Jubiläums Sud
Camba Bavaria

Pours a cloudy, deep golden amber coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of quite bready, grainy, slightly caramelly malt, herbal hops and estery yeast, with notes of banana, pear and nutmeg. Taste is a good balance of bready, grainy, slightly caramelly malt and herbal, spicy, slightly floral and citrussy hops, with notes of lavender, black pepper and orange peel, as well as estery yeast notes of banana, pear and nutmeg. Finishes with a light sweetness and bitterness as well as some herbal, spicy and slightly fruity notes lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

This certainly makes for an interesting, but slightly odd brew that's a little hard to pin down since the can does not provide a style description. It's brewed with Abbey malt and Belgian yeast, so they were certainly going for something in the Belgain tradition here, although it does not seem to readily fit any of the stablished styles, except maybe a Belgian Pale or Golden Ale. There's a focus on bready, caramel malt and estery yeast, but with a certain, quite herbal, slightly citrussy hoppiness as well. In fact, it reminds me a little of the English Tynt Meadow Abbey beer, so maybe that's what they were going for here. Overall, this does make for an enjoyable, if slightly unusual brew with a good balance of malt, hops and yeast.