Stiegl Goldbräu - Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg GmbH

DerekP

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

11.2 oz bottle poured into a Stella Artois chalice glass. A rich golden appearance with a bubbly white head.

In the nose I catch spicy hops, fresh cut grass & bread crust. Stale apple juice. A touch of sweet caramel hits me also.

The taste is mildly sweet up front with bittering hops balancing it all out. Light and caramel malts seems to be the malt bill combo. An odd acidic astringency at times lingers.

Light-medium bodied. Reminds me of a kolsch. Worth a shot.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2012 00:51:14 | More by DerekP

BKLRIBS

Texas

4/5  rDev +13%

05-04-2013 02:04:06 | More by BKLRIBS

SFNC

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

04-07-2013 22:49:31 | More by SFNC

Pacioli1445

South Dakota

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

03-08-2013 01:54:31 | More by Pacioli1445

jooj8

Slovenia

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

03-05-2013 19:37:02 | More by jooj8

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.49/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Served on tap in a pint glass

Appearance – Served a golden orange colored brew with a one finger white head. The head faded very fast leaving only a light level of lace.

Smell- The nose is largely of a bready and lightly fruity smell. Mixed with this are notes of toasted malt and a very light earthy and grassy hop smell.

Taste –The taste begins much sweeter upfront with notes of caramel and some light fruit sweetness. Mixed with the sweeter flavors is a bready and lightly toasted grain flavor which creates a base for the flavors. The sweet dwindles as the flavor advances more and the more and some bitter hop of a grassy nature comes to the tongue. These flavors with a very light spicy flavor, in the end, leave a moderately crisp and fairly clean flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel –The body of the beer was on the medium side in terms of its thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that was a little above average. The feel made for a drinkable brew, but still allowed some of the sweeter and lightly hopped flavors to shine through.

Overall – An easy drinking and quite flavorful Marzen.

Serving type: on-tap

02-27-2013 16:22:54 | More by Darkmagus82

zbloom

New York

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

02-25-2013 05:28:10 | More by zbloom

t0rin0

California

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

02-20-2013 04:29:23 | More by t0rin0

jibjib513

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

02-19-2013 17:42:13 | More by jibjib513

warnerry

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

02-19-2013 08:00:37 | More by warnerry

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.68/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

on tap at falling rock. I got this with a sandwich while I was waiting for the pliny the younger tapping. was looking for the least offensive, most neutral brew I could find, as I needed to clear the palate for what I knew would be one of the best beers of all time. it came in a pint glass, perfectly clear and golden with a finger or so of thick white fluff. the nose was super fresh, very very german in origin from the malt. fits all the stereotypes, but seems to have more body than some of the standard offerings in this style. unfortunately though, the nose is this beer's best feature. it tastes a little old, mildly metallic, and lazily handled. the malt freshness didn't come through the thicker body, and there was a starchy flavor to this that just dragged the whole thing down. I didn't even get spicy food and it couldn't clear my palate for me. it got even more heavy as it warmed, and left me pretty unsatisfied, although I will say again that the nose of this beer is very promising, and I will have to give the bottled version a fair shake at some point. overall a very plain beer, something for the BMC drinker in your life, since its a tad more hoppy than the generic stuff, but its not worth the import price.

Serving type: on-tap

02-17-2013 02:07:26 | More by StonedTrippin

Davepoolesque

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

02-17-2013 00:20:34 | More by Davepoolesque

Bpierso1

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

02-03-2013 03:30:25 | More by Bpierso1

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.55/5  rDev +28.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Stiegl Goldbrau has a thick, fluffy, white head, a hazy, golden, bubbly appearance, filled with tiny white sediment specks, and a thick, white lacing sheen left on the glass. The aroma is of sweet, pungent, full barley malt, and the taste is of sweet, bready, biscuity barley malt, with a pleasant hop bitterness at the sip’s end. Mouthfeel is light to medium, and Stiegl Goldbrau finishes semi-dry, sweet, mild, and highly drinkable. Overall, this is a great beer, and I highly recommend it!

RJT

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2013 18:14:36 | More by RonaldTheriot

matjack85

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +27.1%

01-28-2013 10:00:26 | More by matjack85

DubbelTrubbel

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

01-13-2013 02:46:12 | More by DubbelTrubbel

Beerman1977

Austria

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

01-12-2013 00:17:07 | More by Beerman1977

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3/5  rDev -15.3%

01-10-2013 00:56:05 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

SpicyPrice

California

3/5  rDev -15.3%

01-01-2013 00:38:26 | More by SpicyPrice

OregonGrown7

Nebraska

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

12-30-2012 05:59:50 | More by OregonGrown7

lefty

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

12-30-2012 04:08:29 | More by lefty

StJamesGate

New York

3.63/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Polished brass with puffy white head that crusts and trails nicely.
Fresh grain and bright floral hops on the nose.
Proofing bread dough with thin honey, then mild grassy and light cumin hops.
Ginger ale finish and weak linger.
Thin, round, slight cling, clean.

Not really a Marzen or Helles by any stretch, more like an all-malt American. Malty, perfumed, pleasant, easy, watery, hopless and forgettable. The best Austrian lager I've tasted, which is not necessarily a compliment.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 23:11:09 | More by StJamesGate

schnarr84

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

12-29-2012 23:03:23 | More by schnarr84

LL_Cool_K

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

12-26-2012 03:42:32 | More by LL_Cool_K

astrayan

Illinois

5/5  rDev +41.2%

12-10-2012 19:46:07 | More by astrayan