A gift from a colleague who was on travels, I was told I'd probably enjoy Marburger Kräusen from the Hinterländer Brauhaus. Well, he said he enjoyed it, so who am I to argue?With a pleasantly fudgy, grain-like sweetness, and a suggestion of banana, it opens up well enough. This then seems to evaporate on the tongue, leaving a powdery, floral flavour followed by an apple skin-like bitter dryness (you know that kind of apple) and an oddly spiced warmth at the back of the throat. And it's only 5% ABV! It has elements of a decent, regular German lagerbier, but with hints of something hard to define - fruit, spice, yeast, a light carbonic edge and a really dry finish.
He was right, I did enjoy it.
Certainly looks the part there. The suggestion of banana you mention there reminds me of the Svijany beers from the Czech Republic.
ReplyDeleteThat's a cool name. You only really hear the word hinterland used in English as part of the phrase "urban industrial hinterland", describing the setting for Bladeruner.
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