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Josef Hoffbauer Light

Josef Hoffbauer Light - Pale Lager

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Brewed by Cold Spring Brewery
Style: Pale Lager

Cold Spring, Minnesota USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
201.46/5.01.59/5.0-14.2Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
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 KAggie97 (2406), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/51/102/53/20
May 21, 2005  
Thin, pale yellow coloring and a weird flat cheap wine taste. Typical old man beer that does nothing special.


 mjg74 (1995), La Mesa, California, USA
1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/51/101/54/20
May 13, 2005  
Pours super light yellow color. Aroma is a weird, sweet household cleaning product, chemical sort of smell. This beer has no flavor. I can feel it in my mouth but that is the only way I know it is there. It is very weird. Some people claim that this beer or that beer has no flavor, and I have said that about beers as well. I really mean it this time though, this beer really has absolutely no flavor. Water has more flavor than this beer.


josefisagod (1), augusta, Georgia, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Apr 29, 2005  
Personally....i fucking love this beer. i was strollin through kroger, saw the price of 4.49, with a kroger plus card-that is, and decided to try a exquisite domestic brew. i personally love the ’cold filtered for a light full flavor’ taste. as one fo the advocates mentioned, it has a slimy aftertaste, i personally treasure this. bananas was also mentioned in the discription of this brew...i thought it was kiwi that was tasted. the urine color provides color to the beer and in turn provides enhanced taste to the beer. josef has rewarded me with many nights of pleasure and satisfaction for the price of nothing but sheer enjoyment. now...fans of josef...lets put our mark in his history, and make him some MONEY, we are his future and we shall, and we will, unite and make weekly trips to the kroger beer aisle with our KROGER PLUS CARD. bye bye


 Bolt (117), Boulder Creek, California, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/102/56/20
Dec 9, 2004  
I bought a 12-pack for a great price. Cracked open a can when I got home and poured it into a glass. Yellow amber, and very fizzy. The carbonation stays strong for a long time. Like mentioned below it has an aroma of corn and hint of bananas. It goes down light and carbonated with verry little after taste... the way a light beer should be. 93 calories. Nice can design. (p.s) In no way does this have more taste than bud light, not even natural light... but for the price, what the hay!)


9key (1), Dallas, Texas, USA
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1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/101/52/20
Nov 9, 2004  
I’ve had many, many different styles and brands of beer over the years, but this is the worst I’ve ever had. A few years ago I bought a 12 as I was passing through Colorado. It was a new brand to me so I thought I would try it - the price was right. The stuff was so rank that I left 11.5 beers at the next rest stop. My SO came home this evening with a 12 of this stuff. Now what in heck am I going to do with it?! * It smells funny - kinda like corn, but not quite * Tastes like metallic corn * Has a slimy aftertaste Do yourself a favor and spend the $6 on Pabst or Schaeffer.


 sfontain (506), Columbus, Ohio, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/101/54/20
Sep 25, 2004  
Cheaper than Natty Light...? $4.99/12 here. Looks like light pee with a small, white head, as expected. Aroma actually seems to have a light banana hint, but also corny sweetness. Same with the flavor. Watery and sticky. I have to drink 11 more of these things; I suggest you avoid it.


adamcbowman (57), Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/102/54/20
Jun 23, 2003  
Josef Hoffbauer Light. They should rename it - Josef Hoffbauer Metallic Water. Non offensive, easy to drink, non-offensive, and a substitute for Natty Light. It's cheap, but that still doesn't change my mind from drinking it again. I'll pass.


 Beer Guy99 (250), Maineville, Ohio, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/55/102/58/20
Jun 17, 2003  
I've had worse but I've had a lot better. For the money, this is not a bad beer and the packaging is great. It looks upscale and if all you want is a plain old light beer, this one is just about as good as any and it sure as hell has more flavor than Bud Light or any of that sort of ilk.



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