0,66l
8%
Hallertauer Perle, Opal Hops
So this is part 3 of 4 and wasn't planned... what happened was that I poured me a warm Westmalle Tripel over my steel ice balls (har har) into the nice Westmalle glass..... only to realize that it had expired over a year ago and that the color wasn't very grand anymore... it prolly was drinkable but after 2 sips I decided against it... so I used the Augustus 8... over the now partly thawed ice balls into the same glass... so suboptimal conditions but we shall endeavor to make it a good experience. Now this copper- red baby pours with a little foam which dissipates very fast again. The bottle itself has the usual Riegele hints to what one might drink it and cites the hops etc.I must say the steel ice balls I had gotten from a kickstarter project are pretty awesome as they did the job and cooled the brew down nicely! I guess that that's partly because of the rather flat Trappist glass.
The aroma is very faint, decent. Flowery tones, mixed with a strong yeast subtone, almost like a yeast beer ... which I usually am not a fan of... But we shall see.The brew is very thick.. oily to drink.. almost like a soup. It is very yeasty and not exactly what I expected.
I'm not a fan of the mouthfeel really.. it's almost like drinking soup. There is a very faint bitterness that I can guess to be there but the sweet yeastyness covers it. It is a very heavy drink for sure and I can imagine that the herbal aspects of it might work to a hearty dish. Still I usually prefer something more zesty, refreshing. It does get more fruity after one gets used to the yeast though still.. not my favorite brew.
Untappd does indeed call this a Weizenbock which would explain my experiences taste wise...
Ratebeer is not agreeing with me and does rate it very high... I guess it is a grand one IF you like Yeastbeers.
PROST!
DMW
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