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Flensburger Gold

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Flensburger Gold is a pale lager that sits between the brewery's malt-led beers and its bitter Pilsener: milder than the Pilsener, yet with a noticeable hop edge. It pours golden and bright under a creamy head. The malt gives biscuit and light caramel notes, while aroma hops add a fine, delicate herbal touch. The body is full and soft, and the finish stays clean with a moderate bitterness of 18 IBU. It is brewed with coastal barley and water from the brewery's glacial spring.

ABV
4.8%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter18 IBU
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
What makes this beer itself
MaltHop
cleanmaltyherbal
clean
malty
herbal
hoppy
caramel
Aroma
The nose opens with soft biscuit and light caramel notes drawn from the coastal barley base, creating a warm, inviting entry.
not found:juicy,roasted,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Flensburger Gold

◎ Appearance

Flensburger Gold presents a bright golden hue with excellent clarity, characteristic of a well-executed pale lager. The beer builds a creamy, persistent head that clings to the glass with fine adhesion. Carbonation is moderate and evenly dispersed, supporting a smooth, inviting visual presentation.

bright goldencreamy headclear and clean

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with soft biscuit and light caramel notes drawn from the coastal barley base, creating a warm, inviting entry. Delicate herbal and noble hop aromatics layer atop the malt foundation, adding refinement without assertiveness. The overall character is restrained and balanced, avoiding any sharp or metallic edges.

biscuit maltherbal hopslight caramel

◐ Taste

Entry is smooth and full-bodied, with the malt's biscuit sweetness establishing an immediate presence on the palate. The mid-palate develops a gentle herbal dimension from the noble hops, creating a pleasant textural contrast to the soft malt frame. Bitterness arrives moderate and clean at 18 IBU, finishing without harshness or lingering astringency.

smooth palatemalty corebalanced bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish is clean and crisp, with the bitterness fading steadily to leave a dry, refreshing aftertaste. No residual sweetness or harsh edges persist; the beer concludes with a sense of refreshment suited to its sessionable profile.

clean dry finishrefreshing
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
78
Taste
79
Appearance
80
Finish
77
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 Pale 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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