Huppendorfer Vollbier - Brauerei Johannes Grasser

Jwale73

Rhode Island

4.09/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

On-draft at Cafe Abseits on 4/8/2013. Served in a krug. Pours a translucent copper with a creamy, bright white, half-inch head. Nose expresses light malts and subtle floral notes - quite subdued. This beer is clean tasting with a light malt profile, a kiss of sweetness and a light, earthy hops character. Mouthfeel is light in body with an even carbonation falling shy of crisp and a trace of oiliness. Overall, a delicious, simple, easy-drinking lager with just enough character to keep you interested and going back for more.

Serving type: on-tap

04-30-2013 00:16:17 | More by Jwale73

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

4.33/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

500ml bottle served in a Weizen glass.

A: Pours a dark orange to copper color forming a big white bubbled white to yellow head. Good retention and some lacings formed and left

S: Caramel, caramel malts, roasted malts, brown bread, ashes and Lager yeasts

T: Slightly sweet upfront. VERY malty. Strong notes of toffee, caramel malts, roasted malts, ashes and a little bit metallic too

M: Light to medium body. A bit creamy and molasses. Medium carbonation. Aftertaste is made of caramel malts and bread

O: Excellent drinkability. Lovely Keller. Hooray for the Germans and their excellent Lagers...

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2012 18:30:09 | More by eduardolinhalis

jonb5

United Kingdom (England)

3.73/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Half litre bottle. This beer is still being brewed. Poured a fairly large head. Bronze colour, clear. No major aroma. Tasted a bit like the typical kellerbier but had some characteristics of a Helles. Corky, started sweet with a slightly bitter finish. Decent but there are better examples of keller/zwickel out there.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2011 20:21:56 | More by jonb5

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Apparently not retired. On gravity cask at Churchkey on 10.11.2010.

Pours a light golden color with a nice, thick white head and never ending lacing. Nose brought some nice pale malt along with some fresh, herbal hops. A bit of grass. Taste brought things together quite well, with the hop bitterness making itself more available than in the others I had at the event. Bready character was really nice, though it was a bit darker than some of the others. Quite tasty. Feel was light and refreshing. Very nice drinkability and perhaps the second-best keller that I've had.

Serving type: cask

10-13-2010 00:28:56 | More by Thorpe429

HappyHourHero

Indiana

4.43/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Refreshing earthy malt aroma with hints of caramel and grassy hops. Foamy tan head actively fades to a thin film. Glowing golden beer holds streams of tiny bubbles. Bready malt flavors up front with a bit of caramel and butterscotch underneath. Herbal hops pick up towards the finish as does a moderate bitter bite. Body is solid and the carbonation is light, but somehow the beer manages to border on crisp. Refreshing, flavorful, and amazingly drinkable. I could sit in a biergarten for the better half of the day sipping on this beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2007 20:28:54 | More by HappyHourHero

UncleJimbo

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Sampled on-tap at Cafe Abseits in Bamberg, Germany.

This vollbier or kellerbier poured a clear, dark amber color with slightly off-white foam which settled and clung to the glass. The smell was malty and lightly sweet with a sort of "malted milk" aroma. The taste was malty with some maltose sweetness, and a mild hoppiness overall. The mouthfeel was smooth and creamy with medium body and low carbonation. There was a touch of light malt sugar in the finish and it lingered a while. This was a very nice beer -- a bier typical of Franconia.

Serving type: on-tap

03-31-2006 15:34:50 | More by UncleJimbo