Andechser Vollbier Hell | Klosterbrauerei Andechs
Brewed by:
Klosterbrauerei Andechs
Germany
andechs.de
Style: Munich Helles Lager
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.80%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Its head is firm and fine pored. Its aroma is pure and fresh from the cellar, with soft malty accents imbued with floral hoppiness.
Its light and soft body leaves a pleasant, tangy taste in the mouth. The mild sweetness marries well with the velvety bitterness of the hops. It concludes on a rounded, harmonious note.
Andechser Vollbier Hell is therefore a classical Bavarian Vollbier.
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Reviews: 56 | Ratings: 205
3.91/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a brilliantly clear light straw, with a big frothy white head with lots of little carbonation bubbles floating upward throughout. Smells earthy, grassy, and even a little skunky (but not that unpleasant light-stricken skunk). Taste is evenly complimented with sweet freshly baked bread, fresh cut grass, and earthiness. A nice, crisp feel leads the beer to disappear almost instantly, and unfortunately I did not have another to pour. Prost!
★ 451 characters
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a brilliantly clear light straw, with a big frothy white head with lots of little carbonation bubbles floating upward throughout. Smells earthy, grassy, and even a little skunky (but not that unpleasant light-stricken skunk). Taste is evenly complimented with sweet freshly baked bread, fresh cut grass, and earthiness. A nice, crisp feel leads the beer to disappear almost instantly, and unfortunately I did not have another to pour. Prost!
★ 451 characters
3.52/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Clear gold color with plenty of foam in the Einbecker Pils glass. Classic European fruity and faintly skunky hop aroma, but quite elegant. The faintest bitter aftertaste. Lagery, beery, lightly aromatic.
Modestly malty with a distinct honey taste. Overall a pleasant beer in this particular tradition. But forgettable, otherwise. Maybe I am not worthy, but I liked the Weihenstephaner version even less. From the 500 ml bottle purchased at Bottleworks in Seattle.
★ 464 characters
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Clear gold color with plenty of foam in the Einbecker Pils glass. Classic European fruity and faintly skunky hop aroma, but quite elegant. The faintest bitter aftertaste. Lagery, beery, lightly aromatic.
Modestly malty with a distinct honey taste. Overall a pleasant beer in this particular tradition. But forgettable, otherwise. Maybe I am not worthy, but I liked the Weihenstephaner version even less. From the 500 ml bottle purchased at Bottleworks in Seattle.
★ 464 characters
4.39/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap. Pours clear and honeyed yellow. Nice head. Smells great. A distinct earthy combination of hop and lager yeast. Memorable. Smells like there is balancing sweetness. Flavor is great! That special combination of hops and influential lager yeast really sells this beer. Enough sweetness to round out the flavor. This beer is no joke. Would crush millions of these.
★ 368 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap. Pours clear and honeyed yellow. Nice head. Smells great. A distinct earthy combination of hop and lager yeast. Memorable. Smells like there is balancing sweetness. Flavor is great! That special combination of hops and influential lager yeast really sells this beer. Enough sweetness to round out the flavor. This beer is no joke. Would crush millions of these.
★ 368 characters
3.82/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From the 500 ml. bottle stamped L-2014. Does that mean it is two years old? I sampled it on June 4, 2016.
Very pale yellow pour under a modest, short-lived white head.
Aroma of German toasted malts and biscuit and grass. Pretty straight forward,
Light body.
Same toasted biscuit malt presence with a clean, grassy, mild finish. I mean it is a decent beer and I think there are many brewers who might emulate it.
★ 417 characters
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From the 500 ml. bottle stamped L-2014. Does that mean it is two years old? I sampled it on June 4, 2016.
Very pale yellow pour under a modest, short-lived white head.
Aroma of German toasted malts and biscuit and grass. Pretty straight forward,
Light body.
Same toasted biscuit malt presence with a clean, grassy, mild finish. I mean it is a decent beer and I think there are many brewers who might emulate it.
★ 417 characters
3.92/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 1 pint 0.9 ounce bottle into a Shaker pint glass, there is no "best by" date that I can find.
APPEARANCE: pours a clear, light gold color with one-finger white head that quickly dissipated until just a thin, broken layer of small bubbles remained, there is light lacing on the glass, medium carbonation.
