Another one of the Midwest beers my friend picked up for me; this one comes out of Amana, Iowa. The Schild Brau is a slightly-hazy orange color; almost a dark gold. Pretty. About half a finger of slightly off-white head that drained quickly. Some nice lacing. Aroma is just dominated by rich caramel malt. Quite sweet. Just some great toasty, bready malt coming through. Some herbal and noble hop character linger in the background. Really liking the aroma on this; just a wonderful expression of malt.
Hits you with a pretty sharp crystal malt; has a little bit that "raisiny" character you get form some heavily caramelized malt. Quickly smooths out to some very pleasant, toasty notes. Nothing too overwhelming in the malt department, but it's very good. Ends with a bit more hop character than you might expect from a Vienna; mostly herbal flavor that lingers for a bit. Body a bit on the lighter side. Decent carbonation.
I'm loving this. I'd really like to see more breweries in the US take a shot at some Marzen, Vienna, and Oktoberfest-style beers. Some of my absolute favorites when done well.
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