Paulaner Original Münchner - Paulaner Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG

zdk9

Texas

3.33/5  rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A- Comes out of the bottle a pale yellow with about half a finger of head. Appearance is underwhelming.

S- Sweetness of honey or light maple syrup, or just plain malt syrup. Some floral notes as well, plus some peach or apricot.

T- Light sweetness, earthy bitterness fading into pure bitter feeling on the corners of my tongue. Nothing particularly notable.

M- Fine- the balance is towards the sweetness.

O- This is a boring beer. A very drinkable-don't-have-to-think-about-it boring, but still kind of boring.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2011 05:08:53 | More by zdk9

OCBeerBaron

California

3.93/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Received a can of this beer from a co-worker, who I occasionally chat with about beer, after he returned from Munich this week.

A- Looks like a traditional beer with a nice yellow-straw crisp color and white head.

S- Good smell with a noticeable malt aroma.

T- Has a nice taste from start to finish. Little bit of a bite but in a good way.

M- For such a clear and clean beer it has a nice velvet feel to it that dries out then rolls down easy in the throat.

O- I like this one... I like a lot of beers but this is up my ally.

Serving type: can

08-18-2011 02:14:42 | More by OCBeerBaron

angusdegraosta

New York

3.73/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I'm starting to think nearly all German wheat beers taste similarly good... Paulaner is no exception in that category. In the lager department, though, some German beers are more exciting than others. Now the Paulaner Original is a good, easygoing brew, I must say, but I think the Weihenstephaner, Spaten, and Hofbräu lagers have a little more Bavarian character.

The appearance and smell in the Paulaner Original are fine and what you'd expect. It's good tasting - no long, lingering finish, just grains, malt, a little lemony spice and clean feel on the palate. I can't say I'm not impressed; any beer that tastes just like it should taste works for me. I'd get this again... it's a good anytime beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2011 05:36:03 | More by angusdegraosta

curasowa

New York

3.7/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Golden color with streaks of carbonation and 1 finger of head that fades to a thin cap.

Aroma: Crisp, with some light citrus and yeast notes and what almost smells like wheat malt.

Taste: Crisp and prickly up front, then a grainy maltyness moves in with just a hint of spicy bitterness leading to a fairly fast, slightly astringent finish.

The Rest: Body is medium for a lager, this is far superior to the BMC lagers. Its slightly grainy without the off-putting adjunct taste with a nice hint of bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2011 01:55:18 | More by curasowa

Sensaray

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Clear golden yellow with bubbles. White foamy head with slow dissipation. The bubbles stand out.

Yeasty, earthy, floral, almost pilsner aromas. Hoppy note is there. Some metallic notes are apparent at times.

Clean taste of water then a yeast note is apparent with a spice. Some malty sweetness arrives after that. Bananas hit me every now and again. Floral, earthy.

Very clean feel to this with smooth carbonation, somewhat dry in the aftertaste.

Good brew overall. Easy to drink, clean taste.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2011 23:03:45 | More by Sensaray

PeprSprYoFace

California

3.95/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a pils glass. Pours deeper golden color than others. Very clear. Thin white head dissapated to a ring. A bit of lacing.

Aroma is that of a bit maltier pils. Nice pils malt aroma with that pils lager aroma. Smells good.

Taste is similar. It's got a bit more malt backbone than others but it is pretty smooth. Nice grassy taste mixed with the maltiness.

Mouthfeel is a bit heavier than other pils but it sort of works with this one. Nice carb.

Overall it's tasty. Would have it again for sure.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2011 04:57:35 | More by PeprSprYoFace

Jeffo

Netherlands

2.78/5  rDev -25.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

Got this one at Bert's Bierhuis in Utrecht.

From a bottle into a German pint glass.

APPEARANCE: Pours a 2+ finger, medium looking, fluffy white head with great retention. Perfectly clear golden yellow with lots of active carbonation. Head slowly fades to a good foam cap and leaves lots of chunky lacing down the glass.

SMELL: Lots of grainy and bready malts in the nose. Notes of honey and a good dose of floral hops. Medium in strength and quite nice for the style.

