Stiegl Radler (Grapefruit)
Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg GmbH

If I am going to drink something under 4% in the summer, this is it. Tastes like real grapefruit juice in seltzer, not like beer. At 2.25%, it isn't something you drink to get tipsy. A summertime refresher. This is the beer you give to someone who hates beer. Not too sweet, but certainly sweeter than my bitter beers. A lakeside/poolside treat. (Birthday gift from Carrie and Erik.)

 

 

From Austria we have Stiegl's grapefruit radler. At 2.25% abv, this beverage pours a light and cloudy yellow with a short lived white head. The nose is clearly grapefruit, and it tastes like a grapefruit soda. If you like the fruit and want something refreshing, this is going to be a good time for you. It's not something fancy or complex.

 

 

 

 

 

2022-09-14
500ml can served in a big snifter. Date code is 14031. No idea what that means.

Pours a moderately hazy pale yellowish with a small, wispy head. Smell is mostly grapefruit and lemon-lime.

Taste is similar, moderately sweet, with a slight grain flavor and a bit of a citrus zest bitterness.

Mouthfeel is light and effervescent. Overall...I mean, it's hard not to like a reasonably well-made radler.

16.9 oz can.

Cloudy pale yellow color with a dense white head that leaves in a relative hurry.

Smells like fresh grapefruit, grapefruit juice, and a hint of orange.

The flavor is sweet citrus with a bit more restrained grapefruit juice character.

Light body. Lively carbonation. Absurd drinkability.

Overall this is a great radler. It's not full of complex flavors, but it comes exactly as you should expect. I could pound through a dozen of these.

On draught at Old Chicago.

Pours a cloudy yellow with a fine layer of foam.

Smells of juicy grapefruit both sweet and tart, wheat.

Taste is the same. Simple and so darn refreshing.

Light bodied, I reckon that I will drink plenty of this.

 

 

 

 

Decanted from a 16 oz (473 ml) can into a snifter glass; no obvious production date, but codes 09231 (black) and 3022 (punched) stamped on bottom. I though European manufacturers had to include at least a one year "best by" date.
A: Pours a cloudy, yellow-color with only a short lived head, lemon chiffon head and no significant lacing.
S: On the tart side with the aroma of white grapefruit and orange blossom. Needless to say, really fruity.
T: Semisweet and lightly tart. The palate follows the nose with a gestalt feel of Mimosa made with a fine sparkling white. No appreciable bitterness.
M: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: This drinks like a refreshing citrus soda. Really delicious (hope I can get more).