August Beer Favorites

Pilsners or Pils in Germany

Jever Pilsner	Gina has fallen in love. Okay, at 45 BU’s we know why…she loves hops. Ich liebe dich, Jever! Pronounced hop aroma with hints of apricots…as subtle reminder of Big Eddy…and herbal hoppiness. Hopiness is herbal and vegetative with fruity, apricots. Sehr schön!
Schultheiss Pilsner	Slightly more maltiness than other Pilsners we have tasted lately. Low DMS, mild cooked hop aroma, mild/smooth bitterness with moderate lingering quality. A longer aftertaste of malt than others, a fuller mouthfeel and a slightly more satiating effect. Very satisfying, one of the new favorites Made by Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss, Berlin.
Veltins Pils	Sublime. A very clean, crisp pilsner with modest, smooth, clean bitterness that did not linger too much. Pleasant hop aroma and flavor. Low maltiness..
Lübzer Pils	Crisp, clean, slight citrus notes, low DMS, light maltiness, low-moderate bitterness with minimal lingering. Delightful.

Weizens (Hefe and Krisall)

Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen	A mixture of fruit aromas – tropical, citrus, and cherries. Mild banana and clove notes. Maltiness is more pronounced but not overpowering. Low bitterness. Very well balanced. Wonderful.
Krombacher Weizen	A cloudy hefeweizen with a powerful fruit aroma. Intense banana, tutti-frutti, clove and citrus aromas. Clean malty and yeasty flavor, low bitterness. Clean, not too cloying.
Schöfferhofer Grapefruit-Hefewizen mixz	Fruit juice and beer? There are plenty of these in Germany, and this one works well. The bitterness in the hefeweizen is low and works together with the bitterness of the grapefruit juice. The mix of orange/citrus flavor of the juice compliments the phenolic character of the weizen.

Others

Diebels Altbier	Altbier, or old beer. One of the handful of German ales. This was malty, nutty, slight cocoa, with a hint of wortiness. Mildly fruity, herbal cherriness and slight apricot. A classic example of a pale ale.
Frankenheim Alt	This must be the base beer that all PNW brewers use…malty (a blend of Munich and Caramel malts?), roasted, but low bitterness and nary a sign of hops in terms of aroma. Nonetheless, delicious.
Paulaner Salvator	A big, malty, alcoholic beer. Typical of a dopplebock beer, at 8% alcohol, it is warming with a thick mouthfeel. Roasted, caramel malts are the predominate flavor. This tastes like the base of a Stone Brewing Co. beer, such as Arrogant Bastard, minus the hops.