Dortmunder Style
5.5% abv
Spoetzl Brewery
Shiner, Texas, USA
$8.99 a six pack
Appearance: sparkling clear amber with a slightly off-white
head that thins out fairly quickly and leaves a little bit of lacing on the
glass with each sip.
Aroma: grains, grassy maybe heather like, with a touch of
sweetness swirling around.
Flavors: makes me think of a 9 grain bread taste on the
delivery and then by mid-palate a grassy hop bitter note takes over to the
finish. The two flavors meet again on
the finish to create a nut bread like aftertaste. The more I sip on this beer the more I think
about it having a solid mineral water like quality.
Mouthfeel: lightly sweet on the deliver; light/moderate
bitterness on the mid and finish; on the light side of moderate for the feel of
the carbonation, a little dry on the finish.
To the Point: a tasty Dortmunder, I think it may go well
with a German Brat – oops, can I say that now a days – the politically correct
police may be after me now. Anyways, not
a bad beer overall so, I would say it is worthy of one six pack to go.
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