Woinermer Hausbräu and Michelstädter Rathausbräu

Woinermer Hausbräu and Michelstädter Rathausbräu


So I used a short trip to Weinheim and the Odenwald to check out 2 of the local small breweries the Woinemer Hausbräu in Weinheim and the Michelstädter Rathausbräu in Michelstadt.
I skipped the 1,5h tour around Michelstadt to sample the local goodies instead.

Let's start with Woinem.

The Woinemer Hausbrauerei seems to be a bit bigger as they actually also sell their brew in local Supermarkets and drink shops. While I did purchase 3 of the beers they make for sale, I haven't sampled those yet, thus I can't talk about them so far. While the service was OKish the highlight was that they offer a beer tasting which means that for the price a bit higher than a single normal pint, you get 4 of their beers in a 0,1l glass. Normally that consists out of a Helles, a Dunkles, a Weizen and the special brew, depending on the time of he year. As I loathe Weizen, I asked and had the Weizen replaced with the second of the special stuff they had currently. They had an Irish thing going, so the brews were an Irish Stout and an Irish Red, which were so special that I had to enter them into Untappd myself, being the first drinker of it in the Untappd community. (Untappd being an app I use to log in my different drinks. This is their Internet site, while this is the page at the Google Play Store. No idea about apple... sorry peeps.)

Their Helles was the best of the 4 samples, alas being the best in this case means it was OKish at most.. It had some soft yeast tones and yes it was fresh, but that's the only good things I can say about it.

The Dunkles was weirdly malty sweet with a weird side taste and a general soapy mouth feel.. hell it even tasted soapy...

The Dark Irish wasn't really a stout imho as it tasted nothing like one but came with an almost moldy taste as if it stood in a moist basement for too long.

The Red Irish was OKish with food but was very metallic with strong coppery tastes.

All in all I am afraid to say that I wasn't happy with any of their beers. Of course there is always the odd chance that I simply don't like something or that maybe something went minorly wrong while brewing... but 4 out of 4 that I really went 'meh' when drinking em is a rather high quota I'd say. I did order a large Helles afterwards as it was the most drinkable of the 4 but for a brewpub that even sells their stuff to the mass market I was rather disappointed.

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The Rathausbräu, however, was a full and absolute success. It started with me asking whether it's possible to sample their 4 beers in a fashion of the other brewery and the waitress said that they don't have that possibility, alas when i mentioned that I'm writing about beer and would love to sample all of their magical goodness she said oh well we can conjure something up and then she brought me 0,2l of each of their beers. I was happy and of course figured she would find a way to bill that... in the end I saw she didn't even put them on the bill. Besides that she was the nicest waitress I have had in years. Their beers were a Pils, a Märzen, a Schwarzbier and a Belgium style they called Belle Saison.





The Pils wasn't a Pils for my taste but more of an IPA, which was even better... It came with a full yeasty taste, great bitterness and decent sweet tones. It had an awesome aftertaste.

The Märzen was great too though one could taste the alcohol in it, which was balanced by great rye tones. Generally rye was the main taste element in it

The Schwarzbier had a bit of medicinal sub tones but was very soft and full bodied, while

the Belle Saison was a Trappiste style Dubbel I'd say and the only one that kept the foamy head for a very long time. It had mixed tartness with sweet tones which ended in a great bittersweet composite end taste. I ordered another one of that baby.

I can really say that the Rathausbräu was worth it and I even bought a 1l bottle of their Pils which I still think is an IPA and I'll write about it soon.


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Grevensteiner

Grevensteiner
0,5l
5,2%

Todays baby is the highclass product of the hugebutt brewery Veltins. As the trend does move towards craft beer they apparently decided to jump into the wagon as we say in German and to produce something they can market as craft and high class. Whether it really shall be so ... remains to be seen. It comes in an unusual bottle, a bit lower but with wider body than the standard beer bottles. In addition to the form, it has 2 labels both in a mock handwritten style. The upper one should symbolize a seal it seems, while the bigger, lower one has a mock signature. I do like the design and as it is something new I decided to grab a bottle.

It pours thickly with a pink reddish color and a mediocre head mixed with big and small bubbles which does dissipate but not as fast as others. The head itself is of light brown/ whitish color.
The beer is light red and cloudy, maybe even a bit pinkish.

