Saturday, April 2, 2011

Kulmbacher Braurei's Kapunziner Schwarz-Weizen

A black wheat? Should be interesting. And it's good to see a German ale, as opposed to all of those god-awful lagers stinking up the place.

Pours an opaque inky brown, with a great tan head. Smells like a lot of European beers--very yeasty. More yeast than hops or malt to it, even. Not as bad as a wit, but not as clean as I like a wheat to be.

Not zippy like my favorite American wheats. It has mild bitterness that stays into the aftertaste, but is predominantly close to some wits. Not quite as chemical-tasting, but the yeast is still huge. One of the better European wheats, but nothing compared to a good American one.

No comments:

Post a Comment