Today we have a selection of Der Hirschbrau beers from Germany. These all came in gift packs at Christmas time. Any time they are available I pick them up because the flip tops make excellent homebrew bottles. Here are a few notes on each beer:
Holzar-Bier
| Munich Dunkel Lager | 5.2% : My favorite of the bunch. Deep walnut colour, with not much head retention. Rich malt aroma, bready. Low carbonation which makes it very smooth to drink. Full malt flavor yet it drinks like a light beer. Nice roast malt flavor without any astringency. Very moderate
bitter finish.
Neuschwansteiner Das Echte | Helles Lager | 4.7% ABV : Pours a clear straw yellow colour with a decent head and some lacing. Aroma of hay, pale malt & bread. Tastes of light nobel hops, light malt, a bit of twang and light bitterness. Overall a good German lager, clean, refreshing and easy to drink.
Doppel-Hirsch | Dopplebock | 7.2% ABV : Dark ruby brown colour with not much head retention. Deep, sweet malt aroma. Silky smooth mouth feel with low carbonation. Thick malt flavor, very rich with not much hop flavor or bittering. It has an Umami character to it.
Weisser Hirsch Allgauer Weizen | Hefeweizen | 5.2% ABV : Pale golden colour, cloudy with no head retention or lacing. This one needs some bottle stirring to mix in the lees. Aroma of banana, spice & sour malt. Tastes of lemon, a little clove and fairly malty as well. The carbonation has a bit to it, almost attacks the tongue. Not a bad wheat beer but not great either.
Dunkler Hirsch Allgäuer Weizen | Dunkelweizen | 5.2% ABV : Murky brown colour, like above no head retention or lacing. Much more roast malt in the aroma as well as banana & clove. Rich malt flavor, spicy, raisin like with hardly any astringency from the roast malts. Kind of flat tasting for a dark wheat beer.
Today we have a selection of Der Hirschbrau beers from Germany. These all came in gift packs at Christmas time. Any time they are available I pick them up because the flip tops make excellent homebrew bottles. Here are a few notes on each beer:
Holzar-Bier | Munich Dunkel Lager | 5.2% : My favorite of the bunch. Deep walnut colour, with not much head retention. Rich malt aroma, bready. Low carbonation which makes it very smooth to drink. Full malt flavor yet it drinks like a light beer. Nice roast malt flavor without any astringency. Very moderate bitter finish.
Neuschwansteiner Das Echte | Helles Lager | 4.7% ABV : Pours a clear straw yellow colour with a decent head and some lacing. Aroma of hay, pale malt & bread. Tastes of light nobel hops, light malt, a bit of twang and light bitterness. Overall a good German lager, clean, refreshing and easy to drink.
Doppel-Hirsch | Dopplebock | 7.2% ABV : Dark ruby brown colour with not much head retention. Deep, sweet malt aroma. Silky smooth mouth feel with low carbonation. Thick malt flavor, very rich with not much hop flavor or bittering. It has an Umami character to it.
Weisser Hirsch Allgauer Weizen | Hefeweizen | 5.2% ABV : Pale golden colour, cloudy with no head retention or lacing. This one needs some bottle stirring to mix in the lees. Aroma of banana, spice & sour malt. Tastes of lemon, a little clove and fairly malty as well. The carbonation has a bit to it, almost attacks the tongue. Not a bad wheat beer but not great either.
Dunkler Hirsch Allgäuer Weizen | Dunkelweizen | 5.2% ABV : Murky brown colour, like above no head retention or lacing. Much more roast malt in the aroma as well as banana & clove. Rich malt flavor, spicy, raisin like with hardly any astringency from the roast malts. Kind of flat tasting for a dark wheat beer.
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