SMELL: initially sweet then crackers and bread and a grassy note, very pleasant to the nose, no off-putting euro skunk smell here.
TASTE: the taste follows the nose, initially sweet, then crackers and bread with a pleasantly mild hop bite, very drinkable.
PALATE: medium body and carbonation, finishes clean.
OVERALL: this is a solid beer and reasonably priced, I enjoyed this very much and would happily purchase again, the 4.8% ABV means you can enjoy more than one, I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys the style.
★ 851 characters
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 1 pint 0.9 ounce bottle into a Shaker pint glass, there is no "best by" date that I can find.
APPEARANCE: pours a clear, light gold color with one-finger white head that quickly dissipated until just a thin, broken layer of small bubbles remained, there is light lacing on the glass, medium carbonation.
SMELL: initially sweet then crackers and bread and a grassy note, very pleasant to the nose, no off-putting euro skunk smell here.
TASTE: the taste follows the nose, initially sweet, then crackers and bread with a pleasantly mild hop bite, very drinkable.
PALATE: medium body and carbonation, finishes clean.
OVERALL: this is a solid beer and reasonably priced, I enjoyed this very much and would happily purchase again, the 4.8% ABV means you can enjoy more than one, I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys the style.
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3.7/5 rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from bottle into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a clear straw golden color with a one finger head of fizzy white foam. The head has a lighter level retention, fading rather fast to leave a light level of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell –The aroma of the beer was strongest of a bready smell mixed with a bit of a yeastiness. Along with these aromas comes some light notes of floral hops and a little bit of a biscuit smell.
Taste – The taste begins with a more bready and yeasty flavor, with these flavors creating a base for the brew. As the taste moves on some notes of grain and a little bit of a floral and grassy hop come to the tongue. The hop grows slightly stronger, but remains relatively light, to leave a crisp, but sorta bready taste (at least for a 4.8% abv. beer) to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is average in terms of both its thickness and its creaminess. The moderate nature of the mouthfeel is perfect for the mix of bready and yeasty tastes along side the more moderate sessionable style of the beer.
Overall - This was a rather easy drinking and flavorful beer at 4.8% abv. A very nice summer time session I would have to say.
★ 1,219 characters
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from bottle into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a clear straw golden color with a one finger head of fizzy white foam. The head has a lighter level retention, fading rather fast to leave a light level of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell –The aroma of the beer was strongest of a bready smell mixed with a bit of a yeastiness. Along with these aromas comes some light notes of floral hops and a little bit of a biscuit smell.
Taste – The taste begins with a more bready and yeasty flavor, with these flavors creating a base for the brew. As the taste moves on some notes of grain and a little bit of a floral and grassy hop come to the tongue. The hop grows slightly stronger, but remains relatively light, to leave a crisp, but sorta bready taste (at least for a 4.8% abv. beer) to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is average in terms of both its thickness and its creaminess. The moderate nature of the mouthfeel is perfect for the mix of bready and yeasty tastes along side the more moderate sessionable style of the beer.
Overall - This was a rather easy drinking and flavorful beer at 4.8% abv. A very nice summer time session I would have to say.
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3.46/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Classic looking beer poured into a pilsener glass. Sweet grassy aroma, followed by a sharp , tangy biting flavor. Ginger ale come to mind. Had to look it up, but umami...yea, that’s it. A bit sharper than I prefer my helles, but still good.
★ 242 characters
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Classic looking beer poured into a pilsener glass. Sweet grassy aroma, followed by a sharp , tangy biting flavor. Ginger ale come to mind. Had to look it up, but umami...yea, that’s it. A bit sharper than I prefer my helles, but still good.
★ 242 characters
4.23/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Serving: Bottle into weizen glass
Served: 9 Feb 2016
Appearance: Pours a magnificent, crystal clear gold color but the crowning feature of this beer is the omnipresent, never dying head. This beer is topped with a creamy, succulent, pearly white head that, when poured, tops 2 fingers, and slowly diminishes to about a quarter finger bit of foam.
Smell: Smells of fresh white bread and that traditional lager biscuit aroma with a solid assertion of spicy noble hops. Very clean smelling and not skunky or anything.
