Collaboration Beer Number 1
von Trapp Brewing

Nice hints of melon, and a little citrus, dry hopped .

I poured my can into a mug. The appearance was a burnt orange almost brown color with a thin white foamy head that concaved to leave a little valley of a head in the middle. Moderate messy lacing. The aroma leads with the grassy bitter hopping, full and charging the malts in a nice smooth sweet malty lager yeastiness. Rich caramel, toastiness, nuts all come together to blend nicely. The flavor takes the malts nicely to the hops, blends sweet and lets the bitterness really collide well. Huge bitter hoppy burst into the malts in the aftertaste. Dry grassy bitter finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Good carbonation is felt all around. A bit more bitterness comes across than normally associated with the amber lager style, but hey, the brewers warned us, right? I’m not worried, are you? Overall, an amber lager hopheads could really like. I say try it if you see it.

 

 

 

 

 

Moderate pour yields a half inch head that dissipates down to a ring and thin head after more than a few minutes with nice lacing that hangs around all the way to the end. Nose of roasted malts and slight smoke with some hops as well. Taste follows with a nice mouthfeel and hop bitterness on the finish. A nice platform for these two hop varieties: Bavarian Mandarina and Huel Melon. A hophead's Marzen. Well done, JP, crew, and Hoppebrau! Get it before it's gone!

Edit: Just had this on tap at the brewery, very, very nice! Rating change alert!

 

 

 

This beer is a collaboration between von Trapp and Hoppebrau (Bavaria).

Pours a mild amber hue with a thin head into my glass. Smokey with a burst of melon in the nose. Citrus rind with a touch of smoke and dough make up the taste. Finishes dry and bitter. A slightly different take on the style with an updated hop bill.