At first I was a little suspicious of an expiring German kellerbier: after all, it's a style that isn't meant to travel far from its time or place of origin. About the distance from the barrel room to the table is ideal.
Once poured, I was surprised by its paleness, a vaguely hazy blonde rather than the brownish murk I, perhaps unfairly, associate with the kellerbier designation. And whatever about the visuals, the taste is clean and clear as a bell, starting on a candyfloss malt base complicated by a mix of lively fresh lemon sherbet and lightly green celery notes. That effervescent sherbet texture makes it wonderfully drinkable, which again, is the whole point of kellerbier.
Impressive stuff, and not at all what I was expecting when I pulled it out.
Surprised you reckon nearly out of date beer is a bargain at €4. Still, maybe for Dublin it is. At least you got one you liked though.
ReplyDeleteFor the Galway Bay estate it is: there's nothing for under a fiver otherwise.
ReplyDeleteI'd be interested to taste that next to the same brewery's Landbier; I'm still not sure I know the difference.
ReplyDeleteInconsistent beer style specs is easily the worst thing the Germans have ever done.
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