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02-08-2023, 07:30
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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6f9zouI2YxDLEKfzOHVAUUpzT6Lg5_VZLmXvB96THNc 5u1PjheoXJkU5ANqgIroL4qtfq41snQ3Rag9vFZ0hLDbqwdwvR yRXo7TRypWPbdzSVKIoMYwz0afIF2NhXu3EWnngoSWeG7xFPFH Wh3oPucVCxkmJVkjS_tj-zg9cP3JnyS0e9gEGp4A/s320/einsiedler_zwickelbier.jpg (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6f9zouI2YxDLEKfzOHVAUUpzT6Lg5_VZLmXvB96THNc 5u1PjheoXJkU5ANqgIroL4qtfq41snQ3Rag9vFZ0hLDbqwdwvR yRXo7TRypWPbdzSVKIoMYwz0afIF2NhXu3EWnngoSWeG7xFPFH Wh3oPucVCxkmJVkjS_tj-zg9cP3JnyS0e9gEGp4A/s3360/einsiedler_zwickelbier.jpg)We've had a gradual trickle of beers from the Saxon Einsiedler brewery, all in resolutely typical German styles. So far there's been a Helles (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2020/02/its-hell-up-north.html), Weissbier, Schwarzbier and Böhmisch (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2021/08/ein-zwei-drei-bier.html), and now they've sent us their Zwickelbier, presumably an unfiltered version of the Helles, at the same 5.2% ABV.
It looks significantly darker, however: a deep amber colour which I'm not convinced comes entirely from the haze. The flavour is nicely wholesome, consisting mostly of rough granary bread with a marmalade-shred bitterness and a sharper tang of metal on the very end. That finish is quick, however, so while it's not as crisp and clean as a clarified lager would be, it still has enough of its attributes to pass muster. There's a little bit of heat, too, suggesting some potentially headachey esters, but for me this was all part of the unvarnished charm of it.
A bit like the Böhmisch, this is more challenging than your typical factory-brewed German lager. It doesn't follow the typical Zwickel pattern of being a very slightly rougher Helles; it goes all-in with its lack of polish, and may be a little divisive as a result. I enjoyed it for all that.
More... (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2023/08/einsiedler-i-hardly-know-he.html)
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6f9zouI2YxDLEKfzOHVAUUpzT6Lg5_VZLmXvB96THNc 5u1PjheoXJkU5ANqgIroL4qtfq41snQ3Rag9vFZ0hLDbqwdwvR yRXo7TRypWPbdzSVKIoMYwz0afIF2NhXu3EWnngoSWeG7xFPFH Wh3oPucVCxkmJVkjS_tj-zg9cP3JnyS0e9gEGp4A/s320/einsiedler_zwickelbier.jpg (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6f9zouI2YxDLEKfzOHVAUUpzT6Lg5_VZLmXvB96THNc 5u1PjheoXJkU5ANqgIroL4qtfq41snQ3Rag9vFZ0hLDbqwdwvR yRXo7TRypWPbdzSVKIoMYwz0afIF2NhXu3EWnngoSWeG7xFPFH Wh3oPucVCxkmJVkjS_tj-zg9cP3JnyS0e9gEGp4A/s3360/einsiedler_zwickelbier.jpg)We've had a gradual trickle of beers from the Saxon Einsiedler brewery, all in resolutely typical German styles. So far there's been a Helles (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2020/02/its-hell-up-north.html), Weissbier, Schwarzbier and Böhmisch (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2021/08/ein-zwei-drei-bier.html), and now they've sent us their Zwickelbier, presumably an unfiltered version of the Helles, at the same 5.2% ABV.
It looks significantly darker, however: a deep amber colour which I'm not convinced comes entirely from the haze. The flavour is nicely wholesome, consisting mostly of rough granary bread with a marmalade-shred bitterness and a sharper tang of metal on the very end. That finish is quick, however, so while it's not as crisp and clean as a clarified lager would be, it still has enough of its attributes to pass muster. There's a little bit of heat, too, suggesting some potentially headachey esters, but for me this was all part of the unvarnished charm of it.
A bit like the Böhmisch, this is more challenging than your typical factory-brewed German lager. It doesn't follow the typical Zwickel pattern of being a very slightly rougher Helles; it goes all-in with its lack of polish, and may be a little divisive as a result. I enjoyed it for all that.
More... (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2023/08/einsiedler-i-hardly-know-he.html)