TASTE: Not nearly as good as the nose. Bready malts and some grassy hops through the middle, but honestly a little watery through and through. Some floral hops and a touch of bitterness accompany the sweet malt at the finish. A mild yet lingering aftertaste includes some bitter floral hops and sweet bready malts, but it is still too weak and watery to be enjoyable.

PALATE: Medium body and soft, medium carbonation. Creamy and light on the palate, goes down smooth with a slightly dry finish. Very nice feel.

OVERALL: Everything about this beer was quite good, except for the flavor, which is where it really counts. There was nothing off about this one, but the flavor was simply too weak and watery to really be worth drinking. One of the weaker examples of the style. Skip this and reach for a Augustiner when in Munich.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2011 12:15:35 | More by Jeffo

ktrillionaire

Florida

3.9/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

My brother likes this beer, he says he drank a lot of it in Germany and it was his favorite, so he gave me one to try. Thanks G. It pours golden and is capped with a billowing off-white head, lacing ensues; good look-ing for a lager. The brew is malty in a pale and honey-ish way, and besides that it offers some mineral notes, a herbal bitterness on the finish and a delicate floral aroma. Lively carbonation and refreshing overall; this is a very nice lager.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2011 16:24:36 | More by ktrillionaire

SouthFLBeerLover

Florida

3.73/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Light yellow color with a small white head that quickly dissipates.

S: Nice aroma that includes malts, a hint of honey that complements subtle hops.

T: The taste is on the malty side with a hint of sweetness to it. Hops are present with slight citrus overtones. Quite good all and all.

M: Crisp, medium-bodied with not a lot of carbonation. Fresh tasting.

O: This is a very good lager from a brewery that also produces one of the best Hefewaizen-beers out there. I would buy this lager again.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2011 23:12:13 | More by SouthFLBeerLover

hiku7

California

3.9/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a 12 ounce bottle to a nonic pint glass. Pours a clear straw-gold with nice streams of bubbles and a quickly dissipating white head.

Smell is bread, dough and yeast. Taste is along those lines, but with a moderate earthy noble hop finish. Slight lemony tartness in the finish.

Mouthfeel is crisp, light and dry. Very clean, with little aftertaste. This is a simple and enjoyably refreshing lager. Easy drinking session beer that I would buy again.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2011 04:07:49 | More by hiku7

AdrianRP

Illinois

4.95/5  rDev +32.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

This is simply a superb example of a 'proper'
quality German lager. Taste is robust with a unique, very original hoppy flavor yet not overpowering. A GREAT session beer in where several of these can be consumed quite rapidly with nearly zero negative drawbacks.

Pours golden in color and with a good, frothy head that resists settling and sticks beautifully to the sides of the glass.

Now this is what I call BREW!

IMO the Germans make the best beer in the world and this fine beer is one of the countries best.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2011 02:52:44 | More by AdrianRP

wedge

North Carolina

3.63/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Clear yellow color with a tall, lasting, lumpy white head on top. Aromas of pale cereal malt, honey, and soft floral noble hops. Grassy/earthy hops and dusty grain greet the tongue...a hint of lemon, finishing with gentle sweetness. Decently crisp, light-bodied, and certainly pound-able. Solid helles...

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2011 01:42:40 | More by wedge

steveh

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Been a long time since I've tried my runner-up Munich Helles and with the InBev monster clinging tight to Spaten, I thought I'd see if Paulaner was remaining the same beer it used to be. And frankly, it's difficult to find any of the Paulaner beers around me except at Oktoberfest time.

Brown bottle, best by 11/11 on the label.

A -- Clear, straw gold color with a foamy and firm white head.

S -- Mostly spicy hops in the nose with a hint of bready malt back.

T -- Surprisingly spicy with hops up front, for a Helles, then rolls into an interesting, sort of dry alcohol character and finishes with bready malts.

M -- Body is light with a dry, crisp mouthfeel.

O -- Overall, this is a good drinking beer with some good flavors, but that dryness in the middle overshadows the good bready/toasted bread characters I like in a Munich Helles.

