Pic(k) of the Week: Rothaus Tannenzäpfle Pils, on draught

The Rothaus Tannenzäpfle ¹ is the absolute classic among our beers - and has been since 1956. That is why it is also the namesake and figurehead of the Gäpfle family. The best aromatic hops from Tettnang and the Hallertau as well as local malt made from summer barley and the purest spring water from the Black Forest give Rothaus Tannenzäpfle its uniquely spicy and fresh taste.

— Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus ² (Baden State Brewery Rothaus)

Rothaus Tannenzäpfle Pils — served out-of-doors on a spring afternoon, on draught in a brewery serving glass, on the pub patio at My Parents Basement ³, in Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA. 7 May 2023.

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Yes, but how does the beer taste?

For having traveled so far, the beer was in good form. Brilliant clarity under a long-lasting white collar of foam. Slightly grassy nose; subtle cracker-wafer malt; hints of honey and green apple; subdued tree-sap and mowed-grass hops; dry, slightly sulfury finish. A glorious German pilsner. Delightful.

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• Disclaimer:
  I am neither associated with the brewery nor the pub. But, obviously, I enjoyed the beer.


• ¹ Words matter:
  • Tannenzäpfle = German for "fir cone."
  • Hochschwarzwald = German for "high black forest."
• ² More about the brewery:
  
  • — Wikipedia.
  • "The Cult of Rothaus."
    — Punch (2019).


• ³ My Parents' Basement is a combination comic/graphic-novel emporium and 'craft' beer pub located in downtown Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA.


• The Drinking, Again graphic was created by Mike Licht at NotionsCapital.


• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays, occasionally (as is the case today) with a good fermentable as the subject.
• Photo 21 of 52, for year 2023. See a hi-res version on Flickr: here.
• Commercial reproduction requires explicit permission, as per Creative Commons.


• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
• Lens: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
• Settings: 28 mm | 1/500 sec | ISO 400 | ƒ/5.0


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