Taste: Much like the nose, but with a more pervasive malt sweetness in relation to the spicy hop aroma. Very balanced between malt sweetness and hop bitterness, soft on hop flavor. Too style.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with medium-high carbonation. The body of this beer really surprised me- the beer feels much thicker on the palate than you would expect.
Overall: A marvelous beer and one of the best helles lagerbiere for a reason. Definitely seek this out if you can find it fresh!
★ 1,001 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Serving: Bottle into weizen glass
Served: 9 Feb 2016
Appearance: Pours a magnificent, crystal clear gold color but the crowning feature of this beer is the omnipresent, never dying head. This beer is topped with a creamy, succulent, pearly white head that, when poured, tops 2 fingers, and slowly diminishes to about a quarter finger bit of foam.
Smell: Smells of fresh white bread and that traditional lager biscuit aroma with a solid assertion of spicy noble hops. Very clean smelling and not skunky or anything.
Taste: Much like the nose, but with a more pervasive malt sweetness in relation to the spicy hop aroma. Very balanced between malt sweetness and hop bitterness, soft on hop flavor. Too style.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with medium-high carbonation. The body of this beer really surprised me- the beer feels much thicker on the palate than you would expect.
Overall: A marvelous beer and one of the best helles lagerbiere for a reason. Definitely seek this out if you can find it fresh!
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4.5/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: A brilliant straw gold pour kicks up a tight, persistent 3” lacy white to off foam collar with a very fine bead.
S: Spicy noble hop aromas balance light grains with a hint of sulfur.
T: Clean and smooth with moderate light Pilsner malts, a hint of sulfur and aside from the sulfur, a clean fermentation character. The noble hop character is medium low as is the Pilsner malt. Very well balanced.
F: Medium light body and medium carbonation.
O: A well balanced and easy to drink lager.
★ 496 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: A brilliant straw gold pour kicks up a tight, persistent 3” lacy white to off foam collar with a very fine bead.
S: Spicy noble hop aromas balance light grains with a hint of sulfur.
T: Clean and smooth with moderate light Pilsner malts, a hint of sulfur and aside from the sulfur, a clean fermentation character. The noble hop character is medium low as is the Pilsner malt. Very well balanced.
F: Medium light body and medium carbonation.
O: A well balanced and easy to drink lager.
★ 496 characters
3.21/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
L:
-pours a clear straw golden with a big,foamy,white head
-medium to high carbonation visible
S:
-grassy,floral,sulfur,honey,biscuity,grainy,herbal
T:
-honey,grassy,lemon,bready,grainy,herbal
F:
-medium carbonation
-light body
O:
An o.k Helles
★ 244 characters
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
L:
-pours a clear straw golden with a big,foamy,white head
-medium to high carbonation visible
S:
-grassy,floral,sulfur,honey,biscuity,grainy,herbal
T:
-honey,grassy,lemon,bready,grainy,herbal
F:
-medium carbonation
-light body
O:
An o.k Helles
★ 244 characters
4.52/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
On tap at The Publick House in Brookline, MA. This is a special Helles. Insanely drinkable, smooth, great flavor. This is why I love this style. Could be my favorite German style. Several mugs of this is my Bavarian fantasy. Fruity, bready, and delicious.
★ 255 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
On tap at The Publick House in Brookline, MA. This is a special Helles. Insanely drinkable, smooth, great flavor. This is why I love this style. Could be my favorite German style. Several mugs of this is my Bavarian fantasy. Fruity, bready, and delicious.
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4.7/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
This beer pours a clear spun gold color. The head is a half inch of frothy bright white foam that recedes into patches of lacing. The aroma is of biscuit, bread dough, and has a whiff of spicy noble hops. The taste is breadier than the aroma in the most great of ways. It is lingeringly bready. The spice from the hops peaks through a little bit, but is quickly brought back in check by the biscuity malt. The mouthfeel is appropriately light bodied with lively, fine carbonation. Overall, this is one of the best Helles' that I've ever tasted. I will be drinking this beer frequently.