It smells like grapefruit juice and iron, very unusual sour notes I haven't smelled in a beer ever. It reminds me of cherry wine I once tasted.

Carbonation is great maybe a bit too much, sweet tones on the tongue, grassy, rooty side effects, slight bitterness mixed and nicely blended in. Slight tones of Grapefruit in the aftertaste with yeasty side tones.
Funnily enough this time ratebeer gives a better rating.

It's good though I am not sure what to think of it really. It's interesting.

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Sternla

Sternla
0,5l
4,9%

This time an even lower than average rating on Ratebeer. This is a classical example of good marketing ... as I, indeed, only bough this because I liked the nice retro 60s like label. I also bought it because I am half Franconian and it is brewed in Würzburg which is close to my fathers hometown.

Anyways, it is cited to be a Helles again which is a kind I like as it is less bitter and more tasty than the usual Pilsners you can find in billions. Their homepage actually advertises with the little bitterness.

As can be seen, the label shows a 60s girl, riding a red star... thus the name Sternla which means small star in local Franconian dialect.

This pours quick and with almost no foam. Had a hard time to create any foam though I did my best! My best guess is that Helles produces litle to no foam. There is a small layer of very fine bubbles though. Colorwise it is a bit paler than standard beer I'd say and it looks high carbonated as there are many, many bubbles... which, however, could be because of the rather old glass I used.

Smellwise the first ting that comes to mind is.. yeast. Sidetones are sour and fresh fruits coupled with sweetness.

This actually is really good. The carbonation is really good and it is sweetish but not in the bad czech way.
I can taste the grainy goodness and tones of grass. Easily one of the better things I have drank.

Don't get me wrong, it is nothing special, but it is prolly the best stuff I could imagine to spend an evening with.

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Shopping and Tegernseer Hell

Loot!

I haez beer YAY!

So I went shopping today. Sadly only to my local drink dealer so the beers shall once more be mainly German. So there I am walking through the huge holy halls of malty greatness and pick 6 different beers only to find a bottle of 16% declared strongest Pilsner in the world. so yeah the next week shall be fun... especially as I have some nice Bock in there as well.
I found a nice collection of different things - as different as they can get considering that I don't like Weissbier and that I by now have sampled a lot of the German brews.... In any case we shall start this with a:




Tegernseer Hell
0,5l
4,8%


I actually had to check my friend the neighborhood Ratebeer  to see that this counts as Dortmunder style Helles.. whatever that means dear reader.. The rankings are in the usual range for German beer so nothing to brag about I guess. Though I never heard of the brewery, it appears to be one of the older ones in Germany, being the successor of one that was found in 1050. The label is rather simplistic, leaning heavily on the Bavarian colors of blue and white, a coat of arms and a sketched view over what prolly is the abbey that was one of th brewers in between or maybe the city itself.

The glass I chose was one of two I found on a flea market and it is hand made and all awesome tough of a bit weird form. Still I wanted to use it for days so this is an as good chance as any.

It pours yellow golden with a mediocre head. The fine, white bubbles don't dissipate too fast and leave a nice foam for viewing and drinking pleasure.

 It smells very fresh, crisp and fruity. Flower tones with yeast traces and a hin of roasted meat.

Strong roast aroma filling the upper palate, carbonation being perfect, traces of roasted pine and nutmeg. Alcohol can be tasted but not unpleasantly. Slight bitterness on the sides of the tongue, alas also not bad. I somehow truly dig this... One of the better ones I have had recently and for sure worth buying it again. Sometimes the smaller breweries are hiding rare gems. YAY!

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Bayreuther Hell

Bayreuther Hell
0,5l
4,8%

So we reached the end of the Schlappeseppel Series yesterday so...:

Don't expect much from me today dear reader... I barely slept last night and then I went to a museum with my parents, ended in a restaurant and now finally am home.. so I am just craving for my evening beer but to honor all the 3 or 4 readers I have ( ;) ) I decided to at least say some words about the beer my dad brought home for me. I also want to apologize for the hard German beer focus I have atm. I need to go to the specialty store or to Belgium to buy some international goodies.

Classic bottle with a white blue label, which surely is supposed to remind the buyer of Bavaria as the states colors are blue white. The lower part of the label shows a view of - what I can only suppose - is the city of Bayreuth. So what I expect is a somewhat umami, spicy full beer. What I hope it not to be is a generic Pilsener.

