Dec. 8 - Paderborner

At least the can of Paderborner Pilger has a little more going on than the others.  More like a craft beer package might be, with its spiel for the town and history on the back.  It's said to be a historical recipe, brewed with only the best and most carefully selected ingredients, to help pilgrims and hikers relax in the beautiful natural area of the beer's birth.  Big promises!

Nice look, a sort of dirty dark gold and not too transparent.  Good fluffy head, too.  Oddly sweet aroma, although definite beeriness underlying the apple-y sort of scent.  A quick shot of malt in a sip, good presence in the mouth; this one has some body to it as well.  Not much bitterness, but there is a hint of sour aftertaste.  A kind of aura of bitterness starts to make itself known after some minutes on the table, not quite overcoming the sweetness but definitely changing the sensation for roly-poly wandering to very direction-minded.  I guess that would keep those pilgrims moving on to their destination.