Rothaus Eiszäpfle
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From the Black Forest
To come up with a name for our Zäpfle bottle version of our Märzen Export, we went back to the history of this variety of beer. Before refrigerators and ice machines existed, the last batches of bottom-fermented beer could only be brewed in March (März) at the latest. It was then cooled with naturally forming ice. To harvest the ice, two processes were commonly implemented. Large blocks of ice were frequently cut from the ice sheets of ponds that were frozen over. They were then stored in the cellars of breweries. The second process is what gave Eiszäpfle (or icicle in English) its name. Large wooden scaffolding was sprayed with water so that icicles would form on the beams. These could then be knocked off and used to cool the beer.
Our Märzen Export also used to be cooled in this way. Today we commemorate this laborious process with the name Eiszäpfle. The name, however, is also intended to inspire a thirst in summer months for this refreshing and aromatic Märzen Export beer, as well as provide comforting pleasure in winter when the icicles hang down outside from the edges of roofs. 13.4%
From the Black Forest
To come up with a name for our Zäpfle bottle version of our Märzen Export, we went back to the history of this variety of beer. Before refrigerators and ice machines existed, the last batches of bottom-fermented beer could only be brewed in March (März) at the latest. It was then cooled with naturally forming ice. To harvest the ice, two processes were commonly implemented. Large blocks of ice were frequently cut from the ice sheets of ponds that were frozen over. They were then stored in the cellars of breweries. The second process is what gave Eiszäpfle (or icicle in English) its name. Large wooden scaffolding was sprayed with water so that icicles would form on the beams. These could then be knocked off and used to cool the beer.
Our Märzen Export also used to be cooled in this way. Today we commemorate this laborious process with the name Eiszäpfle. The name, however, is also intended to inspire a thirst in summer months for this refreshing and aromatic Märzen Export beer, as well as provide comforting pleasure in winter when the icicles hang down outside from the edges of roofs. 13.4%
2.9
291 reviews
Grafenhausen, Germany
Community reviews
Helt grei, ikke nå ekstra, malt smak, ikke juleøl
Klar gulbrun farge med hvitt skum. Ser mye bobler i glasset. Lukter malt. Smak av vørter og honningsødme.
50cl Bottle @ LaBIRRAtorium, Madrid, Spain.
Golden colour with a medium size white head.
Aroma is malt, straw.
Taste is malt, sweet, bread, slightly herbal.
Medium body, average carbonation.
clear golden colour, moderate sized dense, slightly ecru-ish white head; aroma of grainy, hay, grassy, slight citrusy and herbal notes; wel balanced bittersweet taste with the same notes as can be felt in the aroma; correct lager
50cl Fles van De Laat. Helder goudgele kleur, witte kraag. Heerlijk zacht, moutig, honing, licht grassig, iets herbaal, degelijk maar zacht bitter. Lichte body, volle smaak. Lekker.
Bottle from BiervanEijk, Frederiksoord. Grainy malty aroma with some toasted notes, straw, noble hop. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and light bitter. Medium body. Fine.
Six pack of 12.2 ounce (360 ml.) bottles, bb 19.11.21 and labeled as 5.7% abv. Pours clear golden with a half inch cottony foam on top. Aroma of toasted maize with mildly spicy dried grass. Tastes the same. Light-medium bodied with mid-level carbonation and a decent balance.
On tap at Mekelburg’s Clinton Hill. Pours clear gold. Biscuit, herbal, sulfur, lemon, clean bread notes. Medium body. Decent.
Bottle. Golden pour. Aroma of grainy malt, grassy bitter hop, lager yeast and herbs. Taste has bitter grassy hops, grainy malt, lager yeast and floral herbs. Most of these beers kind of taste the same, but still nice to drink every know and then.
Sampled at The Roost, pours a clear gold, white head. Nose has grain and corn, lemon, some grass. Flavors same. Great body, medium but enveloping. 7 3 7 5 14
0,4l on tap @ Pikkulintu Puotila. Pours clear golden with a medium head. Aroma is clean malts. Flavor is clean robust malts with a hoppy finish. Excellent balance and body. Fresh. A bit light for a märzen, but so what.
Pours clear golden with a three finger, white head. Aroma is caramel, light grass and light dried fruit. Taste is caramel and light raisin, moving to grass. Finish is caramel and grass.
36cl embossed bottle. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet fruits and honey, barley mash. Flavor carries herbal grasys hops, walnutty nutty note, and some bittersweet honey.
