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Brewery: Fischers - Erding Germany

Reviewed By: Jon Griffin

All beers are judged according to the Beer Judge Certification Program Guidelines (2004).

Score 32/50

Style: 1D Munich Helles

Aroma

Heavy pilsner malt with no hop aroma. Lots of pilsener graininess.

Appearance

Light gold with a big, white, long lasting head.

Flavor

Pilsner malt with a big carbonic bite. Very slight hop on the middle. Finishes dry with a long lasting play between hops and malt.

Mouthfeel

High carbonation with a medium-light mouthfeel.

Overall Impression

Decent example of a helles, a little to carbonated and finished a little to dry.

About Jon Griffin

Jon Griffin has been playing music since he was 7 years old. He is also an avid cook and expert in beer, brewing and other beverages. He owns salsablanca.com and jongriffin.com as well as other sites

He went to Grove School of Music where he studied songwriting and composing and arranging (yes it was fun doing a big band chart every week!).

He then started studying Cuban music and went on to study with Richard Egües, Julian Fernandez, Emilo Vega and Pancho Amat.

He has recorded several CD’s in Cuba in various styles, including Traditional Son, Nueva Trova and Cha cha cha. Recording with such giants as Richard Egües, Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Ban Rarra, and Enrique Pla.

Jon Griffin also teaches about beer at the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, Food & Beverage Management Department at University of Nevada Las Vegas.He is an avid homebrewer, an active member of SNAFU and the former owner of brew-kits.com in Las Vegas Nevada.