Kaltenberg Hell

A blond lager beer, smooth and refreshing.

2.9

177 reviews

Kaltenberg, Germany

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3.3 L: -pours a clear straw golden with a medium to big,foamy,white head -medium tto high carbonation visible S: -lightly herbal,hay,grainy,honey T: -Follows the nose F: -medium carbonation -light to medium body O: Very average but drinkable Helles.

3.8 500ml bottle brewed in Germany at 5.1%. Crystal-clear yellow, nice-sized good-duration head. Sweet grassy into honey aroma, slight zesty hops. Lowish+ carbonation. Sweet, honeyed Kingsmill 50/50 malt, fully in contrast with grassy lemon-tinted hops, quite multifaceted for a refreshing Helles, and the faintly dry finish is nice too. Kaltenberg (Koenig Ludwig) are a somewhat lesser-known Germany brewery, but definitely a must-sample for connoisseurs of German beer. Helles is not my style of choice, but this is very respectable beer indeed. Bottle 7 months past the Best Before; doesn't seem harmed by it.

3.3 It has a really nice ending taste, I mostly don't like all hell beers but this is a good one.

3.2 Bottle. Clear yellow/gold with a decent white head. Aroma and taste of grains, bread, minerals, a little bit of grass and floral hops. Low bitterness. Medium carbonation. Balanced and süffig. A solid helles.

4.1 Sensational. Clear. Crisp.

3.1 Bottle picked up from REWE Zolling and consumed at home Attenkirchen, Monday 9th December 2019 whilst cooking Mousakka and also a Mushroom and Chestnut Soup, listening to Steve Lamaqs Evening Session on 6Music. Pours light gold, super clear, a large white head sits atop. Nose is subtle but clean, fruity, a little bit zippy, touch dry finish and not so sweet. It's ok.

2.6 Golden straw color with good foam. Nose: Malt, grassy hops. Taste. Malt, with a light hop bitterness.

2.9 Optisch intensives Gold, in der Nase Getreide, leicht verbrannt. Im Trunk Getreide, kernig, auch hier röstig, kernig, passt schon.

2.7 Mild smell of malt. Clear golden colour, wite head. Aroma of malt, some grass and paper. Medium bitter. Lively carbon.

2.2 0,5 l Flasche. Goldenes Bier, stabiler, weißer Schaum mit schöner Gardine. Schmeckt laff, muffig, grasig.

5.0 Translated as Cold Mountain: the kingly Bavarian Beer. This malt, toffee, caramel brew was very nice. A golden orange pour with a small head. Lovely smooth mouth feel. And nice refreshing finish. Wunderba

3.8 Ottima birra,chiara, gusto buono

4.0 Very refreshing with a great taste and a perfect etching in the glass

1.0 Imagine putting a cactus up your bumhole. That’s how enjoyable drink this pint is.

1.2 Not great, would rather not drink the beer

2.0 Als König Ludwig hell, klares gelb kürzer schaum, im Geruch malzig getreidig, ebenso im Geschmack süß säuerlich wenig herb, nicht gerade lecker

3.7 getrunken im März 2014 als König Ludwig Hell Das ist das erste Bier, das schon beim Öffnen einen derart intensiven Bier-Duft von sich gibt, den ich eigentlch nur von Weißbieren gewöhnt bin. Genauso auch der Geschmack: typisch Helles, auch wenn ohne spezielle Aromen. Sollte ich jemanden treffen, der noch nie ein Bier getrunken hat oder nur geschmackloses Leichtbier gewöhnt ist, so würde ich dieses Bier zum Kennenlernen empfehlen.

3.0 Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.

2.0 Prima bier met een redelijk stevige schuimkraag en een troebel gele kleur. is ietwat zoet van smaak.

3.1 bottle bb 29/5/19 dorata chiara limpida buona schiuma piuttosto persistrnte lueve cereale un filo zolfo morbida amaro contenuto lievi note erbacee

2.4 Sonnig- gelb glänzt das Bier im Glas unter dem gröberen Schaum, der schnell zusammen fällt. Im Duft recht ausgewogen zwischen Hopfen und Malzsüsse. Zurückhaltend im Antrunk aber mit ganz respektabler Rezenz arbeitet sich das Bier ein wenig beliebig in einen hopfenaromatischen Abgang. Handwerklich wahrscheinlich bestens, aber ein allgemeines Bier. Dadurch natürlich gut trinkbar.

2.8 At Munich airport as König Ludwig Helles. Bright gold with a nice white head and medium carbonation. Not the most refined helles, a slightly industrial quality to the bitterness and less of a soft mouthfeel but it’s drinkable enough. Re-rate, as Kaltenberg at the Brown Hare. Rating stands.

2.5 Aroma of grains and esters. Taste is rather watery, some grainy and malty notes. Low bitterness.

2.7 Birra in bottiglia. Buona hell senza grandi pretese. Ottima per pasteggiare. Bevuta fresca, molto dissetante.

5.0 Discovering Konig Ludwig Hell was a revelation to me. Every burp i let out while drinking this beer brought extreme satisfaction of the like i had never known before. It only took about two moderate sized glasses (about half the bottle) for me to decide that i simply had to be drinking something seriously good. So i looked up the beer to find it is owned now by the Warsteiner group as one of their exclusive other brands. They say this on their website: 'From the originators of the Bavarian purity law from 1516 and the founding family of the Oktoberfest'. Knock on wood heh?!! The starkly average rating this beer has on this website is baffling to me. People have different tastes sure, but how anybody could not notice this is a seriously high-end beer goes beyond me. I will not say it is light exactly, but certainly it's not heavy either and i find it really soothing on those odd days i am having a slightly delicate feeling stomach. It literally tastes with every sip like it is good for you. Goes great with- or after- good food as some others have mentioned, but even on it's own too, due to that remarkable body it has. No less than 5 stars from me for Konig Ludwig Hell. The finest beer i know. Pour it into a glass though as it's best experienced that way. I use a wine-like glass and enjoy each bottle in about 3-4 moderate sized servings.

3.3 Draft 0,5 l, Sefood Sylt, Munich Airport, Germany. Złote, klarowne piwo z pusztą i gęstą ale niezbyt obfitą pianą. W smaku pełne i orzeźwiające z lekką, metaliczną goryczką na finiszu.

3.3 Van tap in Berlijn als König Ludwig Hell. Lichte malttonen, zoetje. (2-2017).

3.0 Bière très claire comme son nom peut l'indiquer. Tout à fait légère, correcte comme une bonne lager.

3.5 Very good Helles. Pours golden with some white head and a lot of bubbles. The relatively high carbonation earns an extra point. Rich, grainy aroma, very pleasant. Taste is mild enough to make for an easy drink in the summer, yet grainy and gently hoppy/bitter flavours are balanced well to combine for a very enjoyable brew. Among the better of its kind.

2.4 500 ml bottle. Clear golden, small head not long lasting. Grainy, some citrus. Medium bitterness and sweetness. Soft carbonated, light bodied. Somehow dull and bland, but drinkable overall.