I remember that dry character from the fresh beers in Munich, but it seems to suffer from export/Pasteurization -- becomes sort of harsh, close to astringent. Too bad.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2011 21:05:21 | More by steveh

Cmack15

Massachusetts

3.8/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: golden strawcolor nice carbonation.

Aroma: some yeasty banana like notes. not as strong as I would like but its there.

Taste: starts sweet and malty with a hint of noble hops in there. finishes dry and smooth leaving your palate clean.

Mouthfeel: smooth nice light body good carbonation

Nice refreshing lager not great but decent.
cheers

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2011 21:07:43 | More by Cmack15

ramseye4

Virginia

3.4/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

A=Pours a wispy golden color with a pretty strong head and decent lacing
S=Sweet, grassy malt, very straightforward
T=Light grassy malts, a bit of bitterness in the aftertaste
M=Extremely watery in the finish, light bodied and highly carbonated
O=If this were still drinkability, it would get a 4.5. Overall though, its a very run of the mill and unimpressive lager. I'm not drinking lager haterade either, they have grown on me over the past year, but there are much finer German lagers out there than this. If you want a good Paulaner beer, stick with their Hefeweizen, it is delicious.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2011 05:38:18 | More by ramseye4

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

3.98/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Paulaner Original Munich Premium Lager has a thick, white head and a somewhat hazy golden appearance, with lots of tiny bubbles streaming up and a good amount of lacing left behind. The aroma is a sharp breadiness, with little-to-no hop smell detected. Taste is a delightful toasted barley, cracker, a subtle hop kiss, and some other subdued, yet indiscernible flavors. Mouthfeel is light and watery, and Paulaner Original Munich Premium Lager finishes crisp, refreshing, and mostly dry. Overall, this is a very good beer.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2011 17:52:30 | More by RonaldTheriot

Cozzatoad

Italy

3.68/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

330ml bottle

A- Classic light golden. Head is perfectly white, foamy, shows very good retention and some lacing

S- Sweet malts, i'm getting some toasted notes if i'm not wrong. There is also a grassy aroma from the hops and some banana notes

T- Sweet pale malts as expected, with a bit of a viscous character. Hops on the tongue with herbal and lemon hints. A bit fruity and extremely fresh on the sides of the tongue. Quite good for the style

M- A very nice but not owerpowering crispness. Bodied enough to support flavours without feeling watery after a couple of seconds. Very fresh on the tongue

O- Highly drinkable and simple but still a beer with some character, and no flaws. The perfect drink if you are looking for something refreshing

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2011 09:04:15 | More by Cozzatoad

notchucknorris

California

3.18/5  rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pale golden color with a pretty decent foam head.

S: Some pale malts and something kind of metallic-smelling.

T: Some slightly stale-tasting grassy hops, pale malts and a pretty heavy metallic taste. The finish is pretty clean and the drinkability is pretty good on this one. Still, it's not one of the better German beers I've had.

Serving type: on-tap

03-28-2011 23:00:29 | More by notchucknorris

sommersb

Tennessee

3.9/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From a 12 oz. brown bottle with a best before date of 04/11. Served in a tall pilsener glass.

Appearance is a clear, bright golden color - very visually appealing with 4 fingers of white head that had a good lacing quality. A low to medium amount of carbonation evident.

Smells are of pale malts and floral noble hop aromas.

Taste is crisp, with a pale malt backbone and slight sweetness, balanced with a low amount of bitterness.

Mouthfeel is a medium body and moderate carbonation. Clean finish that is balanced well.

Very good, refreshing lager that I'd be happy to have again.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2011 04:43:42 | More by sommersb

dbaker61

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Pours a clear, golden yellow with about a finger of head. The foam dies down after a minute or so to a ring of bubbles. Left successive rings of lacing. Plenty of bubbles rose through the beer as I drank.

Smell: A light aroma of sweet malt and a little grassiness. Pleasant.

Taste: Well-balanced lager, a bit more malt sweetness than hops flavors.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied, with adequate carbonation. A lingering sweetness in the finish.

