Meckatzer Weiss-Gold
Meckatzer pours a brilliantly clear golden body (@3 SRM). The short head of bright white holds for a few moments, and then starts a quick descent. Lacing, however, is better than fair with lots of tiny spots and specks left behind. The aroma is clean and sweetly-malty. It's lightly bready (think of a subtle toastiness) and grainy. Floral and grassy hops flitter about, accenting it. In the flavor, the malt is less sweet than the nose suggests, and the hops are more present. The beautiful maltiness dominates, but the hops are also quite easy to pick out. The bitterness follows that course as well, being at a level that's restrained enough to allow the malt to shine up front before cutting through it and carrying you to a dry, herbal, floral, and just mildly grassy finish. Very nicely done. Superbly balanced. Quite quaffable!