Good Evening Vienna
Art History Brewing

 

 

 

Pure class, this Vienna is dry with a crisp bite and loads of toasted specialty malt. Clarity is bright, the foam is sudsy, aroma is malt forward, toasted nutty malt all the way. Prototypical and rivals most imports.

 

16oz pour shows an amber body supporting. 1" cap of white bubbles that eventually falls to an edge-hugging ring and leaves random lacing.

Bready malt dominates the classic beer aroma and the flavor matches with a touch of toast. Perfect compliment to any food.

Medium mouth feel is clean and a slickness just cuts the crisp lager.

Overall a solid example.

 

 

Thanks to Robert for this one, canned 2023/12/13

Pours a rich creamy 2 finger head with moderate retention, fair sticky lacing, very clear amber with a bit more reddish tinge color

Nose nice rich toasted bready malts, rich bread crust, toasted biscuity notes, hint of caramel sweetness, moderate herbal floral hops, very light malt-derived fruity esters a bit like pome fruit

Taste starts again with rich grainy toasted malt, a bit of cereal but more like bread crust, a touch nutty and fair biscuity bready like, mild caramel toffee sweetness but just a touch, a hint of malt-derived fruity esters as well with a bit of a plum note, moderate hops kick in with med spicy hop bitterness, a bit herbal floral as well, soft lager hard to tell if decoction but likely not, finishing drier, crisp, med-high spicy hop bitterness a bit like a Czech pils level

Mouth is med bod, soft lager, med to a bit higher carb, crisp

Overall quite nice, very well done Vienna lager, maybe a tad high on the hop level for the finish, but better than not enough hops, great balance and malt profile in general, lagered well, just a good beer

As the 10th rating, I'm glad to bring Good Evening above BA's Score threshold. This Vienna deserves to compete with its peers. My copy appears to be the first re-release and its seems very much like the reviews before mine.

Poured into my BA Respect Beer glass, this is a very attractive amber; particularly after today's sunset, reflecting the reddish sky brilliantly through the glass and the branches outside my window have near-perfect clarity. (No blonde could make this rich a contrast.) I also give Look points for AHB's delicate labels, this Vienna's in particular. They are more than master lager brewers, they also elevate the craft with artwork. This gives me cause to give them equally great Overall Hugs.

Smells, Taste and Feel are less distinguished; but certainly enjoyable and well-integrated. Aromas of mostly malt and bread carry into the Tastes well; yet by mid-palate drying hops assert themselves and carry through to a satisfying finish that I'd rather didn't end. Medium-mouthed. Worth seeking again.

4/18/24 Found again on Binny's premium build-your-own 4-pack shelf. I've edited the above only a bit and stick to my rating. Despite the lingering hops, I will try with Indian food tonight and report on UnTappd.

 

 

 

Canned 12/13/23; drank 12/30/23 @ the Yarchives.

See-through amber appearance.

A rough pour yielded a HUGE eggshell-colored head; a thick curtain of tree-rung lacing remained.

Rye bread & faint cream notes in the nose.

Creamy medium mouthfeel.

Wheat bread & faint cream flavors up front; mild rye spice notes on the finish.

Balanced & easy to drink; I'd have another.

 

Gorgeous medium brown color with excellent clarity. A nice nutty taste character to the malt that I find is typical of the Vienna Lager style. Very well done.

Crystal clear amber brown pour with two fingers of tan head with strong streaks of lacing. Smells of crusty rustic bread, toasted caramel, toast, a pinch of brown sugar and decent herbal hops. Taste adds a grain and nut combo to the base malt flavors, hop finish is more defined without being too much, toast the biggest star through the whole sip, wonderful. Feels has a great malt backbone with rustic yeast most of the sip and decent hop molding on the finish, medium bodied, easy drinking but has character. An excellent vienna

16oz canned on 05/19/21. Thanks, @FBarber!

Pours deep, dark copper with brown hues and a slightly off-white head that's a solid two-fingers thick. Malty nose with dark bread crust and caramel. First sip pierces the foam, so it's quite creamy and smooth. Firm, medium-body with some chewiness. Flavor is bready, toasty, grainy, and nutty with a touch of brown sugar sweetness and toffee in the back. Light bitterness and spicy hops. Dries up quickly with some astringency, earthiness, and biscuit in the finish.

Loving this Vienna Lager from Art History! Rustic and full of flavor.

This one pours a dark chestnut brown color. It has excellent clarity, brilliantly visible when held up to the light. Two to three finger off-white head forms on the beer before dissipating. Aroma has notes of dark bready malts, a hint of breadiness, no toasted or roasted notes. Some spicy hops come through with a hint of brown sugar or toffee.

Taste largely follows from the nose with notes of dark bready malts, a slight nuttiness with hints of brown sugar giving way to a spicy hop finish. Feel is light to moderately bodied, smooth, easy drinking. Somewhat drier, particularly through the finish.

This is a really well crafted Vienna. Hits all of the markers of the style in my mind and does so very well.