Rigi Gold, the Mountain Beer

Rigi Gold Träger

Brewed by Rigi Gold AG
Style: Light lager
Küssnacht am Rigi, Switzerland

If ever in the beautiful country of Switzerland then one must visit the lovely city of Lucerne. Take a cruise on the majestic Lake Lucerne and from there you can get dropped off at Weggis or Vitznau to get the cable up to the famous Mount Rigi (also known as Queen of the Mountains!). You can also take the cogwheel train if you so prefer, or if you really want to go fully Swiss you can hike to the top. The views are stunning and the cable car, the train journey, and the boat ride really are one of those experiences that lives with you for a long time. I had my wife and young toddler with me and to see the joy on his face as he played in the snow on top of the Swiss Alps was a joy to behold. Excellent.

Rigi Gold AG is a family run regional brewery in the Rigi region that uses mountain spring water from the famous mountain in its ales and beers. On the go since 1988, Asha and Andreas Brand first had it as a small operation within their hotel and restaurant (Hotel Restaurant Seebodenalp), but later expanded in 2015 with a more serious effort in the brewing game. Selling to many outlets up and down the Rigi mountain, and in surrounding areas, the brewery now offers three types of beers, their main staple the lager, the Rigi Gold Träger, a red ale called Rigi Abigrot and a stout, the Rigi Dragon.

Review: 33cl brown bottle of Rigi Gold: ABV: 5.1% vol

Rigi Gold Träger (Carrier): Coming in a lovely dark brown bottle with a very distinctive logo of two men carrying a lady up a mountain, in what looks like a sedan chair. It is a throwback to years of old when young peasants carried nobility up the Rigi. Even Queen Victoria was carried up the mountain. Luckily enough that tradition came to an end in 1870 and nowadays we have trains, cable cars and path walkways.

On the pour got an orange golden coloured beer with a good white frothy head appearing. Head sticks around and maintains well. The appearance goes a bit cloudy after a while when it all settles down.

The smell is faint but one can detect a nice barley aroma on the nose.

Tastes nice and creamy on the tongue with the initial mouthful. Very nice taste, nice with the malts and barley whizzing around.

Lovely tasting beer, a real slow burner that has a lot of character and with flavours that melt in your mouth.

Taste is nice, I liked it a lot, could down a lot of these. A light beer that is also very tasty, with a very manageable hoppy aftertaste. A very balanced beer with no harsh or unpleasant tastes.

Very good, and if you do so happen to be on the way to the Rigi mountain then I’d suggest to go for a Rigi Gold Träger as you wont regret it. Recommended.