As I am taking the pictures inside they will not be as fancy as during the last days..

Ratebeer -like usually- has this German brew in the lower mediocre range. I guess they aren't huge fans of German beer.

Right,,, it pours like a Pilsener, it smells like a Pilsener... the foam dissipates super fast and I could only create a nice head for a few seconds... not very promising. It's nicely golden of color, maybe a bit darker than the generic beers.

Actually the Pils - smell impression was only the first.. now that I sit down t test it some more it doesn't smell Pilsnery at all..
Ir actually has nice sweet tones coupled with floral hues and spices.. call me crazy but I find oregano notes there O_o... maybe I just need a Pizza...

This is surprisingly great. The carbonation is about perfect and the taste instantly fills my whole mouth with different aspects. Indeed umami is part of it. The yeast somehow is noticeable but not badly and it is surprisingly sweet but stull spicy in a good way. Instead of bitter tones this leaves some nice spicy impression in my mouth.

This is rather a nice surprise find! I didn't expect much but got a lot! Yay me!

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Schlappeseppel VI: Kellerbier

Schlappeseppel Kellerbier

0,5l

5,5%

Aaaaaaaaaand as you all know, Kellerbier is my favorite kinda beer so I actually saved this beauty till the end. This used to be what I called my favorite beer from Germany, alas, I never wrote about it.. that shall change today. A great Kudos to all the readers btw... we reached some 80 site openings yesterday, which is a lot for this little project of mine of which I thought, no one ever reads it. I'm happy to take requests by the way for what should be tried next.

So with this bottle, the good people from Schlappeseppel went back to the half photograph, half letters label. Well fitting, the picture this time shows old casks which obviously plays with the fact that Kellerbier / Zwickel is supposed to be a young beer, taken right from the cask. Which is also why it should be unfiltered, just like this baby. The designated color the brewers chose for this bottles upper - smaller - label to represent the Kellerbier is a dark brown.

The quick and nicely pouring golden goodness produces almost no foam, even though I did my best to create some. The little foam there is, is pretty big bubbled (is that a word?) and dissipates semi fast. It is light orange to yellow in color and reminds me of Fanta why ever. As mentioned before, it is unfiltered and thus nicely cloudy. 

The olfactory evaluation comes back with sour tones, nicely mixed with cloves and very fine yeast smells. All in all a very fresh, crisp smell. 

Mhh I knew why I liked this... the carbonation is purrfect and the taste is good and full. It' starts with sour tones on the tip of the tongue and then evolves into a yeasty, spicy goodness on the middle to end with a wave of hoppy bitterness.

It's a great end to a very nice series of maybe still my favorite brewery in Germany, together with Faust.

P.S.: I almost forgot the obligatory Ratebeer link..

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Schlappeseppel V: Landbier

Schlappeseppel Landbier

0,5l
5,3%

After an amusing episode right now when I realized that this blog was featured on a list of Finnish beer blogs it's time for todays beer which is, last but not least, the Schlappeseppel Landbier.

It is described as unfiltered and copper colored... sounds delicious to me.. what about you?
The bottle has the classic Schlappeseppel label tha you should know by now... the color this time is a light brown and the photo or painting is missing, instead repeating the name 'Landbier' on the main label.

Ratebeer again has a rather mediocre rating for it but as I said before... you can't please em all. (Though you might catch em all .. alas that's a different subject)

As unfiltered and copper colored both appeal to me I am eager to open this one.

This pours fast and easy into the designated brewery glass. Not much head is produced and the foam there is, consists mainly out of very small bubbles and is of a bit greyish color.

The brew itself is of Fanta orange with a few drops of grenadine syrup in it. So yeah maybe a light copper describes it though for me copper would have been redder.

Like with the others.. the smell is just awesome. Fruity and nutty tones, mixed with marzipan and sourness. Partly reminds me of Berliner Weisse whyever with added facets.

Carbonation is perfect and it is indeed less sweet than the export yesterday, however the taste is also more present. It's nicely tart and tickles the tongue on the tip. I like this a lot but I find it hard to describe. The bitter tones blend in nicely and are just there in the aftermath while tart tones mix with spicy aspects and make this a full aroma. Nicely done indeed!


