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Löwenbrauerei Passau Urtyp Hell
Bayerische Löwenbrauerei
- From:
- Bayerische Löwenbrauerei
- Germany
- Style:
- Helles
Ranked #282 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #25,533 - Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 8.55%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 28, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 19, 2015
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 8
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Ratings by biboergosum:
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.49/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
500ml can, day 20 of the 2015 Costco Beer Advent Calendar - a rare brew that is not from H. Egerer as a contribution to this overall offering.
This beer pours a clear, very pale golden straw colour, with four fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and bubbly off-white head, which leaves some stellar webbed lace around the glass as things slowly abate.
It smells of grainy, doughy pale malt, a wee earthy chalkiness, biscuity white crackers, bruised red apples, a touch of phenolic yeast, and earthy, leafy, and somewhat grassy noble hops. The taste is bready, still doughy pale malt, a twinge of wannabe caramel, ethereal citrus pith and stale apple fruitiness, a bit of tangy Euro-yeast, and more plain leafy, weedy, and dry hay-like hoppiness.
The carbonation is quite active in its assertive and commanding frothiness, the body a so-so medium weight, and sort of smooth, an overarching clamminess really starting to horn in after this one moves away from fridge temperatures. It finishes off-dry, the gritty base malt kind of sloughing off the remains of its previous cohorts.
Yeah, this is just another middling, hard to really get particularly excited about German lager - nothing all that wrong with it (other than already detailed), but that doesn't buy me anything, does it? Not worth seeking out, unless it's the only brew being offered on a sunny patio in a land far, far away from me right now.
Dec 20, 2015This beer pours a clear, very pale golden straw colour, with four fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and bubbly off-white head, which leaves some stellar webbed lace around the glass as things slowly abate.
It smells of grainy, doughy pale malt, a wee earthy chalkiness, biscuity white crackers, bruised red apples, a touch of phenolic yeast, and earthy, leafy, and somewhat grassy noble hops. The taste is bready, still doughy pale malt, a twinge of wannabe caramel, ethereal citrus pith and stale apple fruitiness, a bit of tangy Euro-yeast, and more plain leafy, weedy, and dry hay-like hoppiness.
The carbonation is quite active in its assertive and commanding frothiness, the body a so-so medium weight, and sort of smooth, an overarching clamminess really starting to horn in after this one moves away from fridge temperatures. It finishes off-dry, the gritty base malt kind of sloughing off the remains of its previous cohorts.
Yeah, this is just another middling, hard to really get particularly excited about German lager - nothing all that wrong with it (other than already detailed), but that doesn't buy me anything, does it? Not worth seeking out, unless it's the only brew being offered on a sunny patio in a land far, far away from me right now.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado
3.56/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
November 14th, 2016 - An early gift from a Kirkland beer advent calendar, this Golden Helles brew has a beautiful blonde color, with a brunch worthy smell of custard, fresh dough and pear. It really does smell like a German pastry. The palate is lighter, showing off those same delicate pastry and summer fruit flavors, though it's a little light to enjoy after my tobacco pipe.
Jul 28, 2023Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas
3.5/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Light golden body, with a bit of haze, crowned by a small, dense, and persistent white head. Thick and largely unbroken sheets of lace adorn the glass walls. Numerous columns of small bubbles drift lazily to the surface.
Aroma: White bread and cracker malts define the aroma, there are also grassy and floral hops, and a slight note of light caramel.
Taste: Opens with cracker and bread malt and mild herbal hops. There is just a hint of light caramel midway through the taste, and a mild bitter apple rind note. Late in the taste, there are hints of metallic and medicinal hops. Finishes with spicy and grassy hop notes that linger on.
Mouth feel: Fairly full, perhaps a touch on the thin side, with a little zesty carbonation.
Drinkability/notes: Nondescript, but certainly pleasant and drinkable.
Presentation: Packaged in a 500 ml, 16.9 ounce steel can, served in a standard Pilsener glass. Expiration date on the bottom of the can is 03/2019. Beer number ten (December 10th) from the 2017 Costco Advent Beer Calendar.
Oct 12, 2018Aroma: White bread and cracker malts define the aroma, there are also grassy and floral hops, and a slight note of light caramel.
Taste: Opens with cracker and bread malt and mild herbal hops. There is just a hint of light caramel midway through the taste, and a mild bitter apple rind note. Late in the taste, there are hints of metallic and medicinal hops. Finishes with spicy and grassy hop notes that linger on.
Mouth feel: Fairly full, perhaps a touch on the thin side, with a little zesty carbonation.
Drinkability/notes: Nondescript, but certainly pleasant and drinkable.
Presentation: Packaged in a 500 ml, 16.9 ounce steel can, served in a standard Pilsener glass. Expiration date on the bottom of the can is 03/2019. Beer number ten (December 10th) from the 2017 Costco Advent Beer Calendar.
Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri
3.82/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a clear straw yellow with a finger of white head. Head retention is okay with a few dots of lacing left behind. Aroma is clean, with biscuit and bread malts, and a slight dose of resiny hops in the back. It has a sweet maltness to it, but is light and refreshing. Flavor profile is biscuit, and bread malts and resin, and herbal hop notes. It has a light, refreshing, and crisp taste. Mouth feel is crisp and medium in thickness. Overall, a crisp, refreshing brew.
Served in a 12oz snifter from a 16oz can.
Dec 11, 2017Served in a 12oz snifter from a 16oz can.
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.63/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
From Costco. Can. In Bavaria hefe glass. Playing Fix me Fix you. Correct helles, without any out of place flavors, a pleasant maltyness and highly drinkable. However, its a bit flat.
Dec 10, 2017Reviewed by Apellonious from North Carolina
3.69/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Day 10 advent....500 ml poured into a Pilsner glass. Clear pale gold with a three finger head. Decent amount of lace retention. Grassy, floral aroma. The taste is the same,layer in some bread and biscuit, with a slightly bitter finish. Medium light feel and level of carbonation. Overall, a light lager worth a go.
Dec 10, 2017Reviewed by Buck89 from Tennessee
3.54/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the Advent calendar. Poured into a snifter. Clear golden straw color with a one-finger white head. Floral and citrus aroma along with some grainy malt. The taste was more malt with cracker and white bread. Hope flavors were very muted with low bitterness. A muddled and somewhat metallic taste on the finish.
Dec 10, 2017Reviewed by BenHoppy from Michigan
3.72/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Golden straw appearance with soapy, puddle foam. Taste is creamy, malty dryness with subtle notes of bread and apples. Great take on the style. Probably best helles lager I ever had.
Dec 10, 2017
Löwenbrauerei Passau Urtyp Hell from Bayerische Löwenbrauerei
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
42 ratings
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