I haven’t written anything about the great tasting last week at Nikki’s yet, but here’s a couple of the beers I tried there (and liked since I bought some).
All the beer was from the same brewery, Kulmbacher Brauerei AG. Last night I had the EKU Pils and the Kulmbacher Edelherb Premium Pils, both German Pilseners (a style I wouldn’t normally try).
The EKU Pils is a clear yellow color with lots of nice carbonation and a nice thick white head. Smells dry, crisp, and refreshing. Has some nice notes of some grassy hops in the nose as well. Taste is very much the same. It’s crisp, cool, and very refreshing. This would be a great beer for a hot summer afternoon. It’s not very bitter, but it’s not overly sweet. There’s a nice balance of the grassy hops and the sweeter malt. I could easily down several of these in a sitting.
The Kulmbacher Pils is quite different. It pours similar, though it’s a bit cloudier than the EKU. The smell is quite a bit sweeter with some fruity/sugary notes in there, but still some grassy hops. The taste is very different from the EKU. It’s sweeter with a sugary quality to it. The grassy hops are present, but only as a little balancing act for the sweet malt character. It’s almost got a slight sweet apple/pear flavor to it. It’s just as refreshing as the EKU, but in a very different sort of way.
Both beers were quite good. If you’re looking for something different for a hot summer afternoon, these are perfect thirst quenchers.
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