Simon Spezial Altfränkisches Vollbier
Brauerei Simon

 

Pours a clear ruby with soft tan head.

Smell is malty and slightly roasted. Notes of brown bread, leather, tobacco, dried fruit and citrus peel.

Taste is malty, sweet and slightly roasted. Moderate bitterness and notes of brown bread, rye, tobacco, leather and citrus peel.

Mouthfeel is medium and creamy with slightly sharp carbonation.

Overall, a very nice rotbier, full of flavor.

Bottled inna 500ml of brown glass and purchased from Manchester city centre craft beer stalwarts Beermoth on Tibb street
Pours a light brown body with rather handsome off white head
Aroma is plum and chestnut
Flavour nutty slightly sweet

What a strange beer this is. Very unique. Label says "Altfrankisches Vollbier" and it's dated best by 27.06.24. Pours like a filtered Marzen. Nose is nutty, earthy, caramelized malt, and a bit of funk. Same in the flavor, with the addition of truly complex malt character; funky, earthy, barny, smoky. Really fits the intention of the style, which is an old-style Marzen from Franconia. Difficult to define but a joy to drink. So glad I picked this up...a must-try!

 

L:
-pours a clear copper with a small to medium,foamy,grey-ish head
-medium to high carbonation visible
S:
-malty,earthy,cinnamon,nutty,mushrooms
T:
-nutty,caramel,malty,spicy,toffee,licorice,bready
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
An really nice old-style Märzen from Franconia.

De Mikkeller. En copa hefe de Bavaria. Revisando exámenes prácticos de opos. Correcta pero le hecho en falta algo más de presencia de la malta y le noto algo apagada y un ligero deje acidillo que no cuadra del todo. En cualquier caso, se bebe rápido, solo que pasa algo desapercibida.

It was dark amber in color with bright white foam on top. It had a little bitterness up front, and then some more in the back & as aftertaste... very much Noble hops. It was, however, mostly a very malty beer with sweetness of caramel and bready flavors. It was quite full bodied. Overall, it tasted like a cross between a Helles and Mårze, but leaning closer to a Märzen. I liked it a lot and want to buy more bottles to confirm. this.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a filtered, saturated amber-brown color with a fluffy big head.

Smells of toasted barley, toffee malts, dry earth and walnut shell. Its profound maltiness features a nice, leafy dryness, still staying heavy on its toffee quality.

Has a soft, silk mouthfeel among a vivid carbonation, resulting in a easy drinking, refreshing beer.

Smells of slightly scentened wood and toffee coated malts among a vivid, subdued metallic quality. A nice dryness adds to the profound malts, also revealing a nice, tart hint. Finishes heavy on the toffee, accompanied by the bubbly carbonation, straight forward, with a pleasant sweetness.

Focussed on sweet malts, no real taste evolution takes place, while it exhibits a great smashability.

 

 

 

Dark amber colour, clear, slightly tanned head which soon went but lacing was retained. Grassy aroma, notes of malt and rasin, slight hop. Tasted some caramel and malt. Finish long and roasted. Smooth texture, medium body, slight carbonation. Overall Altfränkisch means a dark Kellerbier, not unlike other beers that say this on them.

I bought this beer a few weeks ago when i was in the south of Germany. There are good beermarkets where you can buy these beers. Dursty is a good shop. Bottle best before december 2011.

Poured in my Struise beerglass this beer looks ok. The fluid looks like a strong tea. Two fingers of lightbrown head which disappears after a pretty ling while.

A light malty smell and a flat watery taste make that this beer is not very special. It is drinkable but no more than that. With some more body it would be better.