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Hits the spot on a hot, humid evening.

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Short pour of my 4% HB British Style Bitter brewed in June. It’s beginning to clear nicely, the color is where I want it but there’s a brief but weird bitterness that’s both unpleasant and unexpected that I don’t think is hop related. It fades quickly and allows the malt character to present itself. I bittered with Fugles and also added EKG for flavor. Quite familiar with both hops, but this bitterness is different, which only adds to this mystery. Hopefully it mellows over time.

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Steigl Goldbräu – Pride of Salzburg, Austria! Is it a Helles? How about a “Gold” Lager? Beats me. Says Premium Lager on the can – so let’s call it that….. and Premium it is!

Steigl has been pumping out fine brews like this since 1492 – think about that. Columbus is hitting these American shores about the time Steigl was cranking out their first brews. If Columbus knew how good these Steigl lagers were, he might have skipped the ocean trip altogether - and headed straight for libation in Salzburg instead!

Goldbräu tastes a lot like a Helles to me, but since Steigl already has a Helles released in the US beer market, then it has to be something different. I guess we really need to taste these beers back to back to compare. I volunteer! 5.0% ABV, very restrained hopping, this is a beer that most people who are hop-adverse will enjoy.

Across the border from the Bavarian beer Mecca, Salzburg has breweries aplenty that uphold the high quality that the region is known for. I really enjoy this Steigl Goldbräu, I think you will too!

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Was hoping since I had the unitank down to 50F and at 12PSI I could pull a sample. I think I made a huge mistake with dry hopping 6gal with 1lb of hops.

I'm sure if I get any beer out of this it'll be nice. I'm gunna cold crash this to 40F... wait and see. Don't think I'll keg tomorrow, but definitely going to try to fine the hops out with gelatin.
 

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