Drinkability: This is a nice lager. I am not a huge fan of the style, but I could have several of these.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2011 14:22:58 | More by dbaker61

bala747

Singapore

3.6/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I had this beer on tap at a German bar in Singapore, Brotzeit. On a side note, when having this from a bottle make sure the person pouring knows how to pour a German Weissbier, or the beer poured will be too gassy early on and too flat later. The thick heads help regulate the escape of the gas from the beer.

A: The beer pours a beautiful, cloudy orange-yellow, with a good, thick head typical of German beers. The head showed surprisingly good retention and lace. It looks darker and thicker than most Weissbiers.

S: Mild smells of banana and other sweet esters but largely of yeast, some alcohol and wheat. I was slightly put off by the strong smell of yeast but otherwise not too bad.

T: To put it simply, I have had better tasting Weissbiers, especially Schofferhoffer and Franziskaner. Paulaner's version wasn't bad by any stretch. It tasted slightly of raisins and some wholemeal bread, most of the taste being yeast and some hops.

M: Crisp, rich mouthfeel with a very mild, slightly sweet aftertaste. Very rich feeling in the mouth, almost like eating liquid wholemeal bread. The rich feeling is balanced by the aftertaste which, unlike some heavy German ales, doesn't weigh you down.

D: You could easily down five or six of these on a hot day and not realise it. While it looks thick and heavy, it's surprisingly light on the stomach and very drinkable.

Overall, a good, dependable product from Paulaner.

Serving type: on-tap

03-01-2011 08:52:57 | More by bala747

SkeeterHawk

Texas

4.28/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: The beer pours a very clear yellow color with a small cap of small bubbles after a pretty quick pour, and then the head faded into a small ring pretty quickly...within about 20 seconds. There is a small amount of lace left on the glass after drinking.

Aroma: Lots of sweet and toasty malts dominate the aroma, giving the mild impression of a milkshake. I can pick up a very subtle hopping in here, and they are clearly noble, but are very reserved when compared to the malt.

Taste: The flavor is also dominated by the malt, so much so that I really can't pick out the hops that I got in the aroma. The beer is medium to light bodied with ample carbonation, so it is quite drinkable. The finish is clean and malty without any hops present except to provide minimal balance.

Opinion: Well, I would have to say that this is a classic example of this style, so it is going to get high marks. There isn't a whole lot for me to say about it, but the subtlety of this beer speaks for the style well. That said, I would take an Augustiner Helles over this any day, but it still a good brew and one of the better malt accentuated beers available here is Texas at the time.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2011 06:50:10 | More by SkeeterHawk

CuriousMonk

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

From notes: Subtle bready notes in the nose. Pours a sparkling clear straw. The mostly lasting white creamy head is super sticky & stiff like meringue, and leaves behind light lace. The flavor is typical of a lager; well balanced but non-descript. Light acidity leads to a grainy finish. The light & creamy body is soft.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2011 15:09:08 | More by CuriousMonk

dasenebler

Maine

4/5  rDev +7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

.5L, best by August 2011.

Pours a pale, clear gold with a yellowish tint. Decent head, decent retention.

The aroma is very clean, with grainy malts and grassy hops.

Nice, easy-drinking lager here. Exceptionally clean, with a nice crackery malt base and light bitterness. Hops are lightly tangy and flowery. Fresh and well-balanced, if a little sweeter than I like for the style. The mouthfeel is typical force-carbonated, though smooth.

Won't knock off Augustiner as my fave for the style, but nevertheless a solid brew from Paulaner.

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2011 20:01:54 | More by dasenebler

southsider

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Poured from the tap into a one liter stein.

A-Poured a bright golden yellow with a snow white head that dissolved to a film.

S-Malty sweet with a touch of spicyness.Mild and inviting.

T-Malty and bready rich opening followed by a restrained spicy,floral hop bite. Finishes a little sweet and smooth.

M-Silky with a light body and low alcohol.

D- Delicious,clean,subtle and restrained. A welcome relief to the over-the-top hop bombs that are all the rage. Vivaldi vs. AC/DC. The epitome of a session beer.

Serving type: on-tap

01-17-2011 14:29:12 | More by southsider