★ 585 characters
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
This beer pours a clear spun gold color. The head is a half inch of frothy bright white foam that recedes into patches of lacing. The aroma is of biscuit, bread dough, and has a whiff of spicy noble hops. The taste is breadier than the aroma in the most great of ways. It is lingeringly bready. The spice from the hops peaks through a little bit, but is quickly brought back in check by the biscuity malt. The mouthfeel is appropriately light bodied with lively, fine carbonation. Overall, this is one of the best Helles' that I've ever tasted. I will be drinking this beer frequently.
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4.44/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is a superb example of the style, into a willi becher from a single 16.9 oz bottle
a: brilliant clear pale gold with a massive 4 finger foamy eggshell head with great retention
s: delicate but lovely. Grainy light breadiness, some earthy floral grassy hops with just a hint of pepper.
t & m: like the nose, with nice gentle hoppy edge but dominated by the bready notes from the pilsner malt (I assume) that are a little more pronounced than in the nose. Big round flavors and a substantial feel to it, even though it is very light and delicate. Perfect carbonation, not overly crisp, and bone dry on the finish.
Such lagers don't get enough love. This is phenomenal.
★ 679 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is a superb example of the style, into a willi becher from a single 16.9 oz bottle
a: brilliant clear pale gold with a massive 4 finger foamy eggshell head with great retention
s: delicate but lovely. Grainy light breadiness, some earthy floral grassy hops with just a hint of pepper.
t & m: like the nose, with nice gentle hoppy edge but dominated by the bready notes from the pilsner malt (I assume) that are a little more pronounced than in the nose. Big round flavors and a substantial feel to it, even though it is very light and delicate. Perfect carbonation, not overly crisp, and bone dry on the finish.
Such lagers don't get enough love. This is phenomenal.
★ 679 characters
4.33/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
this is about as good as the style can be, and a great reminder that beer doesnt need anything more than the basic ingredients to be world class. this is the prettiest yellow beer i have ever seen, crayon yellow, extraordinarily radiant, and holding a tall airy bone white head for ever. glassy shine to it, wow its gorgeous, gem like. the nose is well hoppy for what this is, nice and polleny and grassy, a summery vibe for sure on top of pale german pils type malt thats fresh smelling and rather robust for the light color. the flavor is an amazing integration of the most fundamental elements. the hops really stand out for me, not sure what types, but its different from any other german beer i have had. hints of earthy spice to them, making the insanely dry finish a little more interesting. delicate but bold beer, which i think is tough to do, and the carbonation on this makes it one of the most refreshing lagers in the world. the overall quality of this is incredible, obviously carefully refined over the last 600 years or more, and the fact that this is so affordable is mindbending. i need to drink a lot more german beer, especially from these guys, the price to quality equation is absolutely the best in the world.
★ 1,232 characters
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
this is about as good as the style can be, and a great reminder that beer doesnt need anything more than the basic ingredients to be world class. this is the prettiest yellow beer i have ever seen, crayon yellow, extraordinarily radiant, and holding a tall airy bone white head for ever. glassy shine to it, wow its gorgeous, gem like. the nose is well hoppy for what this is, nice and polleny and grassy, a summery vibe for sure on top of pale german pils type malt thats fresh smelling and rather robust for the light color. the flavor is an amazing integration of the most fundamental elements. the hops really stand out for me, not sure what types, but its different from any other german beer i have had. hints of earthy spice to them, making the insanely dry finish a little more interesting. delicate but bold beer, which i think is tough to do, and the carbonation on this makes it one of the most refreshing lagers in the world. the overall quality of this is incredible, obviously carefully refined over the last 600 years or more, and the fact that this is so affordable is mindbending. i need to drink a lot more german beer, especially from these guys, the price to quality equation is absolutely the best in the world.
★ 1,232 characters
3.91/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a very clear light gold with less head than expected. Nose is lightly biscuity, but really not much there. Very clean, but not very interesting. Flavor is similarly clean and crisp. Not a particularly flavorful beer, with some malt and cereal, but effortlessly drinkablle. No off flavors. Very good.
★ 311 characters
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a very clear light gold with less head than expected. Nose is lightly biscuity, but really not much there. Very clean, but not very interesting. Flavor is similarly clean and crisp. Not a particularly flavorful beer, with some malt and cereal, but effortlessly drinkablle. No off flavors. Very good.
