Gössweinsteiner Wallfahrtsbier

Gössweinsteiner Wallfahrtsbier
0,5l
5,3%

Another baby I brought from the area with the most breweries in Germany. And hell I need something cool right now as it is still so frakking hot.
I actually bought this beer in a small church shop next to a basilica (link in German only).
It is brewed for them by Held-Bräu for the pilgrims there as it is a pilgrimage site.
It looks like a genuine Pilsner but the label doesn't state anything. The label depicts a scene from the church, showing the holy trinity. A rather simplistic label but hey, it's catholic.

As I had another beer earlier I chose to stick to the same glass and not grab a new tasting glass.

The smell isn't very appetizing to be honest. There is something bitter and foul in it, mixed with a very faint maltyness

 I'd almost say it smells rotten but well yeah...I am at a loss of word's really... the closest idea I have is eggnog but that can't really be...
It pours with little head which is mainly fine pored and dissipates rather fast. It's a bit brown gold with very faint red hues.

Ratebeer doesn't have a score of it so far... which might be a good or a bad thing.
Cabonation is perfect and even the taste is good it is a bit metallic with nutty side tones and a faint strange aftertaste. Still it is a very umami taste though I should have let it chill even more.The bitterness prevails in the aftertaste and is not very noticeable during the actual drink which makes it a very interesting taste experience. I do like this brew though the smell was nothing I need again but yeah I can see myself easily quaffing a couple of those in a nice beer-tent.

Thumbs up!

Prost!

DMW

Weissbierprobe 5 Meine Hopfenweisse Tap 5

Weissbierprobe 5 Meine Hopfenweisse Tap 5
0,5l
8,2%

So I finally can end the Weissbierprobe with this baby which had been waiting for me in the fridge for a while. I also returned from a journey into the area with the most breweries in the world and got a few impressions and material from there... good things to come.

So this brew is advertised as being their strongest hopped one, which is why they say one should drink it at the end of the series.. well I do what I am told.. almost.

To be honest I am not entirely sure what the label depicts. It looks like a tumbleweed? In any case they promise this to be atypical with the aroma etc etc yada yada... we shall see.

Color here is between a light and a dark yeast beer with very little foam. I was seriously surprised about how little head I could produce with this. The foam is mainly big pored and light cream colored. The little head there is is lingering for long.

Ratebeer has this with a whopping 99 so I am expecting something here... The aroma is very sweet and hops heavy. Fresh fruits, apricot and plum, light chocolate tones. This must be one of the best smelling beers I know. :) The aroma is surprisingly rich and a pleasure to test. Rich spices and floral subtones. Om nom nom.

I also just read that this holds 8,2% alcohol so I'd prolly rate it a Weizenbock but what do I know.

The carbonation is great, sadly the taste doesn't hold what the aroma promised. It is alcoholy and slightly bitter, mixed with strange medicinal tones that almost sting my mouth. The aftertaste is alcohol and spices.

The bitter-sweetness is not really my case and though I can see a grand idea behind this composition I am not a fan of it. Sniff.

Prost!

DMW

Asia Days: Tsingtao

Tsingtao
330ml
4,7%



Second day of my 2 Asia Days. Today the brew from Chinas second alrgest brewery, originally found in 1903 by German settlers.. yes we are everywhere. Some fun facts from Wikipedia about the brewery here.
I think that the Ratebeer entry must be even worse than the one from yesterday... but oh the things I do for you readers in this wild wide world.

In contrast to the brew yesterday, this also was made out if rice so it wouldn't pass the purity law. It pours with almost no foam and is of a yellow gold filtered color.

The aroma is bitter and not super pleasant. I can find traces of apple in it and it reminds me more of cider than of beer when it comes to the smell. Rather weird indeed. Also some soapy elements in it. Not much like beer, no.

Decent carbonation, maybe a bit too much. It's relatively bitter but not unpleasantly so. The bitterness persists in the aftertaste as well, though not as intense as from eg. an IPA.

It is a tad bit watery, though definitely better than the brew from yesterday. I would actually say that this is a decent thirst quencher when it is hot outside. It is nothing super duper extraordinaire, alas I also don't find anything bad with it so it's a nice generic drinkable beer.


Prost!

DMW

Asia Days: Chang

Chang
Cosmos Brewery Thailand
330ml
5%

Sorry dear yeastie fans but I'm not really in the yeastie mood atm so we will have to wait a few days for the final part of the Weissbierprobe. Instead I am having this Thai beer to sample today. As I get that it is a common product there I am not sure what to expect but hey, that's what this blog is for, right. So yes, Chang beer produced by Cosmos Brewery in Ayutthaya Thailand.

The label shows two decorative elephants under a palm (?) tree on a green golden background with white letters naming it CHANG. (yay?)

