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Thomas Hooker Munich-Style Golden Lager

Thomas Hooker Munich-Style Golden Lager - Dortmunder/Helles

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Brewed by Thomas Hooker Brewing Company
Style: Dortmunder/Helles

Bloomfield, Connecticut USA

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793.45/5.03.4/5.0Summer-98.2Lager glass
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Commercial Description:
Brewed in the tradition of the Helles (Pale) lagers that are popular in the Bavaria region of Germany. This lager is deep golden in color with a pleasant, malty aroma balanced by a rich, smooth flavor. Troutbrook Brewing Company uses only authentic Moravian and German malts along with a Bavarian lager yeast strain to create this smooth and flavorful brew. Cool fermented and aged for six weeks, this beer is made to be delicate but yet still hearty. This beer is great anytime of year but particularly refreshing in the summer. Cheers!
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 italarican (157), Astoria, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/510/20
Jul 9, 2009  
Pours a hazy gold with standard white head. Aroma is a bit offensive: yeast and a hint of ammonia. Did I get a bad batch? Oddly enough, only the aroma seems compromised. Flavor is inoffensive; fairly subtle hints of hops and some sweet malt. Smooth finish. Subtle and simple overall.


 afireinside96 (807), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Apr 30, 2009  
On tap at The Brass Rail. Lightly hazed gold with a small head. Aroma and taste are both very close to authentic German versions. Malty and bready without being sweet, a light touch of noble hops. Very refreshing. Possibly the most impressive American attempt at the style.


 jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Jan 17, 2009  
Orange coloured body with no head at all and a slightly cloudy appearance. Aroma of alcohol, wheat, coriander seed and very strong orange peel (curacao). Light-bodied; Strong malty flavour with wheat and coriander seed very noticeable. Aftertaste follows with spice and a hop bitterness very nicely. Overall, a pretty good helles style beer with very good characteristics. Watch out for laying this one on its side, with the swing-top (at least my bottle), because it will start leaking!!! I sampled this 500 mL bottle purchased at K&E Discount Beverages in New Paltz, New York on 28-October-2006.


 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 25, 2008  
(Bottle). Flowery hay and grass aroma. Light golden with large white head that laces well. Flavor is a tad on the sweet side, but certainly smooth and refreshing. Finish is a little sour.


 dogfish120love (250), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 5, 2008  
very little aroma with a hint of sweetness. color of a bar gold with a slight light brown dark yellow tint. little head. very good beer if you wish to drink it as a session beer


 shigadeyo (2210), Harrison, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 8, 2008  

5/08/2008: Thomas Hooker Munich Style Golden Lager pours a hazy/cloudy yellow color with LOTS of fluffy and pillowy white head. The aroma is light grainy with hints of toasted malt and some grassy hops and lemon-like tones coming through as well. The flavor is malty (lighty sweet pale malt) with some nice yeasty bread and fruit qualities (some light citrus too) and balanced with some soft grassy and earthy hops. Crisp and refreshing finish. The body of this beer is medium-light to medium and is extremely smooth and easy on the palate. I would say that this is a solid Helles beer that is especially sessionable. I would drink this regularly if it were available to me.

500 ML flip-top bottle ($6.79) from Derosier’s in Freeport, Maine. Rating #74 for this beer...


 Maverick34 (686), New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
May 6, 2008  
Draft @ dba. Yeah, not awful but not memorable. Poured a nice gold with not a ton of head. Taste of grass and other flavors. Mine was mildly skunky.


 hopdog (5525), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 12, 2008  
500ml flip top bottle. Poured a medium and lighlty hazy yellow color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of yeast and lightly fruity. Tastes of fruitiness, yeast, and grains.



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