Hallerndorfer Kellerbier
Brauerei Gasthof Rittmayer
- From:
- Brauerei Gasthof Rittmayer
- Germany
- Style:
- Kellerbier / Zwickelbier
Ranked #122 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #29,207 - Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 7.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 21, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 30, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Herbal hops add depth to the sweet malty fragrance. Medium-body, a well-crafted, traditional brew that is easy to drink with a pleasant aftertaste.
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.45/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had on tap. Golden brown appearance with a fluffy white head and large splotches of lacing. Might be the sweetest keller I have ever had. Sure you can smell botanical hops, but the sweeter malts and milder yeast give off sweet fruits, honey and a hint of hay. Taste is sweeter with no hay, defined plum and apple now with mild lemon juice, malts are strong while hops are very mild, yeast is fainter still. Feel is malty and thin, very smooth though
Jan 22, 2025
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.72/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the flip top bottle, it pours a darker amber with a nice head, eventually reducing to a thin layer with a nice ring. Lacing. Some malt in the nose and the mouth follows. Yum!
Sep 16, 2017Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.53/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L:
-pours a clear amber with a small to medium,foamy cream-coloured head
-low to medium carbonation visible
S:
-caramel,cinnamon,bready,plum,sweet malt
T:
-spicy,caramel,plums,sweet malt,tea,nutty,lemon
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
Good, not overly complex, but where's the Yeast cloudiness.
Oct 30, 2016-pours a clear amber with a small to medium,foamy cream-coloured head
-low to medium carbonation visible
S:
-caramel,cinnamon,bready,plum,sweet malt
T:
-spicy,caramel,plums,sweet malt,tea,nutty,lemon
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
Good, not overly complex, but where's the Yeast cloudiness.
Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear, light amber color with off-white head. Aroma is malty with grain and honey notes. Taste starts slightly sweet and grainy but gets more bitter towards the finish and lingers in the aftertaste. Medium, soft body with medium to low carbonation. Overall it's a well made, clean beer, leaning more towards the malty side.
Feb 10, 2016
Reviewed by jonb5 from England
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
Half litre flip top, poured into an oversized Tripel Karmeliet tulip.
A: Amber, thick looking but nothazy, initial large thick head morphed into to a
layer of film, lots of lacing clung to the side of the glass.
S: Hay, straw, grassy, Hallertau hop?
T: Started with some sugar beet, then some grain,finished with some biscuit, crispy rye bread andcharcoal.
M: Smooth, medium body, minimal carbonation.
O: Well made example of a Kellerbier which is a very broad style.
Nov 07, 2014A: Amber, thick looking but nothazy, initial large thick head morphed into to a
layer of film, lots of lacing clung to the side of the glass.
S: Hay, straw, grassy, Hallertau hop?
T: Started with some sugar beet, then some grain,finished with some biscuit, crispy rye bread andcharcoal.
M: Smooth, medium body, minimal carbonation.
O: Well made example of a Kellerbier which is a very broad style.
Reviewed by CwrwAmByth from England
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 500ml bottle into a straight pint glass.
Pours a dark amber/light brown colour with a decent but short lived head.
Smells fairly malty, with a hint of yeast too.
Tastes of quite a tangy but wholesome malt flavour, with a slight hop bitterness.
Overall quite a nice beer, wouldn't be my first choice though.
Dec 07, 2012Pours a dark amber/light brown colour with a decent but short lived head.
Smells fairly malty, with a hint of yeast too.
Tastes of quite a tangy but wholesome malt flavour, with a slight hop bitterness.
Overall quite a nice beer, wouldn't be my first choice though.
Reviewed by rtepiak from Poland
4.25/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
4.25/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
in a collection of three kellerbiers in that evening i must say it was my personal favorite. it was also what would appear to be the thickest. it had the most distinct bready yeastiness so it didn't feel as airy and lager like as the others but i don't think this was out be picked up when singled out.
pour was cloudy orange brownish. nose of a bundle of sticks and caramel. bready nose. bready feel but a tad bit of sourness but in the turning wheat malt sour characteristics and the subtle but very real smokey back up in the palate. this had hints of apple sour. apple pie sweet, and the dusty wood of a an attic. although the intial feeling would be that it would come out too sweet by the nose. it has a very firm but not comprominsing bitter straw finish.
Feb 10, 2011pour was cloudy orange brownish. nose of a bundle of sticks and caramel. bready nose. bready feel but a tad bit of sourness but in the turning wheat malt sour characteristics and the subtle but very real smokey back up in the palate. this had hints of apple sour. apple pie sweet, and the dusty wood of a an attic. although the intial feeling would be that it would come out too sweet by the nose. it has a very firm but not comprominsing bitter straw finish.
Reviewed by TKempe from Netherlands
4.35/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Amber in color, clear, with a compact off-white head, plenty of carbonation and good lace-work.
A toffyish malt aroma with a delicate salty touch dominates the nose. A subtle touch of hops and a whiff of yeast complete the smell. Brings back memories of the whisky I had last night.
The taste is sweet and has a pleasant clean finish. Hops are definitely present (especially in the after-taste) and so are a fruity and a yeasty note. This beer has quite a rich taste and is very nutricious.
The medium body and smooth mouthfeel work well with the taste. Carbonation is pretty strong initially, but decreases in strength soon (which didn't bother me).
A very malty beer that differs from the Kellerbier's I have tasted in that it isn't cloudy and is a little less yeasty.
Nov 23, 2008A toffyish malt aroma with a delicate salty touch dominates the nose. A subtle touch of hops and a whiff of yeast complete the smell. Brings back memories of the whisky I had last night.
The taste is sweet and has a pleasant clean finish. Hops are definitely present (especially in the after-taste) and so are a fruity and a yeasty note. This beer has quite a rich taste and is very nutricious.
The medium body and smooth mouthfeel work well with the taste. Carbonation is pretty strong initially, but decreases in strength soon (which didn't bother me).
A very malty beer that differs from the Kellerbier's I have tasted in that it isn't cloudy and is a little less yeasty.
Reviewed by HappyHourHero from Indiana
3.69/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.69/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Malty aroma with hints of dark toasted bread and nuts. Poured a small cream colored head that disappeared quickly leaving the beer headless (gasp!). The body is about the consistancy of water, and the carbonation is subdued, which makes for an easy drinking beer. The flavor is a combination of caramel malt and hop tea flavors. A nice enjoyable kellerbier that is maltier then most, which works for me.
Mar 18, 2007
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