Buttenheimer Keller Bier
St. Georgenbräu

Buttenheimer Keller BierButtenheimer Keller Bier
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From:
St. Georgenbräu
 
Germany
Style:
Kellerbier / Zwickelbier
Ranked #53
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,458
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 11.86%
Reviews:
183
Ratings:
241
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 10, 2023
Added:
Mar 28, 2001
Wants:
  16
Gots:
  6
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

3.99/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a 16 oz single from the Appalachian Vintner 2-1-23 for $5.08. No canning date, consumed 12-10-23. Cold stored since purchase.

Beer poured gold with a gorgeous white head that has some major hang time.

Nose has notes of bread and crackers.

Taste is bread and crackers forward, some honey, and finishes with a grassy hop that balances things nicely.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth.

Overall a nice beer.
Dec 10, 2023
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Rated by brureview from Massachusetts

4.12/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Very traditional especially as it warms up. Bready, crisp, dry light bitter finish.
May 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.09 by TwiggyCZ from Czech Republic

Apr 24, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by trevorpost from Pennsylvania

Mar 16, 2023
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Brewed to a historical 17th century recipe. Rustic and seemingly simple, there is much to enjoy from the simple things in life.

Bright amber tone, sharp clarity and visible carb trails. Lasting finger of foam, a halo of lacing all around the glass.

Aroma is mellow, lightly kilned barley, mild toastiness, grassy, dried hay.

Malt forward and medium bodied, mild hops are vaguely floral and contribute a mild bitterness in the dry aftertaste. Clean and medium bodied with ample carbonation.

Easy drinking, pairs well with apple and dry sausage. Interesting to try something similar to what was brewed 400 years ago.
Feb 12, 2023
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Reviewed by md3kcn from North Carolina

4.51/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Purchased as a 6oz draft pour from The Blue Door for $3.50. Poured into a 6oz glass.

L - Clear copper, thin pale white head. Okay lacing.
S - Citron peel, bright breadiness. Lemongrass.
T - Follows nose exactly. Well-balanced, with a clean & spicy rye-like finish.
F - Light-medium in body, with mild carbonation. Super drinkable. Crisp. Clean.
O - Really nice pub brew going on here. Not too complex, well-balanced, and relatively unique-tasting. I'd definitely get this one again.
Dec 26, 2022
 
Rated: 3.11 by stephenlee93 from England

Mar 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.97 by TheEpeeist from Maryland

Jan 23, 2022
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

3.16/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Buttenheim Kellerbier from St. GeorgenBrau Kramer. 16 oz can purchased from Shangy’s (18/9/21), Emmaus, PA. $ 4.23 (including tax) ($0.264/oz). Imported by B. United. Stored at room temperature in store and at 40 degrees after purchase. Reviewed 31/12/21. Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Undated can. Served at 52.7 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Final temperature 53.2 degrees.
Appearance – 3.
First pour – Medium Amber (SRM 12), hazy.
Body – Medium Amber (SRM 12), hazy. When rear-lite, gold and hazy.
Head – Huge (Maximum seven cm, aggressive center pour), floral white, poor retention, diminishing to an undulating four to ten mm crown fed by moderate carbonation and a complete cap of varying thickness.
Lacing –
Aroma – 3.25 – Malty. No hops, no yeast.
Flavor – 3.25 – First taste was nasty – metallic and bitter - no malt, no hops, no yeast. This quickly ameliorated into a slightly bitter slightly appley brew. No ethanol (4.9 % ABV, as marked on container) taste or aroma. No gastric warming occurs. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. Ends slightly metallic.
Palate – 3 – Medium, lightly syrupy, soft but lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3 (After deducting 0.25 point for undated container) Nasty.
Dec 31, 2021
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

4.39/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Drawn off a tap handle came a clear pint glass filled almost to the top. Its color scheme is reddish-copper, with a sparse off-white head. The aroma is breadlike sweet, with yeast and grain highlights. It's not particularly fragrant, but what is there is nice. The mouthfeel is noticed next. Using the cliche, it's velvety smooth and it has a significant body. The major taste is mildly grainy and malty, with a sharp bite amazingly enveloped by the mild softness. That makes it really interesting and worthy of a try.
Nov 21, 2021
 
Rated: 4.2 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.8 by BeerWasp from Germany

Nov 14, 2021
 
Rated: 4.34 by BMBCLT from South Carolina

Oct 21, 2021
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Reviewed by backblast from Alaska

3.84/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a nice white head and decent lacing.

Taste up front sweet malt and bready followed by hay/grass and light caramel. The is a very light hop bitterness throughout into aftertaste that sets it off. Nice
Aug 01, 2021
 
Rated: 3.73 by Boone757 from Virginia

Jul 13, 2021
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Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey

3.69/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can. Pours hazy amber with tall long lasting foamy white head and lively carbonation. Aroma is of grassy hops and bready malt. Body is medium and smooth. Grass hops, grain and biscuit malt fill the mouth. Finish is long and dry. Nice brew.
Jun 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by alexsergio from New York

Jun 06, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by steverx8 from England

Feb 14, 2021
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Reviewed by argock from Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
No canned on date. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.

A: Dark amber with 1-2 finger frothy off-white head with good retention and prodigious lacing.

S: Nutty, dark bread, zwieback cracker maltiness with hint of chocolate and light floral, herbal hop aroma

T: Flavor is also nutty with some graham cracker and more dark bread crust with pretty stiff bitterness and herbal, spicy hopping which leaves this zwickelbier with a nice balanced character. Seems clean without much if any estery flavors.

M: Smooth and creamy with medium body and fairly dry finish.

O: A winner although would appreciate some can dating please. Good example of the style nonetheless with a heavy dose of nutty breadiness and spicy, herbal hopping.
Jan 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3.14 by robebo44 from Virginia

Dec 05, 2020
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