Week 41 of 52
Schell Bavarian Forest Dampfbier
Draft Series No. 3
October 6th thru October 12th
Brewer's Description
During the late eighteenth century, the Bavarian Forest was one of the poorest regions in Bavaria. Wheat was too valuable to be wasted on beer brewing, and the hops of the nearby Hallertau region were too expensive to purchase. The brewers developed an all barley beer, but didn't have the temperature control to produce lagers. Continue Reading on Schell's site.
Medium bodied and very mildly hopped. Malty, bready flavor with hints of banana and clove. Deep golden to light amber in color.
Overall Rating based on 1 review
4.5 of 5 stars
Brewery Information
August Schell Brewing Company
New Ulm, Minnesota
schellsbrewery.com
Anniversary Series No. 3
Released on August 1st, please visit Schell's site for a list of places to find it.
Interesting Fact
In honor of Otto Schell who was the President of Schell's from 1902-1911.
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Rett says I give it one big spiraly circle!
October 7th, 2008
Much of my experience at the Autumn Brew Review is a blur, but fortunately I was smart enough to keep detailed notes in my program guide as to what beers I tasted and which ones I liked. And by detailed notes I mean a series of different pencil scribbles that I seemed to abandon about half way through. I hit up the Minnesota booths first so most of them are marked, and next to Schell’s Bavarian Forest Dampfbier is a big spiraly circle while many just have a check, or a dash, or in some cases a sad face. Continue reading I give it one big spiraly circle!