Grasser Huppendorfer Vollbier

Top Tastings 2009, Beer Sellers: Landbierparadies, Nürnberg

ABV: 5%
Origin: Huppendorf, Franken/Bayern, Germany
Website: www.huppendorfer-bier.de

Grasser Hupperdorfer Bier

Vollbier, “full beer”, is a tax category that accounts for the vast majority of German beers and rarely appears on labels, except in Franconia where it’s become specialised to full-bodied standard strength lagers that come out a deeper shade of blond. This delicious unpasteurised, unfiltered example is from a village brewery and brewpub in Huppendorf near Königsfeld which dates back to 1688, and has been in the Grasser family since 1742.

It’s a deep golden beer with a fine off-white head and a lightly hoppy and malty aroma with creamy yeast tones and a slight hint of farmyard. The generously malty palate is smooth, straightforward and slightly peachy, with a slight dry edge. The beer dries further in the finish which is full of flavour, with a biscuit malt keynote, a slightly warming sweet tang and a light sprinkling of hops. It was part of my haul from beer shop Landbierparadies in Nürnberg, a fresh, honest, impeccably made and wonderfully drinkable quencher.

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