Hövels Original

Hövels Hausbrauerei
Brewed at Dortmunder Actien Brauerei (Oetker Group)
Style: Altbier
Dortmund, Germany

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

Sorry for the german rating, but this is a lousy rating from my "newbie" time (2007-2009), and it’s not worth of being translated. I just added it for the statistics, and to complete my backlog!
Im Glas erscheint ein bernstein-rotes Bier mit einer hervorragenden, feinporigen und cremefarbenen Krone. Der Geruch ist angenehm malzig, etwas röstig / karamellig und ein wenig Rauch kommt ebenfalls durch. Der Antrunk ist stramm röstmalzig und sehr intensiv würzig. Es wirkt fast schon ein wenig komplex, aber genau das macht dieses Bier so interessant. Eindeutig das bessere Duckstein!!!

on tap alpensteuck restaurant berlin . mid brown clear with modest white head . malty aroma - which sorry to say smelt more like a men’s pub toilet as it warmed up . Malty caramel taste to start more bitter at the finish - a bit of an IPA feel at the end . Taste was much better than aroma but watery not much body .

Very good malted beer, claer and amber color, finemedium tasting. I love it.

On tap a Hoevels in Dortmund. Copper with a white head. Malt accented with restrained late bitterness. I drank this several times in the mid to late 80s while it was still brewed at the brew pub. It is noticably less bitter than it was back then.

UPDATED: FEB 3, 2012 (500ml Swing Top Bottle) A germanic bitter ,with minty hops and toffeeish malts -would be nice in late winter and im not sure why .

basement aromas, leather, chocolate, toast, barnyard, banana, soy sauce, golden, red, brown foam, cloudy, light sweetness, very bitter, heavily sour, full body, average carbonation, bitter,

Draft at epcot. Clear brown with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel and soft fruit. Taste is sweet malt, mild fruit, and mild bitterness. Medium body, average carb.

Amber color good off-white head. Sweet aroma. Balanced caramel and malt flavor.