It took all my skills to even conjure up a little foam on this and the fine, white pores are dissipating very fast.

http://www.changbeer.com/ is the breweries page and Ratebeer  gives tem a whopping 4 ... which seems to be the lowest I have ever seen in a beer so far...

Untappd seems to value it a bit higher but then again that is a page to mainly just check in beer and if someone is on vacation, drinking it in Thailand I guess their mood is generally forgiving.

Anyways, the aroma is very faint and yeasty, not as bitter as I expected but nothing extraordinaire either. There is a tangy side aroma that I can't fully place, nor am I sure whether I like it or find it unpleasant. Faint grass tones are also present.

The carbonation is good but the beer isn't really. It's weirdly sweetish with rather strange alcoholic side tones that linger as aftertaste. According to the ingredients this is even brewed in accordance to the purity law which surprises me a lot as otherwise I would have had an explanation for the taste. Slight metallic tones are there, coupled with a maltyness that isn't entirely unpleasant. Still the aftertaste is putting me off and I don't give this baby too many of the stars I usually might.

Prost!

DMW

Palor

Palor
0,33ml
5,1%

As a small Intermezzo between the Weissbier I got this small bottle of  pale ale. As I have written about Braufactum before I will keep silent about what it is.The label is oriented after their general brand design.

They cite Polaris and Cascade as their Hops for this beer and I will go with their designated tasting glass for it.

It pours with mediocre head a nice mix of small to larger bubbles that stay for a while.
Its red brownish and though maybe a bit filtered it is not totally clear.

The aroma is very floral with fine mint tones and a lot of hops. It smells like an IPA alas not as much as I expected. Also I have not heard of the hops but hey.. they advertise with it o it must be awesome, right?

A very nice full bitterness that spreads from the tip of the tongue over the rest of he tongue through to the palate with awesome flowery tones and a bit of a soapish side taste. The carbonation is perfect. Decent dark chocolate tones on the back part of the tongue with soft floral tastes mixing with the hoppish awesomeness.

Definitely an awesome Pale Ale!

Prost!

DMW

Weissbierprobe 4 Schneider Weisse Unser Aventinus

Schneider Weisse Unser Aventinus
0,5l
8,2%

Though it is super hot and humid outside and a thunderstorm is about to start I am going for the next step in the series. Their Bock is one class below the Icebock I had some week ago or so.
As you know by now I am not the hugest fan of high percentage beers as they tend to knock me out. But as I am not at Finncon where I wanted to be and am feelinggenerally meh 8,2% seems just what a man needs now.

Now the bottle is having the same design as their others though for the love of God I cannot identify what the fingerpaint label should represent.. a reversed golden drop with a red arch through it... As I said.. no idea.

Again the designated glass they gave me with the box so let's see.

Colorwise this is a dark hazelnut, very cloudy. The light doesn't get through at all.

A lot of foam on this baby - actually I already had to sip some from the bottle as the foam threatened to pour out. The foam itself is of caramel color and consist of mixed sized bubbles.

The aroma is heavy sweet plum with tart apricot tones. Slight peppery sub-tones with marzipanish sub sub tones :).

The carbonation is perfect, alas the aroma tis time is rather yuck. Very medicinal and alcoholic. I remember I had this before and I liked it but this time I'm  tempted to pout it away even. It is sweetish but the aftertaste burns my throat and I am missing the typical plum I expect in a bock. I guess it is drinkable but I am starting to loathe it. No no no.

Prost...
DMW

Weissbierprobe 3 Schneider Weisse Tap 4 Mein Grünes

Schneider Weisse Tap 4 Mein Grünes
0,5l
6,2%

Part 3 of the Weissbier Series. Warning first.. I'm not having a great day and was just hoping to drink a brew to relax but the only cold I had was the article beer so I might not be as cheerful as recently.

So another Weissbier from the same brewery.. I have no idea where the difference for this one might be this time. It's certified organic as well.. I think it's a trend and possibly not a bad one. The title 'Mein Grünes' means 'My Green' though I do not hope that this will be green after all. I'd guess it is hinting at the certified organic. So let's be surprised. Another label that's designed with kids finger color, this time showing something I'd guess is supposed to be some hops. The description states that it should be best served with veggies.

I'll use the designated tasting glass as the one from the brewery is currently in the dishwasher.

Colorwise it is a cloudy brown yellow.. again not really a super yummy color I gotta admit but it's about the taste, right?

We have a ton of foam on this one as you can see in the picture so it's waiting time till I can try it.

The aroma is very hoppy, almost like an IPA, especially with the floral sub tones. It's a very decent, fresh scent though I can sense something smoky in it which might mean that my brother has been smoking inside or that it is the beer itself.
By now the foam has dissipated so time to try.
This is absolutely awesome. I would classify this as a yeast IPA. It's very IPAish, the bitterness is awesome and lingers strongly. The yeast is there but not very strong.

So far this is definitely the yummiest of the series.

Prost!

DMW