★ 311 characters
3.9/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The body exhibits a pale, straw yellow color; lots of lively carbonation; thick, creamy, lasting white head. Light cereal aroma; mild fruitiness; grass. Soft malt flavor with a well-balanced hop bitterness. Medium-light mouthfeel; primarily dry finish.
All-in-all, a very refreshing and tasty German lager. Cracker and biscuit cereal flavors balanced with a smooth, refreshing hop bitterness. Well worth checking out...
★ 420 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The body exhibits a pale, straw yellow color; lots of lively carbonation; thick, creamy, lasting white head. Light cereal aroma; mild fruitiness; grass. Soft malt flavor with a well-balanced hop bitterness. Medium-light mouthfeel; primarily dry finish.
All-in-all, a very refreshing and tasty German lager. Cracker and biscuit cereal flavors balanced with a smooth, refreshing hop bitterness. Well worth checking out...
★ 420 characters
4.16/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear gold with an eggshell white head. No lacing. Aroma is of barley malts. Taste is similar but very well balanced and lasting without much of a lingering aftertaste Feel is moderately carbonated. Was not at all disappointed with this.
★ 245 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear gold with an eggshell white head. No lacing. Aroma is of barley malts. Taste is similar but very well balanced and lasting without much of a lingering aftertaste Feel is moderately carbonated. Was not at all disappointed with this.
★ 245 characters
4.5/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Light yellow in color with excellent clarity. Poured with a short, dense, bright white foam with good retention. Clean and fresh medium pilsner malt aroma. No hop aromas. On the lighter side of medium bodied with assertive, refreshing carbonation. Crisp pilsner malt flavors, no esters or off flavors. No hop flavor but a light hop bite at the end. Finished crisp and incredibly dry. Beautiful balance of pilsner malt with a subtle, crisp bitterness. Extremely refreshing and drinkable. This beer defines the helles style.
★ 522 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Light yellow in color with excellent clarity. Poured with a short, dense, bright white foam with good retention. Clean and fresh medium pilsner malt aroma. No hop aromas. On the lighter side of medium bodied with assertive, refreshing carbonation. Crisp pilsner malt flavors, no esters or off flavors. No hop flavor but a light hop bite at the end. Finished crisp and incredibly dry. Beautiful balance of pilsner malt with a subtle, crisp bitterness. Extremely refreshing and drinkable. This beer defines the helles style.
★ 522 characters
4.12/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle poured into a mug
L: Straw yellow, head that quickly dissipates, next to no lacing. Typical of the style
S: Not really much, a little sweat malt and earthiness. Nothing offputting, nothing remarkable
T: Really nice. Sweet malt, almost like mild brown sugar. Some earthy, floral hops. A crisp, semi-dry finish.
F: Crisp, a little dryness. Very light and drinkable
O: Great lager, one of my favorites, will revisit this one again
★ 441 characters
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle poured into a mug
L: Straw yellow, head that quickly dissipates, next to no lacing. Typical of the style
S: Not really much, a little sweat malt and earthiness. Nothing offputting, nothing remarkable
T: Really nice. Sweet malt, almost like mild brown sugar. Some earthy, floral hops. A crisp, semi-dry finish.
F: Crisp, a little dryness. Very light and drinkable
O: Great lager, one of my favorites, will revisit this one again
★ 441 characters
4.18/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
16.9 oz bottle
Pours a bright clear golden straw color with a dense white head supported by a steady, persistent stream of carbonation. Sweet doughy malt nose, floral and light fruity yeast. Floral hops in flavor provide refreshing balance to cracker malt and grainy body. Creamy medium thick body, crisp and well carbed.
★ 322 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
16.9 oz bottle
Pours a bright clear golden straw color with a dense white head supported by a steady, persistent stream of carbonation. Sweet doughy malt nose, floral and light fruity yeast. Floral hops in flavor provide refreshing balance to cracker malt and grainy body. Creamy medium thick body, crisp and well carbed.
★ 322 characters
3.6/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
16.9 oz bottle poured into a Pilsner glass.
Appearance
Crystal clear pale straw with a 1/2 finger of white head. Moderate carbonation.
Nose
Apple cider, pear, and cereal grains.
