Wachtelbräu Hell
Brewery: Wachtelbräu
Town: Gossenberg (Großheirath)
Style: Helles
Color: in Krug so no visuals, glass pour revealed unfiltered golden
Head: white, creamy
Nose: malty, light grain, floral hops
Body: medium
Palate: balanced, malty, light grain, underlying hops
Finish: lingering, semi-dry, semi-bitter
Served: on tap & from gravity dispense at Zeitreise auf der Veste Coburg 2026.
Impression: Wachtelbräu Hell is a bright golden unfiltered example of the style. The creamy head and grainy/floral hoppy nose are enticing. The balanced palate has a perfect balance of the those same elements. The lingering finish is semi-dry and semi-bitter. Wachtelbräu Hell has a bit of a Craft Beer flair but still very much Franconian despite mimicking a traditional Munich style. The beers from this small brewery are tough to come by due to very limited production. It was quite a surprise to find one available at this festival. Sometimes you just get lucky. When they ran out of kegs, they tapped a small barrel gravity dispense. I’m glad I’d hung around longer than planned. It was even smoother with the grainy element more blended in.
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