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Schlappeseppel IV: Export

Schlappeseppel Export
0,5l
5,6%

Righto I shall have to read up on 'Export' as a kind of beer really..
So it is a bottom-fermented beer. This fermenting apparently has only been used since the 15th century and the beer was used for exporting as it stays fresh longer than other beerses.
Also it traditionally was brewed a bit stronger than beer thought to be kept local as it could then be mixed with water once it reached the destination it was shipped to.

Like the other bottles, this one depicts an old sepia photo on the upper part of the label, with the name of the brew o the lower half. Again also a traditional cap. While the designated color of the Pils was green, the chosen color for the Export is, apparently red. At least that's the background of the 'Export' writing on the smaller label around the bottleneck.

I went for the same glass as for the Pils yesterday, mainly as I have no idea what a good Export glass would be.

Colorwise it is a bit more golden than the Pils which was more yellow, though that might be, because I am indoors.
It produces a nice head, with big bubbles, which sadly dissipate relatively fast.
It smells very sweet strong, like a Bock actually. I usually dislike tasting or smelling the alcohol but we shall see. There also are sour/tart tones to be smelled.

Tastewise this is so far the best of the Schlappeseppels I had in the last days. The carbonation is a lot better and it also has a taste right from the beginning, not relying on it to set in later. The tartness mixes nicely with the yeast and bitter tones and though I expected otherwise, I can't much taste the alcohol. The taste sensation mainly happens on the tip of the tongue which also is nice, compared to all those that mainly play with the bitterness receptors on the back.

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Schlappeseppel III: Pils

Schlappeseppel Pils
0,5l
5,1%

Right so yeah.. even this brewery makes a Pilsener ... and well yeah usually it's kinda meh to write about a normal Pilsener.. But as I am writing about every baby I could get from them, it does include a Pils.
Another normal cap, no fancy shmancy flip-top bottles for good ole Schlappeseppel.
Where the bottle yesterday showed an old painting, this one holds a picture of some happy fellows having a blast (in Sepia). The identifier text is green for this baby.

I chose a classical German beer tulip glass though it only holds 0,4l so not the whole bottle... but as this is filtered and I don't have to worry about mixing the yeast in, I decided on this one.

Having spend some days in the fridge, this is now nicely chilly and pours nice and golden. The foam isn't as massive as I expected, but still nice and semi long lasting. The foam itself is clean and white. No yellow or caramel hues this time... and just like the others, this baby smells niiice.

Already while pouring I caught the whiffs of tart bitterness that's so typical for a Pils. It's fresh and fruity smelling with very slight musky tones like being in an old basement. Not unpleasant.

Like always I'd love a tad more carbonation. Also this surprised me as it doesn't really taste very classical Pilsener. It's not as bitter as expected. There even are some sweet tones on the tip of my tongue, while the bitterness is there in the aftertaste but not very intense. Like the Dunkel yesterday this offers a very 'round' drinking experience. It has everything it needs but it's still a bit hmm.
My whole tongue is again involved and a lot of tones are there... but nothing that stands out super great.

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Schlappeseppel II: Dunkel

Schlappeseppel Dunkel
0,5l
5,2%

Boy these guys have fancy names for their brew... Dunkel meaning Dark.. well yeah so I guess it is a dark beer then... list of ingredients mention roasted malts so this might be right up my alley. Maybe I should wait a bit till my tongue recovers from the pipe I just smoked so yeah.

It seems that my friends (I just assume we are all friends.. right? I mean.. right?) from Ratebeer don't value this baby too highly but then again I never let myself be influenced by that too much... taste is highly subjective of course.

Righto, went for a standard Pint glass this time... mainly because .. I dunno..because I can.. and because I am getting bored of doing the dishes by hand if I include a fancy glass as I do not want them in the dishwasher... and then I remembered that I DO have the fitting glass for that brewery so meh hand wash it shall be.

So yeah no flip top bottle this time and the label , like the others of this brewery, shows an old painting on the upper part and the Logo and name of them on the lower side.

I'm usually indifferent towards dark beers (With the exception of stouts which I like a lot) and a huge fan of unfiltered beer .. alas so far this does look filtered.