500ml bottle at home. Pours a light straw yellow with a medium white head. Nose is grass, honey, hay, biscuit. Flavour is mostly the same, hay and straw malt forward. Medium carbonation.
Clean with hints of grass and grain. Medium bodied with a malty aftertaste.
Tap at Pikkulintu Kontula, Helsinki. Color is clear golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Some fruits, grain, grass... clear and balanced but little bit of watery.
(Keg at Pikkulintu Kontula, 20210805) The beer poured golden and clear. Its head was medium sized, white and it lasted long. Aroma had grass, grain and malts. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were grass, grain, malts, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty, grassy and bitter. A tasty brew with good drinkability and delicious balance.
Bottle. Wine Rack, Sharrow, Sheffield. Clear pale gold with a whipped egg white head. Nose has bread crust. Sweet cereal. Woody privet. Taste has a malty sweetness with a lightly mineral bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Moderate bitterness to finish. Nicely malty, and easy drinking.
Botella 500ml Dorada transparente, espuma blanca, fina, alta, retencion media. Aroma malta, cereales, herbal. Sabor ligero dulzor con suave amargor prolongado, malta, cereales, herbal. Clásica
Old rating from 2017 - 500ml bottle as Rothaus Marzen Export, pours golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, toffee, hay, herbs, bread, grain & malt. Medium body. Crisp finish
7-4-7-4-14
Can, three months before bbd. Pours clear yellow, with a big creamy head. Aroma is malty notes of cereals, grass and some fruity notes, as well as floral hops with some citrusy notes. Full body, with average carbonation. Flavour is hoppy herbal notes with citrus, as well as malts with cereals, hay and toffee. Very quaffable!
De Labirratorium. Etiquetada como marzen. En copa de hefe de Bavaria. Jugando a Astrologaster. No será un dechado de aromas, pero tiene un perfil maltoso realmente agradable: refrescanre, ligero que no aguado y tremendamente adictivo. Deja con ganas de mas, mucho mas. Avg 4.5
22 Abril 2021. Etiquetada como eis zapfle. De Labirratorium. En copa Teku. Jugando a Fortnite con Rodrigo. No sabía que era la misma que la marzen, pero que más da? Es un birrote igualmente y encima gano nueva eti. Avg 4.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines as Rothaus Marzen.
Appearance - golden yellow. Thin but attractive slightly off-white lacing.
Nose - a little honey and brown bread.
Taste - more of the same. Sweet malt notes going into honey and even caramel.
Palate - light to medium bodied. Creamy texture. I'd like the finish to be a touch drier, even though I know we're heading into bock territory slightly.
Overall - decent.
Sweet & tiny 03 bottle with a weight not to be underestimated. the soft hops got a really good & fast coverage from the sweetyness lager export and märzen style taste underlined by the soft water from black forest used for this beer. Märzen is known for its drinkability in all months of the year. In this case this applies also. I like the story behind the Ice.
500ml bottle; as Rothaus Märzen, from Beers of Europe (5.6% ABV): BB 13th May 2021. Drank at home on 16th Jan 2021. Clear golden body, weak and fast fading white topping, lighter in colour than most Märzen I have come across. Grainy nose and taste, hops playing second fiddle in this semi-sweet brew. It lacks a bit of body depth too, not your regular Märzen at all. Expected and hoped for something a bit more interesting and exciting to be honest.
Bottled, 330ml from Beer52 Advent Calendar Day 5. Gold with white head. This proved to be quite a thin beer, malty cereals, crisp enough, biscuit but lacking any depth. A hint of lime / lemon. Quite disappointing for me.
Solid for the style, still has a bit of that dms flavour to me. More like a helles with some off flavor than a Marzen. Kihoskh adventkal 2020
Bottle. Clear golden color, small white head. Light malty, fruity, light green apple aroma. Dry taste, medium bitterness. Crisp, light cracker malty aftertaste. Full body, medium carbonation.
Bottle on 7th December 2020, from Beer52 Advent Calendar. Pours clear rosy pale amber with virtually no foam or lace. Spicy aroma with maltiness and earthy pungency. Earthy and spicy in-mouth with nuttiness - hazelnut. A sweet malty finish with caramel/biscuit maltiness and spices. Plenty of body and a smooth mouthfeel.
Dec 2020 - the day we went Christmas shopping. This is a small bottle, filtered, from Beer52 - day 5 of the advent calendar. It's a clean, pleasant, drinkable pale lager. Yes. Nice. No great character, but inoffensive almost to the point of being charming. I wouldn't object to drinking another one of these, particularly if I was thirsty. [2.7]