Tastes
Fresh pressed red apple and Bosc pear. Light notes of bread, caramel, and cereal grains with a touch of lemongrass.
Mouthfeel
Light bodied, crisp, clean, and refreshing.
Overall
Simple and refreshing. Expertly balanced with only a touch of sweetness.
★ 440 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
16.9 oz bottle poured into a Pilsner glass.
Appearance
Crystal clear pale straw with a 1/2 finger of white head. Moderate carbonation.
Nose
Apple cider, pear, and cereal grains.
Tastes
Fresh pressed red apple and Bosc pear. Light notes of bread, caramel, and cereal grains with a touch of lemongrass.
Mouthfeel
Light bodied, crisp, clean, and refreshing.
Overall
Simple and refreshing. Expertly balanced with only a touch of sweetness.
★ 440 characters
4.18/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
rb
Draft at Bittercreek... Surprised to see this one... Very clear light golden with a short lived white head... Grainy pils malt and light spicy hoppiness are the key descriptors here... A little sweetness to take this out of the German Pils area and not nearly as hoppy or bitter... Nearly perfect for the style... Very happy I stopped in at BC tonight.
4.25/4.25/4/4.5/4.25
★ 378 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
rb
Draft at Bittercreek... Surprised to see this one... Very clear light golden with a short lived white head... Grainy pils malt and light spicy hoppiness are the key descriptors here... A little sweetness to take this out of the German Pils area and not nearly as hoppy or bitter... Nearly perfect for the style... Very happy I stopped in at BC tonight.
4.25/4.25/4/4.5/4.25
★ 378 characters
4.16/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful straw colored. Filtered - clear. Frothy light white head Good not great retention and lacing. Aroma is mostly floral, with some spiciness presumably from some of those wonderful noble hops. Taste follows the nose with a cracker like malt base. Incredibly balanced and delicate. Great beer. I can only imagine drinking this in Germany on a warm summer day. Body is a little too full bodied for my taste. I put this the smallest notch below Weihenstephaner Original.
★ 483 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful straw colored. Filtered - clear. Frothy light white head Good not great retention and lacing. Aroma is mostly floral, with some spiciness presumably from some of those wonderful noble hops. Taste follows the nose with a cracker like malt base. Incredibly balanced and delicate. Great beer. I can only imagine drinking this in Germany on a warm summer day. Body is a little too full bodied for my taste. I put this the smallest notch below Weihenstephaner Original.
★ 483 characters
3.79/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 16.9oz bottle into a pilsener glass.
A: The beer is a light yellow color, with a large white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick but spotty lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains grain, lager yeast, light caramelized malts and a touch of hops.
T: The taste starts out bready with flavors of lager yeast, grain and a thin malt character that is quickly followed by some malt sweetness. The hops presence is very mild but complementary and brings good balance. The after-taste is slightly bready and slightly sweet.
M: Crisp and smooth, light-to-medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, very good representation of style, this is a solid beer to drink for a long time if you’re in the mood for a lighter German-style lager.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 16.9oz bottle into a pilsener glass.
A: The beer is a light yellow color, with a large white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick but spotty lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains grain, lager yeast, light caramelized malts and a touch of hops.
T: The taste starts out bready with flavors of lager yeast, grain and a thin malt character that is quickly followed by some malt sweetness. The hops presence is very mild but complementary and brings good balance. The after-taste is slightly bready and slightly sweet.
M: Crisp and smooth, light-to-medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, very good representation of style, this is a solid beer to drink for a long time if you’re in the mood for a lighter German-style lager.
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Andechser Vollbier Hell from Klosterbrauerei Andechs
4.02
out of 5
based on 205 ratings.
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Created as Munich's competitor to the spicier Czech Pils, the Hell is much preferred by me... malt and spice in balance.
While I can't remember all Hells clearly over these many years, I put this Hell about the 3rd from the top.
Andechser's Vollbier looks like not much (a too light blonde and not much foam.) And while I have never thought the aromas of lagers as key, this one seems honest. And it tastes that way, also. On the mouth, I'd prefer a bit less tingling on the tongue so the malt can take over sooner... but after a few seconds, the malts win the day.
Should you Have Andechser's Vollbier if you are a lager fan ? Yes.
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