Stiegl Zwickl

Draught at Stiegl Biergarten, Salzburg. Hazy yellow, white head. Malty vegetable aroma. Malty bready flavor, some wheat. Quite mild malty finish.

Draught at the brewpub. Unclear amber - white head. rainy, brown sugar, soft body, orange, hay, vitamins, spring garden. Nice.

Bottle. Alc. 5.3% Unclear mediun to dark yellow orange color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light buttery. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (301007)

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) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 2   Pilsner : 3   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : 3
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Floral : 4   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : 2   Grassy : 1  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : 1   Bitterness : 2   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 4   Clean : 2   Crisp : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : 2   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX

Comments: A rather sweet zwickl trying to focus on floweriness, but shy in that department and a bit too bubbly to expand its flavours through. Kinda simplistic pils maltiness.

Medium head. Slightly grainy, light flavour, little bitterness in finish. Strange, milk-like aroma. Alright.