Well, this is indeed dark... as in very dark. Inside the house it even looks black though it is indeed slightly dark reddish. So far the biggest let down is the head.... it doesn't exist.. well even though I tried I was able to get very little foam which dissipates almost instantly, leaving a very, very thin layer.

It smells sweet and full, malt aroma and flowery tones can be found. Just like the Schlappeseppel yesterday it holds a rather strong smell, which is a good thing imho.

The carbonation is abot perfect, the taste, however, is rather weak. Sad puppy as I imagined something else. There is a pleasant tartness to it with very little bitterness on the palate that's almost chocolaty... alas all tones are very faint and subtle. I can find some semi weird metal tones in it which is a bit peculiar.

I do like this, alas, I would love it or like it a lot more if they would increase the taste by the factor of 10 or so. It isn't bland per se.. as I said there are loads of things to tase..but it is very subtle...


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Schlappeseppel I: Specialität

Schlappeseppel Specialität
0,33l
5,6%

So finally moving on to the next brewery which is Schlappeseppel I am eager to write again.
While Schinner was all in all a disappointment, I have been to the brewery Schlappeseppel and together with Faust it is ranking amongst my top 2 favorite breweries in Germany.
While Ratebeer calls this a Märzen I am not so sure about it but then again labels are just that... labels.

The Specialität (which, wonder oh wonder, means speciality) comes in the smaller of the 2 usual German beer bottle sizes and with a cuddly lil flip top lid.

I remember that I have had this before and so far I can't remember having ever had anything bad from the brewery ... but meh I guess I am biased.

I went for a cuddly lil glass, fitting the lil bottle... Yeah 330ml bottles are kinda widespread in Germany but I usually go straight for the 500ml one :P.

It pours like a standard Pilsner, alas it is more orange than your around the corner Pils which usually is more yellow´. I underestimated the head, which is why it got a bit big. The nice foam dissipates slowly with a mix of fine small and bigger pores.

One thing I immediately noticed was the great beer smell. Nothing special in itself, I must say that this baby smells more than the usual beer. Fresh yeasty notes filled my terrace when I poured it and even now the olfactory experience is mouth watering, though the smell is rather typical of beer. Actually this invoked the mental image of walking into a beer-tent at some huge festival.
By now the foam has diminished enough for me to go and have a sip.

Can't help it but these guys just know how to make beer.
The carbonation could be a biiit more but that's just my personal thing.
It is slightly bitter though it mixes nicely with flowery side notes and even tart tones can be found. The bitterness increases on the palate afterwards but not unpleasantly and it fades away quickly. The only slight minus I might find is that I can indeed taste the alcohol which is something I'm not a great fan of.... but the great taste makes up for that.

<3

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Schinner IV: Schinner Kellerbier Bernstein

Schinner Kellerbier Bernstein
0,5l
4,9%

So the last of the Schinner stuff I found in the local shady drink dealers shop and also the end of the Schinner series (Thank God) is a Schinner Kellerbier... now as many of you know, Kellerbier (or Zwickel) is my favorite kind of beer so I AM having high expectations. They add the name Bernstein which is amber to it which I can only guess means the color of this hopish delicacy. This time there is no year on the label and to be honest by now I don't care very much about it anymore... I am looking forward to the Schlappeseppel line of beers that I shall work on next though.
I also welcome Peter Watts my dear esteemed friend and HUGO winner in this feed. (Namedropping for the win) Sorry Peter that so far the stuff was of mediocre quality..:)

Anyways the label matches the presumed color of the brew, as it is amber (on green background though..).
This time Ratebeer is giving it a bit higher score than the last Schinners but I am still not sure whether I can enjoy it without being biased. It is an unfiltered brew, just like Kellerbier should be and I am usually enjoying this out of a nice Stein, alas as I do want to make a picture for you reader, I picked a bit smaller glass stein ... usually I tend to evade smaller glasses as they mean that the yeast can't mix fully but I shall just make sure that the brew is nicely mixed in the bottle.

It pours with rather little foam which then dissipates quickly, leaving behind a fine slightly caramel colored layer of bubbles. It is indeed amber wit red golden tones and rather pleasing tot he eye, especially when drunk outside in the sun.

It smells very, very little though I can detect the smell of hop flowers and caramel, maybe some tones of overripe fruit.
Now I am eager to try it because it is a Zwickel color I haven't seen before.

