Hirsch Hopfensau

Brewed by Hirsch-Brauerei Honer
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Wurmlingen, Germany

Serve in Lager glass, Stein

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Bottle, kindly provided by Quack-Duck. Hazy dark amber with a frothy head. The aroma reminded me of a... light dunkel, perhaps? There is caramel, dark bread and licorice, but the aroma is not really ’dark’ so to speak. Maybe this is because of the apple notes in the background? Anyway, I don’t quite get the name of the beer, as it contains very little hops. Both in aroma and in taste, the latter being mid-bodied malty, light sweet and subtly bitter, with some more licorice than hops in the aftertaste. Low on hops, not too high on aroma, though this would make a good breakfast beer I believe.

Pours light yellow with a large foamy head. Aroma has notes of wheat, malts and earthy herbs. Taste is slightly sour and earthy with notes of wheat, malts and spices.

(Falsche) Es hat eine hellbraune Farbe, ist hefetrüb mit weißer Schaumkrone. Das Aroma ist Buttersäure-Schweißartig mit minimaler Süße. Beim trinken muss man fast kotzen, soviel Buttersäure ist drin. Bittere ist garnicht drin, die Karbonisierung ist OK. Zusammengefasst: nciht trinken, schmeckt als hätte man 4Jahre, warm gelagerten, Hopfen benutzt.

(bottle) pours a murky amber colour with a frothy off-white head. aroma of yoghurt and hazelnuts, with a hint of straw and herbal hops. flavour is mostly the same, quite heavy on diacetyl, with a hint of caramel and a light grainy finish. medium-bodied with average carbonation. drain-pour.

Bottle, many thanks to Quack-Duck. Amber color with small white head. Aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Taste, roasted malt, caramel, toffee, hints of coffee. Bittersweet finish. Drinkable.

33o ml flip-top bottle picked up in Stuttgart, Germany. Is an amber gold color with a nice off white head. Aroma is spicy malt. Taste is licorice, hops and fine grains. Palate is nice as well, ending ever so slightly sweet.

Mild hopfig-säuerlicher Antrunk mit malzigem Unterton. Der Hopfen ist erst im Mittelteil stärker erkennbar, bleibt meiner Meinung nach aber recht mild. Etwas würziger und auch malziger werdend, die Hopfigkeit überdeckt dies etwas. Grasig-würziger Abgang, leicht herb werdend, etwas süßlich. Nett, aber nicht mehr. Danke an quack-duck für das Bier. Test vom 12.8.2008, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 10,9,9,10,11,9 - 9,35

Deep amber. First pour is rather clear, dense head. Second pour brings some cloudiness and subdues the carbonation quite a bit. A malty beer with earth and caramel, but also some vegetable. Moderate bitterness and moderate sweetness. Aroma is some herbs, pencil shavings, and very good and gets better throughout the pour. Iron in flavor, but the beer gets a little sweeter as it warms, losing the special softness and becoming quite like liquid bread.

Bottle 33cl. A clear yellow beer with medium head. Nose is hopy and malty. Aroma is sweet, properly malted with toasted notes at the finish, a very nice hops bouquet with grassy, hay, floral and resin notes, some vegetable hints too but properly balanced, a great pilsner like.

Swing top bottle from Quack-Duck, thanks! Amber color. Soft grassy aroma with a hint of nutmeg. Malty bready flavor, but not the intense hoppiness the beer name promised. Short aftertaste. Nice session brew.