Beer: Leibinger Zeppelin

Brewery: Brewery Leibinger Ravensburg, Germany

Overview: Zeppelin is an unfiltered specialty beer produced by the Leibinger Brewery and imported to the United States.

Aroma: Heavy malt flavor, some light citrus with bready notes.  Slight brown sugar underneath.

Appearance: Light amber, some faint orange tones, with a grey-white sticky head that plays around the glass, with some persistence.  Light clear yellow appearance near the edges of the glass.  Slight cloudiness, but substantially clearer than a hefeweizen or other traditionally "cloudy" beer.

Flavor: Nice strong malt dominance in the flavor up front, similar to a malt-heavy European amber lager, and its Mexican clones.  Some powerful bitterness overwhelms the balance in the back end as it builds and sticks around on the tongue as you drink down the glass.  Over time changes to copper pennies and 9 volt battery on the tongue.  Extremely light body, with a long-lingering finish.

Overall Impression: Overall, this beer is not really one I would go to over and over again.  While an interesting departure from other European lagers, something about the bitterness didn't sit right with me.  Perhaps it is my lack of familiarity with this specialty style, but if all Kellerbeers taste this way, then it is probably not a style for me.  Some people may like it, but this one may be a while before I decide to revisit again.

Vitals:
Style Specialty Beer - Kellerbier
Price $1.99/single
Found In Chain Import Store
Alcohol Content 5.2% by volume
Availability Year-round
Bitterness 20 IBU

Rating: 76