The carbonation is about perfect and the fruit tones mix with maybe a bit too much hops and a decent bitterness that can be felt on the back of the tongue while the tip can find very decent citrus notes.

It holds a tad too much bitterness for a Zwickel in my taste but all in all this reconciles me with Schinner to a certain degree.

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Schinner III: Schinner Braunbier

Schinner Braunbier
0,5l
5,4%

And the third member in the Schinner series... I DO have higher hopes for this one as it falls into a category I usually like: Braunbier which according to some classifications I have found is counted as a German Style Märzen.

Like the other Schinner bottles I found, this is also a flip-top bottle with its pseudo old fashioned logo - which this time doesn't say 1860 but 1590 as a year. I guess that's the first mentioning of this kind of beer? The story on the back of the label doesn't really explain what Braunbier is, but instead explains how 'in' it has been in the old times and that some German poet even moved to a city to get more of it.

I went with a piss normal pint glass for it. (Pardon my French) as I have no friggin idea what else to use.
Colorwise this indeed is a Braunbier as it is brown... lightly red hazelnutbrown with a caramel colored foam head which dissipates -sadly- rather quick.

Olfactory pleasing it holds tones of nut and yeast mixed with herbs and fruity umami tones.

Carbonation is Ok though again a bit too weak for my taste. It has a full body with some hazelnut tones and roasted hops, though it is bland on the first taste and just develops in the aftertaste.

All in all it continues the Schinner series quite well... close but no cookie I'd say...


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Schinner II: Schinner Urstoff

Schinner Urstoff
0,5l
5%

And the second of the Schinner beers. Urstoff... I'm not sure what to expect from this.. the label doesn't say much more than Vollbier. Urstoff... I guess I expect some full, fresh taste ..it does play with the idea of freshness and old crafts.

The Bottle, like all the Schinners I found, is again the old style flip-top bottle with the label depicting the Schinner 1860 logo.

Meh, maybe today isn't really a great day for me to write .... for a change I just wanna drink a beer but hey.. I'd do anything for you esteemed readers.
Ratebeer again isn't ranking it too highly but we shall see. I'm just wondering because different sites cite this beer as coming from different breweries.

It pours easy and has a nice head which does dissipate rather quickly. I chose a Krombacher Pils glass for this as I wasn't in the mood to walk 3 rooms further to pick a different one. :)

It smells like a classical pils with some soft fruity and flowery tones added.. altogether nothing special.

Tastewise, I agree, this isn't very special as well. It's rather watery with mild caronation and a mediocre hoppish bitterness. It's an easier drink than the Pils as it is rather bland, though not as bland as your around the corner Finnish Lagers.

I'd go for this rather than for the Pilsener I had in part one of the series if I had to chose.

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Schinner Series I: Premium Edel Pils

Schinner Premium Edel Pils
0,5l
4,9%

So on the last visit to the drink dealer of my choice I decided to start 2 new series. Meaning I got one piece of every available kind of beer of two breweries: Schinner and Schlappeseppel.
I got 4 Schinners and 6 Schlappeseppels so this should keep me busy for a while.
I decided to kick it off wit Schinner and as I couldn't decide which one, I made sure to tell my mum to put one of them into the fridge and it turned out to be a good old classic Pilsner.

The Schinners all come in nice traditional flip-top bottles which I like as you don't need a bottle opener and they look rustic and nice. They all bear the brewery logo and 1860 on the label. (I guess that's when the brewery was founded?)

I chose a classic Stein-style glass out of my fathers collection to match the old fashioned bottle.

It pours nice and easy with a decent head. It's crystal clear, maybe a bit pale. The head stays nicely and consists out of small fine bubbles... All in all a classical Pilsner.

The RateBeer evaluation isn't too good and as I'm not he hugest fan of bland Pils I do not expect too much.

It smells fresh, crisp and yeasty... it does make my mouth water and I can smell the bitter tones as well.

Carbonation is nice, maybe a bit too weak, some very faint fruity tones in the beginning, then vastly overshadowed by the bitter hoppishness. Leaves some weird aftertaste .. am not disgusted but also not really a huge fan. I'd gladly drink this at a party and I am sure this would be great freshly from the cask... alas this way it's just another brick in the huge wall of generic Pilseners.

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