Erlbräu Erlkönig

"Dem Vater grauset's, er reitet geschwind,

Er hält in Armen das ächzende Kind,

Erreicht den Hof mit Müh' und Not;

In seinen Armen das Kind war tot."

The above text is from a poem by Goethe,  after which this beer appears to be named. The beer is brewed by Erlbräu,  in Niederbayern.  

Served from a 500 ml bottle, this is a lightly coloured pale yellow Helles. 5% of the volume of this beer is alcohol, and marketing people have decided that it looks like this;

When opened and poured into a glass at a turkish Döner-kebab diner in Laaber,  it looks like this; 

This is a well balanced beer in terms of flavour. Sweet, a touch bitter and with some gentle nuttiness for good measure. The overall mellow nature of this one means that it will struggle for memorability. However,  it is a very competent beer.

I willingly award this one 4 out of 7.

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