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.

Prost!

DMW