Original Landbier Zwick'l
Bayreuther Bierbrauerei

Original Landbier Zwick'lOriginal Landbier Zwick'l
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From:
Bayreuther Bierbrauerei
 
Germany
Style:
Kellerbier / Zwickelbier
Ranked #52
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,026
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 10.28%
Reviews:
71
Ratings:
217
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 02, 2024
Added:
Aug 19, 2008
Wants:
  25
Gots:
  37
Formerly/also known as Aktien Zwick'l Kellerbier
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Ratings by Ciocanelu:
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.15/5  rDev -19%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Hazy amber color with off-white head. Aroma has bread crust, toasted malts and a bit of brown sugar. Taste is bready and malty with some toasted notes and earthy bitterness on the finish. Medium to light body with medium plus carbonation. Overall it's a decent lager with some extra flavor.
Apr 20, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.79 by louisnb

Feb 02, 2024
 
Rated: 3.5 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Dec 09, 2023
 
Rated: 3.87 by Eychung from New York

Nov 10, 2023
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Rated by Mr_Brown from Pennsylvania

3.94/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Amber colour. Bready sweetness. Reminds me of a great kvas in my childhood.
Jun 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by NorbertB1974 from Germany

May 19, 2023
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Reviewed by LanceBiggums from Canada (AB)

4.18/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Brown amber colour, tan head. On the nose, leather, grain, and earth. Malta but not bready flavour, and some earthy hops. Rounded mouthfeel. Smooth going down. Overall solid.
May 11, 2023
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.51/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Oct. 2014: Shared 500 ml swingtop bottle at local tasting, from Getränke Hoffmann, Harrislee. Amber colour, slightly off-white head. Aroma of malts and brown bread, hints of caramel. Malty flavour, not too sweet, not too dry, hints of brown bread and caramel.
Mar 26, 2023
 
 
Rated: 4.01 by Stignacious from New York

Jun 29, 2022
 
Rated: 3.52 by misteil from Ireland

May 01, 2022
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.59/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500ml bottle into a tall glass. Best before 6/10/20, so well late on this one. Oh well.

Looks pretty good in the glass. Dark copper body with a decent off white head. This persists in good form throughout leaving very interesting lacing.

Sweet malty aroma.

On tasting, a little sweet and drying. Not much else to report.

Mouth just about medium, finish quite dry.

Overall, not much going in here, but for 18 months past it's best by date, an acceptable drink.
Jan 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.79 by BMBCLT from South Carolina

Dec 21, 2021
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Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Tasted in a tall pilsner glass from draught at Firkin on June 1, 2021.
Jun 09, 2021
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.58/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
#1829 - Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)...
L- Very deep amber to the point it's nearing light brown. Pours with a tiny hint of haze and a minimal, shy to form and short-lived patch of bubbles.
S- Mild, just some bready notes for me.
T- Good robust trad-style bready malts and in parallel a balancing trad hops presence. Overall it's like a trad Brit ale but both the malts and hops show themselves quite clearly.
F- Robust yet the hops are bright enough such that it doesn't feel at all heavy. The CO2 remains uninspiring in the glass - despite this being my usual/reliable, plus, nucleated glass! - yet the CO2 feels just fine in the mouth. Not quite fizzing of course but I mean clearly there and in tune with the overall style.
O- I really like this, overall it feels like a good 'ol trad ale that's been brewed for ever and the recipe hasn't been messed with. It would be interedting to do a side-by-side test vs a trad Brit ale like an Abbot or similar to help focus the differences in this one.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the lables to see what I missed! -> Ok that's all in complex German but from what I can make out it's describing the specific/different process of brewing this Zwickel style beers ... open top brewing vessel, and so on...
500ml bottle BB: 08/10/2021 £3 Bought from TremblingMadness, York/UK as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
May 20, 2021
 
Rated: 3.22 by Catalinmunteanu from Romania

Feb 23, 2021
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Reviewed by dunkel_weizen from Oregon

3.74/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Really old bottle, 6 years old, poured into a pint glass. The color is dark muddy brown with a very poor almost flat head. The smell is all raisin and bran bread. The taste follows suit, with soda bread, raisins, oats, and barley all in equal measure. The mouthfeel is dissapointing, with a thin body and very poor carbonation, essentially flat.

I can tell this was a fantastic beer at one time, it just ages very poorly evidently. Wish I had a fresher bottle, but I do not blame the beer! Try it if you find it!
Jan 26, 2021
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Reviewed by brewerburgundy from West Virginia

3.53/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500ml bottle, tulip, 5/28/20 on the back label.

Medium yellow-brown, which is a bit unique, as any but the lightest beers usually tend towards orange, and lightly hazy. The head is a beaut. There was a good glugging pour that produced a dense finger of light tan head that sticks around.

Crisp, slightly sweet, old nickels, leafy hops.

Bready, slightly sweet, watery caramel, metallic and green hops. It’s like a loaf of sweet bread with a lightly herbal finish.

A bit chewy and matte from the yeast.

This is an earthy and rather complex beer. It’s hoppy yet sweet, creamy yet thin. There’s so much variation in Zwickel.
Feb 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Jan 31, 2020
Original Landbier Zwick'l from Bayreuther Bierbrauerei
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 217 ratings