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Rappen Herbst

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Rappen Herbst pours amber and a touch cloudy. It is malty and slightly sweet, with a firm bitter edge joining in toward the end. It comes from Brauerei Rapp in Kutzenhausen, a family-owned brewery in the Reischenau whose own delivery service sends 200 trucks out to around 250,000 households in southern Germany.

Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Clean, dry bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
malty
malty
Aroma
The nose leads with clean, rounded malt character—bread crust and light caramel notes dominate.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Rappen Herbst

◎ Appearance

Rappen Herbst presents a clear amber hue with a subtle haze that catches the light. The head forms with moderate density and shows fine retention, with delicate lacing clinging to the glass as the beer is consumed. Carbonation appears gentle and well-integrated, lending a soft effervescence to the pour.

amber, slightly hazyfine lacingmoderate head retention

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with clean, rounded malt character—bread crust and light caramel notes dominate. A restrained noble hop presence emerges beneath, offering herbal and slightly floral undertones without assertiveness. The overall impression is one of balance, with no fermentation esters or adjunct character apparent.

malty, bread-likesubtle noble hopbalanced, restrained

◐ Taste

Entry is soft and malt-forward, with gentle sweetness from the grain bill establishing the palate. Mid-palate builds with a firm bitter edge—measured and clean—that arrives toward the finish without overwhelming the foundational malt sweetness. The interplay between these elements creates a structured yet approachable drinking experience.

malt-forwardclean bitter edgegrain sweetness

◑ Finish

The finish is dry and moderately long, with lingering bitterness and a faint malt sweetness fading together. The aftertaste remains cleansing and slightly herbaceous, inviting the next sip.

dry finishlingering bitterness
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
76
Taste
79
Appearance
77
Finish
78
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

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What is a Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

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