Mönchshof Weihnachts Bier
Kulmbacher Brauerei AG

L- Mid amber, clear some rising small-bubble CO2 into a 2Cm very creamy looking pale tan head. Holds well, forms lacing on the way down.
S- Mild for me, just some trad grain and malt.
T- Medium dry, lots of CO2 (taste/feel), some malts there. It's not 'engaging', quite the opposite, even vs typical expectations of a Marzen which can be more subtle than many other styles. I registered that 'roundedness' of flavour that for me = Marzen, but only on the first sip.
F- It has balance I suppose. It's all rather 'middle of the road'.
O- Rather dull I'm sorry to say. Would I buy it again, no, not as a UK import ie quite $$. Would I in Germany, doubtful, there is so much waaay better beer overs there. Sadly it's a quick to forget beer.
Bought from Trembling Madness in York, UK for home delivery. BB: 24/06/2025, 500ml flip-top bottle.

Look - a fancy 500 ml swingtop bottle poured into a tasting glass. dark golden in color, clear, with a large foamy head that mostly dissipates, leaving behind trace lacing. Purchased at supermarket in Hamburg.

Smell - toasted malts, but otherwise not much else. appears to be a typical lager.

Taste - a ton of malts with a tiny bit of honey like sweetness. quite smooth with plenty of malty notes, and finishes clean.

Feel - light bodied, average carbonation, and tastes lighter than the advertised ABV at 5.6%.

Overall - this doesn't remind me anything like a Christmas beer as suggested on the advertisement, but it's quite tasty.

 

Nov. 2003: 500 ml cool swingtop bottle. Aroma like an average lager, rather weak. Golden colour, good to moderate head. Flavour is well balanced with a herbal character, moderate sweetness and decent hops. Flavour and aftertaste are better than the average lager, but this is definitely not what I want for CHRISTMAS! As a standard lager it passes the test, as a Christmas beer it fails!

Poured at fridge temp. Pours a transparent yellow with a very thin layer of white head. Tons of bubbles rising throughout. Nose is wet hay, bagels, grass, overripe apples, and a touch of honey. The taste is sweet upfront - biscuits and honey. Picking up wheat, oranges, malts, pears, and a touch of banana. Enjoyable, but somewhat normal.

 

 

 

 

 

Kulmbacher Brauerei AG "Mönschof Weihnachts Bier"
,5L brown glass swing-top bottle

Notes: Clear deep golden body beneath a full head of frothy white. Very good head retention and lacing. Aroma of grainy malt and grassy hops. The flavor follows. It's fairly matly, and lightly sweetish, but backed by a solid bitterness that balances it and brings it to a dry conclusion assisted by some spicy hops. Medium bodied with a fine-bubbled moderate carbonation.

 

 

 

L:
-pours a clear golden with a medium,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-grainy,sulfur,biscuity,honey,spruce
T:
-cinnamon,spicy,orange zest,honey,grainy,lemon
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
-slight alcohol noticeable
O:
o.k. Winter Festbier

Clear amber; big head, frothy lacing.
Too carbonated in spite of an aggressive pour (stein glass). Very drinkable due to the clean and well balanced malts and bitterness; bitter in the finish; bit of a bready after-taste. No complexity but satisfying.
[8 months before sell-by date]

Poured amber into the glass with a generous head. Malty taste. Interesting example of a Christmas beer, drunk late in the spring, before it's "best by" date.