Zwickel - Urban Chestnut Brewing Company

aasher

Indiana

3.9/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer pours a cloudy, light bodied pale pale gold in color with an effervescent and smooth bright white head. The nose is light and pretty straight forward. It features blond German esque malt, slight hop character, and a bit of corn as well. It smells like a fresh helles. The flavors are a little more complex. The pale malt offers a slight sweetness off the bat. The bitterness is mellow and you get plenty of that German helles character with a touch of yeast, pretty spot on for a Zwickel. It drinks light in body with good carbonation. Overall this is pretty good for the style. The freshness is probably this beer's greatest strongpoint and it's hard to find this type of unfiltered lager fresh.

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2012 20:54:46 | More by aasher

MSandahl23

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -10%

05-17-2013 02:43:05 | More by MSandahl23

ToddHolder

Illinois

3/5  rDev -22.9%

05-14-2013 02:59:27 | More by ToddHolder

Schlafly33

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -10%

05-10-2013 12:15:23 | More by Schlafly33

spants

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-05-2013 06:45:09 | More by spants

GreyGhost4

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-02-2013 00:47:32 | More by GreyGhost4

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10%

05-01-2013 05:21:04 | More by spycow

Whiskeydeez

Kansas

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

04-26-2013 16:10:21 | More by Whiskeydeez

lovindahops

New York

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-24-2013 23:33:47 | More by lovindahops

kinmundy77

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-09-2013 23:41:29 | More by kinmundy77

jmint

Missouri

4.75/5  rDev +22.1%

04-03-2013 00:08:22 | More by jmint

vw72

Missouri

3/5  rDev -22.9%

03-31-2013 02:06:13 | More by vw72

leinie13

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

03-23-2013 17:35:17 | More by leinie13

boilermakerbrew

Indiana

4.09/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A- Pours a medium gold color with some deeper orange hints. Lots of carbonation and a rather large head or about 3.5 fingers. Head is frothy with lots of retention and good lacing. Somewhat hazy, but not overly so.

S- Traditional skunky scent of a Euro-lager dominates. Not as pungent as others in the style. Some sweeter notes are present and balance out the skunk-like scent. Some underlying light malts and grain flavors in there. Little bit of a hop presence, but very muted and short-lived.

T- Similar to the scent, but more complex. Starts with the slightly metallic and mostly skunky flavor of a Euro-lager, but moves quickly into a grain flavor profile. Light malts add some sweetness before moving toward a very slight hop bite and a little fruity note that wraps up the drink. Hop bite has only slight bitterness, and more in the dull sense than the usual floral or citrus hop bitterness.

M- Highly carbonated, yet smooth. On the lighter end of beers, body-wise. Easy drinking over a long period of time. The perfect weight for a German all day beer garden beer.

Overall, this is the first of the Euro-lagers with the skunky flavor profile that I actually kind of like. Flavor is complex with light grains and malts melding into a slightly fruity and hoppy finish. I can see this as being an everyday with dinner type of beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2013 00:26:51 | More by boilermakerbrew

scantonio

Tennessee

4.75/5  rDev +22.1%

03-10-2013 06:41:20 | More by scantonio

Blanco

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -22.9%

02-19-2013 04:35:35 | More by Blanco

Eaglefan344

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

02-10-2013 19:07:42 | More by Eaglefan344

psdonnelly

Alabama

4/5  rDev +2.8%

01-27-2013 23:39:43 | More by psdonnelly

dt_gbpackersfan

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -10%

01-16-2013 04:50:23 | More by dt_gbpackersfan

BJasny

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.8%

01-10-2013 02:58:47 | More by BJasny

RickDeLucio

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%

01-08-2013 19:37:00 | More by RickDeLucio

beermike00

3.73/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Nice golden, cloudy, unfiltered appearance.

S: Clean, sweet, malty, grassy.

T: A lovely blend of crisp, hoppy, bread flavors with a hint of citrus overtone.

M: Very nice crisp bubbly, medium bodied mouthfeel.

Overall: This is very nice all around lager. Every aspect of this beer is well done. I will definitely pick some up next time I'm in St. Louis.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2012 00:10:10 | More by beermike00

ttuspence

4.75/5  rDev +22.1%

12-27-2012 20:09:01 | More by ttuspence

EvanWilliams

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

12-27-2012 03:47:22 | More by EvanWilliams

TMoney2591

Illinois

2.95/5  rDev -24.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Served in a tumbler.

Not sure where he got it, but my boy Matt hooked me up with a bottle o' this stuff during our last get-together. It pours a cloudy straw topped by a finger of lightly cream-white foam. The nose comprises cracked wheat, light biscuit, and grass. The taste brings in more of the same, but everything comes through dry, listless, and strangely bitter (that isn't to say that the bitterness was necessarily unexpected, but rather it was unexpectedly expressed). The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a dry finish. Overall, an okay beer, but it just didn't sit too well with me (nor with anyone else present).

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2012 08:14:49 | More by TMoney2591