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Zwickel
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
- From:
- Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Kellerbier / Zwickelbier
Ranked #63 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #17,833 - Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 11.95%
- Reviews:
- 107
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2024
- Added:
- Jun 20, 2011
- Wants:
- 24
- Gots:
- 105
Our flagship lager, pronounced ‘zv-ick-el’, is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, German classic that finishes as a smooth-drinking, vitamin rich (from the yeast), naturally cloudy bier.
Malts: Two-Row & Pilsner
Hops: Hallertau
20 IBU
Malts: Two-Row & Pilsner
Hops: Hallertau
20 IBU
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Ratings by Cynic-ale:
Rated by Cynic-ale from Texas
3.77/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 28, 2015
3.77/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 28, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida
3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured a cloudy, orange-gold body with decent head and lace. Slightly skunky and grassy hop aroma. Smooth beer, light bodied (straddles medium body), has a decent grassy hoppiness and sweetness that balances with a slight smokey dryness and plush tropical fruit-like finish.
Mar 01, 2024Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts
4.68/5 rDev +21.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +21.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Half pour at the Bierhall. One of my favorite styles in Germany and this is up there with the best. Really delicious unfiltered lager with all the great qualities of a German example. Gorgeous appearance, funky nose, smooth and bready flavor, with a slightly barny feel and finish. Every sip gets better. This is a truly great beer, better than its average on this site but most people don’t know good lager.
Dec 27, 2023Reviewed by Alexc11 from Canada (QC)
3.96/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had this on tap. Pretty straightforward, easy-tasting crisp German pilsner. Pours hazy gold color with thin head. Good lacing. Low bitterness and slightly elevated carbonation. Cereal and malt overtones with a hint of citrus (mostly lemon) dominate the flavour. Not much to the aroma. Mostly in the malt domain. Very good overall.
Aug 06, 2023Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
great German style lager - old world lager taste great with strong German food
Apr 18, 2023Rated by NCSapiens from Indiana
3.73/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Golden-yellow, cloudy, crisp, Lager-ish beer. Yeasty with a bit of Pilsner malt and slight hops.
Apr 15, 2023Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Murky yet clears up yellowy gold body, big white head and tons of lacing. Grassy and floral with nutty hops, pale malt with some honeycomb. Nose is surprisingly boring, just malt and grass, huh. Feel is smooth malt and light to start then big hop and botanical yeast texture hits, paler then onward. Nice spring lager for the first days on the porch. The wife liked it on tap
Apr 10, 2023Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota
4.66/5 rDev +21%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.66/5 rDev +21%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Delicious Zwickelbier. Slightly cloudy golden color...
A big bready maltiness....tight clean lemony, herbal, grassy hop impression which makes for a highly drinkable, smooth lager. Leans sweet but the hop finish perfectly keeps it balanced. Great beer. I'd drink this all the time if it was available by me.
Mar 05, 2023A big bready maltiness....tight clean lemony, herbal, grassy hop impression which makes for a highly drinkable, smooth lager. Leans sweet but the hop finish perfectly keeps it balanced. Great beer. I'd drink this all the time if it was available by me.
Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire
3.39/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Zwickel
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company
Kellerbier / Zwickelbier
A very light malty body, herbal and sparkling water flavor first. Old world herbal hop with a subtle spice and kick. Very clean vibe with an earthy-tang bite at the end in the taste. Definitely a bit thin, and the malt needs just a slight bump.
3.40
Jan 29, 2023Urban Chestnut Brewing Company
Kellerbier / Zwickelbier
A very light malty body, herbal and sparkling water flavor first. Old world herbal hop with a subtle spice and kick. Very clean vibe with an earthy-tang bite at the end in the taste. Definitely a bit thin, and the malt needs just a slight bump.
3.40
Reviewed by Rsa88 from Missouri
3.65/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Classic and delicious German lager. Easily the smoothest beer I've ever drank. As someone who's not a fan of basic lager I must say this one makes want to try more lagers.
Dec 30, 2022Reviewed by mushroomcloud from Texas
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz canned 8-2-22, opened 11-19-22.
2 finger white head with good retention, sits solid at 1/4". Slightly hazy and yellow gold body. Thick with lace. Rich grainy malt and spicy, grassy hop aroma. Rustic, grainy and full of flavor. Full body and low-medium carbonation. Long finish with a touch of sweetness. Very Good.
Nov 19, 20222 finger white head with good retention, sits solid at 1/4". Slightly hazy and yellow gold body. Thick with lace. Rich grainy malt and spicy, grassy hop aroma. Rustic, grainy and full of flavor. Full body and low-medium carbonation. Long finish with a touch of sweetness. Very Good.
Zwickel from Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
471 ratings
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