Given that Lent is almost at a close, I thought it only sensible to taste a Starkbier. Today I sampled the Schneider Weisse Aventinus, which is an "Eisbock" strong beer. This beer is also known locally (very locally) as "killing me softly".
A professional marketing image for this one looks like this, deep ambery glow in a mysteriously frosty glass dripping with condensation:
My own photo of this beer and a glass, perched on top of an old wine box in the sun looks like this:
The colour is a cloudy tar-brown. The pour has yeasty sediments in it and it is low carbonated. It should be left in the glass to settle out before drinking in order to let the sediment drop away. A mouthfull of that can be a bit gritty.
The nose is sweet malts with honey and caramel. The nose is almost hop-free but there is just a touch of fruity high notes in there. Ding!
The flavour goes like this, in fairly rapid succession; Cereals. Honey. Mango. Sweet milk and Toffee. Bitter buttery biscuit base. It is heady heavy and flavoursome. This beer is also strong. It will quickly put you on your arse if you don't pace yourself. Killing me quickly might be more appropriate for a nickname. It is a small-quantity beer and very good for its type. I award it 6 out of 7.
A professional marketing image for this one looks like this, deep ambery glow in a mysteriously frosty glass dripping with condensation:
My own photo of this beer and a glass, perched on top of an old wine box in the sun looks like this:
The colour is a cloudy tar-brown. The pour has yeasty sediments in it and it is low carbonated. It should be left in the glass to settle out before drinking in order to let the sediment drop away. A mouthfull of that can be a bit gritty.
The nose is sweet malts with honey and caramel. The nose is almost hop-free but there is just a touch of fruity high notes in there. Ding!
The flavour goes like this, in fairly rapid succession; Cereals. Honey. Mango. Sweet milk and Toffee. Bitter buttery biscuit base. It is heady heavy and flavoursome. This beer is also strong. It will quickly put you on your arse if you don't pace yourself. Killing me quickly might be more appropriate for a nickname. It is a small-quantity beer and very good for its type. I award it 6 out of 7.
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