Spezial Ungespundet

Brewed by Brauerei Spezial
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Bamberg, Oberfranken/Bayern, Germany

Draft - Darker golden body, very slight hazy body, white head; Very fresh nose that is hard to take apart; Malt bitter body with some sparkle, very balanced to the almost boring; Long malt bitter finish with a very little malt aroma. The hop is strangely enough very apparent the the finishing burb.

On draught at the brewpub. Light cloudy golden colour with creamy head. Fruity backbone in aroma with traces of yeast. Pretty dry beer with hops noticed but only lightly bitter, if any bitterness at all. Pretty vague flavour profile but very clean.

(6/31/08) Draught at the brewpub in Bamberg. Cloudy appearance (it actually looks like there are clouds there!) with a big white head. Aroma of some malt and nice fresh hoppiness. A rather dry hoppy flavor with some grass and some citrus notes. Medium-bodied. Very nice.

On tap at Spezial Beergardens, Bamberg. Yellow gold with white head. Hoppy sweet beer, perfect for the heat in the beer garden, quite still with a wheaty, grain type note and a hint of tartness. Fresh and tasty, its good to get a hop kick.

Mug at the brewery in Bamberg. Mostly clear dark yellow body with a white head. Up front it’s sweet but turns to semi-sour, husky grains over the middle in a hurry. Medium tartness, yeast grains and wheat germ flavors all around. Fresh tasting but it has some mold in the nose at times, resembling soggy bread. Lightly crisp, lightly sweet. Nice overall.

rerate in 2009, seems kind of bland and boring. simple, sweet, body was lacking structure and depth. rating lowered from 3.7 in 2008.

From tap at the brewery. Steinkrug. The aroma has light floral and malty notes. The flavour has a light sweetness and a light bitterness with a refreshing, slightly dry citrus note and some caramel. It’s nice and OK, but also somewhat anonymous.

Dark yellow colored, slightly hazy appearance. Medium sized white head. Yeasty, flowery, cellary aroma, still rather clean one, maybe some cardboard comes up. Medium bodied. Flavor starts also as sweet one with fruits and lemon, paper and cardboard in drying aftertaste. Dryness lasts with hops, crispy carbonated palate.

On tap at the brewery on 6/7/07: Pours a hazy golden with a wispy-lacing white head. Aroma of fresh, earthy grassy hops and light pale malt. Body starts fairly full with nice carbonation and good, lightly sweet pale malt along with big floral earthy herbal hops. Nicely balanced, full-bodied and refreshing.