Paulaner Salvator

Paulaner Salvator
0,5l 7,9%
As winter is still here though theoretically we are in Spring, it's time for yet another Bock. Though the last one did indeed sorta knock me out and I in my biblical age am not a huge fan of strong percentage beers anymore as well... they knock me out, I am yet again willing to try this beer for you, beloved readers.

It pours dark brown with red hues, I guess it's save to say that it has a rich chestnut color. The foam isn't very strong and dissipates very fast, being of a rich creamy color, unlike the usual white one from Pilsners.

The label is sorta cute (which is why my bros bought it for me).. thanks Frank! It shows a monk handing over a beer to a noble in almost comiclike fashion.

By now all foam has dissipated and it could be mistaken for a Coke, wouldn't there be the distinct smell of a bock. It's very full, very fruity, very malty in the smell and I expect the increased sweetness and heaviness that I like and hate in Bocks. Tart tones of alcohol and chestnut are also present.


The carbonation is pretty perfect, it's a bit stronger than I expected but that's a good thing in this case. It starts with fruity floral tones and ends with bitter malt tones and even hues of savory meat that makes your saliva flow. It's neither as sweet as I expected not too bitter and it doesn't show the almost 8% which is another good thing. The aftertaste, however, shows the typical bitterness.

A nice bock for the cold winter days.. now I just need to lose some weight so I could drink more of those...

DMW 

Faust Pils

Faust Pils
 0,5l 4,9%

And as everything comes to an end so does my Faust designated week. RL is still being a bitch at the moment so I can't promise the daily updates I'd like to write. I can't even make it to the drink shop of my trust to buy more of the stuff that dreams are made of.

Anyways, I kept the Pils till the end.. as most of you should know by now, I am not a huge fan of Pils... not that there is anything wrong with this bottom-fermented stuff... but as it is the most commonly spread beer around Germany, it rarely is 'special' anymore.

The Faust version of Pils pours nicely with a niiiice huuuuge head of foam that dissipates very slowly. (In Germany we tend to say that a well poured beer needs 5 minutes so if you get it faster from a bar it's a rather bad sign)
It leaves an uneven surface of foam, big and small bubbles happily mixed in unison. If only the world would be as peaceful as the surface of this beer. (Gee I'm getting philosophical)
It's very yellow and filtered clear. Maybe a bit more yellow than I thought it would beer. But yeah not much else to say about that..

It's smelling very lemony and doesn't have the usual Pils smell I expected. Floral tones mix with the scent of cane sugar and it's a nice surprise not to smell the tangy smell I thought it would have.

The carbonation is a bit on the low side but surprisingly seems to get more in the aftertaste. (Talking about the tongue sensation here) It has a nice floral tone in the taste that mixes nicely with the hoppy after taste and it even reminds me of some IPAs I have had... funny.  Not as bitter as most Pilsners, the mix of the fruity tones with the bitterness is interesting, alas nothing super special...

All in all concluding the Faust week showed me that I really was never disappointed by them or their pieces of brewed art. If you ever get your hands on their stuff, don't hesitate to try. You can taste the love they put into it.

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Faust Doppelbock

Faust Doppelbock 
0,5l 7%


Sorry for the delay in the continued Faust Week. Those of you who know me irl, know that I am currently having a multitude of issues to deal with.

But anyways, after my liver recovered from my aunts 75th bday I am ready to tackle the goodness that has been waiting in my fridge for a while now.
The dark brown goodness poors with an abundance of big-pored foam, which, however, sadly dissipates quickly and leaves an even, constant layer of bubbles.

Colorwise it reminds me of Coke mixed with Sprite. As I used to be a huge ass (pardon my french) Bock fan I am looking forward to this baby, even though I am pretty sure that the 7% will catapult me into a nice nap.

It's smelling very fruity and fresh with the distinct malt tones being omnipresent. Malty like a Finnish Kotikalja it smells less sweet than that and the fruity tones remind me of a brandy... whyever.

It's a nice mixture of bitter tones with sweetness and a definite present alcohol. I'd suggest this to heavy meals like game. The bitterness is the first present taste but as soon as it mixes with oxygen it turns into a nutty, heavy bitter-sweetness that is worth trying. A worthy Doppelbock!

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Stadin Panimon American Barley Wine : 0,33 : 8 %

Kevätauringon hivellessä silmälumpioitani päädyin kevät-bipolarian maanisuusvaiheessa painaltamaan linja-automobiilin pimppanappulaa jo kauan ennen kotikontua; sain yllätysherätyksen laatuolutkeikalle Kauppakeskus Ristikon Alkoon. Harmi vaan että muistin jo liukuovilla ettei heidän olutvalikoimansa ole erityis-kummoinen, mutta jotain löytyi kuitenkin. Nimittäin StaPaa, pitkästä aikaa!

BW ei ole koskaan kuulunut henkilökohtaiseen oluttyyppien top 5:n, perusteluna seuraava: ei tarpeeksi kirpakkaa kirpakaksi, ei tarpeeksi tuhtia tuhdiksi.

