Warsteiner Premium Verum

Brewed by Warsteiner Brauerei
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Warstein, Germany

Bottle. Pours a fairly transparent gold with little head and aromas of skunky hops and wheat. Flavor isn’t very good in this bottle. Skunky hops with a bit of cloves or something and some white sugar.

clear pale yellow color with a soft soapy white head. the aroma is dry graininess, earth, lemon, grass and mild skunk. the palate is quite dry with just a scant amount of sweetness from the grain. there’s some yeast, pale malt, grass and honey notes in the flavor with a dry spicy finish. medium body, smooth mouth feel and a parching quality. a bit bland but really refreshing in the arizona heat.

Bottle served on a Lufthansa airplane. Clear golden, Medium white head. Malty aroma with a bit of hops. Sweetish flavor of malts and a bitter, slightly metallic, finish. Medium-bodied. Quite unpleasant.

Clear pale yellow with a thick white head. Aroma is grainy and malty with some skunkyness. Taste shows the same qualities as the aroma plus a some notes of lemon, grassiness and pilsner saaz-type hops. Pretty sweet, moderately bitter hop finish. Medium body with fizzy carbonation. Good head retention. Good balance, crisp. Not bad.

Can 0,5l. 4,7%. Pale golden coloured. Looks like dirty water. A large white fluffy head when poured from a distance. Flavor of grain and bread. Some bitterness in the finish.

Bottle. Poured light yellow with a thick white head, lots of carbonation. No real odor, just smelled like a Bud or Heineken. Taste was alright though, some zesty lemony/spicy hops while cold. As it warmed, I got a slight light fruity taste (pear, banana). Also some wheat. I was impressed by this beer for being more complex than I had anticipated. A good beer to chill with.

Well... I will give this one some credit. My brother traditionaly drinks skunky pale lagers, but I got him to try one of these and he enjoys it. At least its a step above heinekin or rolling rock. For me... it does have that slightly skunky aroma and flavor to it. Not particularly delightful.

The flavor is sweet and clean. This bottle wasn’t skunky. Just a little bit of corn sweetness.

If I were to choose a macro, this could be it. Clear and light with a white lasting head. Hoppy and malty aroma. Flavor is hoppy, and has a nice malty undertone. As far as light lagers go, this is a decent lawnmower beer, and has some hops to back it up.