Stiegl Herbstgold
Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg GmbH

 

On tap in a shaker pint glass

Clear copper color, one finger fine white head, curtain lacing, partial surface ring
Toffee, light mineral aromas
Toffee, ginger, corn, malt flavors.
Pleasant light sweetness, light carbonation a good märzen.

Half Litre Bottle, poured into oversized Tripel Karmeliet Goblet.

A: Golden colour, clear with lots of bubbles, fairly large head which hung around for a while. Left some lacing.

S: Wasn't the most aromatic beer, had hints of malt and caramel.

T: Followed the nose, left a lingering aftertaste of sugar cane.

M: Watery texture, medium body.

O: Decent autumnal drinker, one to revisit.

I had this on draft 11/3/23 @ the Beer Temple.

See-through dark orange appearance.

Big bright white head; minimal lacing remained.

Honeyed wheat, corn & mineral water notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Sweet grain, corn & mineral water flavors.

Nice, clean beer here.

It is indeed a well balanced beer! I am not a big fan of Stiegl, especially its Gold brew but this one is quite okay, I found nothing against it.
By well balanced I mean that malts are not overwhelming, it is neither too sweet nor too heavy, it is almost like a lager or a pilsner when it comes to drinkability. But of course there is something special about it and that is its marzen-like quality that is taken to the next level here - you get these slightly salty overtones, almost like with a költsch! Very nice and interesting. Is this what they call a festbier or wiesnbier? no idea, but nevertheless it is a very nice beer. Wish Stiegl made more good stuff like this.

 

Had on draught, this was a nice festbier from Stiegl. Sweet malty notes with some moderate hoppy notes come through both on the nose and the taste. Definitely worth trying.