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Viilennys, tuopin kastelu, korkkaus, kaato. Vaahto hävisi vikkelästi, ja väri on upea.

Ohraneste vaikutti lähes tahmealta valuessaan tuopin reunoja pohjalle, joten ensi_huikassa lähes poissaolollaan loistanut makeus yllätti positiivisesti. Humalointi iski seuraavaksi kuin .. kuin jokin kovaa iskevä asia, ja otti koko kitatilan haltuun. Nad tuu bäd.

Runkoa, tai jotain, on melkoisesti ja muutaman kulauksen jälkeen makeuskin löytyy; suorastaan tahmeus.

 Äh. Ei oo beer-geek-fiilis, ja kahdeksan tehollista volttia alkaa hiipiä ohimoon.

Mainittakoon siis että kivan värinen, tahmea, joikaavasti humaloitu töttöröö, lähituotanto ja pienyrittäjyys suurena bonuksena.

Ostan uudestaankin, jos haluan vahvaa olutta ilman banaania. Kiitti hei!

-T

Kapuziner Kellerweizen
0,5l
5,1%
Kulmbacher Brauerei

My brother who knows of my nice hobby and has helped with a lot of my beauties, brought me this today and I figured that it's a nice thing to try after a stressy day. Normally I don't do the wheat beers but as you all know that I'm the hugest Kellerbier fan, this had to be done.
I absolutely LOVE the label on it. The retro design is just really cool and would be one of the reasons why I'd try and buy the bottle.

It pours with relatively little foam for a Weizen and is nicely dark cloudy like a dark Weizen... The foam has dissipated by now and it holds the typical smell of a good yeasty Weizen. There is a lot of tartness in it and fine salt notes in the smell.
Sadly I couldn't manage to take a nice or good picture of it as either the label was too dark or the beer ended looking yellow .. as I am a label collector I went for the label.
I haven't been a huge fan of this particular kind of beer but I guess today is the best day to try one again as I used to drink only those.

The carbonation is a bit on the high side for me and it could go with less. The taste is very unusual and interesting. It's filling the mouth with many aspects, a woody, smoky aftertaste among them.
The tartness isn't as bad as on most other Weizen beers and the aforementioned smoky tones coupled with a fine bitterness makes this one of the better Weizens I have tasted. Some gold stars to my brother for finding this baby in the shelves of his local beer dealer.

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Alsfelder Landemmer

Alsfelder Landemmer
0,33l
5,1%

Tonight a short break from Faust...

I stumbled over this when i went to the shop 5 min before it was closing and they had it in their "cheap and take with u" corner for 50 cents as it is expiring tomorrow.

I recently did an article about Emmer already.

And this reminded me of it when I saw it.. God knows maybe it even was the same but I cant be bothered to check.

So yeah it pours slightly cloudy with visible flakes of yeast and with little foam that dissipates rather quickly and is only visible around the points where the glass meets the liquid. It's clear otherwise and bright yellow if not for the yeasty goodness. The smell reminds me of freshly baked bread or maybe the smell of putting a bit of beer into the water tossed on a sauna stove. There are floral tones in it too and a certain tartness.

The carbonation is nice and so is the bitterness that initially strikes but then quickly vanishes. I do like the slight hoppy taste mixed with fine yeast tones. It's very fresh and delicate with loads of aspects on the tongue. A great beer to drink that leaves the craving for more. Sadly I only found the 0,33l bottle.

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Faust Schwarzviertler

Faust Schwarzviertler
0,5l
5,2%

As I heard that a good friend of mine died, this beer is for him, thank you Taneli for the years of friendship and the conversations we have had. I drink for you!

Another day, another Faust. Today I chose their dark beer specialty which I remember drinking when visiting their brewery but can't remember the taste.
Like all their labels this one comes in their uniform design, this time maybe a bit darker to represent the dark beer. It advertises with dark malts and roasted aromas... let's see.

For once this is a beer that almost has a bit too much foam for me.. if you have to wait till you can drink it without getting a mustache it can be bothersome.. The foam itself is nicely cream colored and consists of nice small bubbles, paired with bigger ones.

It's not smelling very intense but there are noticeable yeast tones in it, paired with fruity, roast aromas.

The beer itself is clear but dark brown with red hues but well yeah mainly dark brown.. reminds me of something nutty why ever...
Time to taste... Taneli... for you!

Its very nutty with decent smoke aromas around the palate, a bit like a smoke beer but more decent and not that prominent but yeah definite smoke aroma there. Carbonation wise it's perfect, it tickles the tongue a bit but doesn't hurt the mouth. its slightly sweet in the beginning with very decent bitterness tones in the end. The yeast isn't really taste-able, instead there are fine fruity tones in it.

As I personally am not the greatest fan of smoke beer it gets a 'Oh Well' on my scale though it is definitely a well made solid beer and I can imagine some nice evenings with friends and a case of it.

DMW