Hoppy NATIONAL BEER LOVERS DAY 2025! Celebrated every year on September 7. The reason for this particular date is not documented, maybe it's just a good excuse to have a beer (it wouldn't be so uncommon among beer lovers)? Okay, so now a beer. Clear, pale gold. Looks pure. Standard lively carbonation. A white froth bursts up to three fingers and descends quickly to a hair-thin lace ring despite the still-active tiny bubbles ascending from the bottom up. Grainy malt in the air. Barley. Modestly bready but no biscuit. Almost no hoppy bang at all. A hint of honey pops up occasionally. Very pure indeed. The same journey continues on the tongue: nice grainy malt with a super clean fermentation profile. The hops are basically absent, they only have a supportive role in the background. The level of sweetness is relatively low, lower than that of yesterday's Helles. A drop of honey and maltose maintain the little sweetness. Light is the body. The aftertaste is identical to upfront. The sensation in the mouth is light, clean, balanced, soft, smooth, marginally crisp and gulpable big time. Approaches perfection in its own category. Interestingly, in this world of infinite sensory stimuli and ridiculously adjuncted "beers", a return to square one is sometimes what I really crave for. 💛💛

Aivan menettelävä helles

Eräs kommentti kertoi hyvin tämän oluen: "parempaa kuin pahempi". Ei kovin yllättävä, tulipahan maustettua.

Perus lageria vahvempi maku. Ei ehkä ihan ykkösvalinta näihin helteisiin mutta viilentyvässä syysillassa toimii varmasti kuin kaulaliina.

Mukavan maltainen ja raikas perus saksalainen. Toimii.