grainy notes. Ends sweet.