Einhorn Beer Company Reviews

anders37	2.9 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock Draft @ Creekside Brewing Company, San Luis Obispo, CA. Pours an amber reddish color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Sweetish malty spicy caramel flavor. Has a sweetish malty grainy caramel finish. Friday, April 5, 2013
dwyerpg	2.2 Einhorn Der Kommissar Listed solely as Einhorn Blonde at SLO Brewing, this a distinct sweetness noticeable right away. Not too sticky but not really all that great either. Very sticky sweet. Saturday, October 6, 2012
AmEricanbrew	3.3 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock Clear copper orange color with fleeting ivory head. Raison, dark fruits, baked caramel, yeasty dark bread aromas. Medium body with average co2. Raison, baked caramel, dark bread lagered, yeasty flavors--on the light side for a dbl bock--not bad. Wednesday, August 1, 2012
dcschiller	3.6 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner bottle from saarlander. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a massive chunky white head that takes some time to dissipate. Lacing mind need a chisle to remove. Aroma has hay, cracker, some perfumey florals. Taste is sweet with a touch of bittering hops. Maybe a little sweeter than I’d like, but its still easy to drink. With temps starting to close in on 100 degrees, it’s a welcome beer. Sunday, May 13, 2012
Saarlander	3 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock Wednesday, May 9, 2012
dcschiller	3.2 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock Bottle from Saarlander. Pours a somewhat hazy dark caramel color. Aroma is florals, caramel, syrup, and bready. Taste is sweet with notes of pit fruitsand bread. A fairly dry finish. Not bad. Tuesday, May 8, 2012
JCB	3.3 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock Bomber from Saarlander over the holidays - thanks, Secret Santa! Found this to be a decent, unassuming example of the style that went down fairly well on a chilly eve. Some dry hops detectable in the nose, and light bittering notes complemented things decently. But overall, while it was solid it was also just a bit too chewy. Monday, April 23, 2012
Ratman197	3 Einhorn Der Kommissar Bomber poured a hazy amber with a lasting ivory head. Aromas of wheat, yeast, carmel, light banana and a hint of clove. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of wheat, yeast, carmel, light banana and a hint of clove with a smooth lingering carmel finish. Monday, April 23, 2012
kp	2.7 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock Date: May 28, 2010 Mode: Bottle Source: Tasting, Bhalter Summersalter Appearance: clear orange, fine white head Aroma: sweet malt aroma, caramel sweetness, light earthyness Flavor: sweet malt flavor, drying earthyness, touch of fruityness, light tartness Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20 Rating: 2.7/5.0 Drinkability: 7/10 Score: ** /4 Sunday, December 25, 2011
alexanderj	3.5 Einhorn Der Kommissar Bottle; poured a dull orange color that had a bit of depth. Quickly diminishing head. Aroma of wheat, earth, fruit, with some clove and sweetness. Wasn’t expecting too much, but actually it was quite enjoyable. Wheaty with a bit of earthy, perhaps smoky, elements. A touch of sweetness and fruit. A bit messy, but overall there was some nice flavor. Friday, September 9, 2011
brokensail	3.3 Einhorn Hefeweizen A: The beer pours a slightly cloudy golden orange color with a finger of white head. S: Definitely has some spice notes to it. Quite a lot of clove and actually some banana notes to it as well. There is a touch of spiced/mulled cider in there and sweet bread and malt aromas. T: The flavor is a bit bland, but generally unoffensive. Mostly bready malt with a little bit of grass and citrus peel. Clove flavors are present as is some banana. A touch light/watery on the finish. M: Light to medium bodied with medium to high carbonation. O: Certainly not the worst American hefeweizen, but there are plenty of much better examples out there. Sunday, September 4, 2011
SamGamgee	2 Einhorn Der Kommissar 22oz bottle. Opaque amber color with a small head that quickly dissipates. Lemon, smokey, soy sauce, and herbal aroma. Similar flavor with a big savory finish and big sweetness. Lower carbonation and a full body. Something is wrong here, and I’m thinking fermentation/yeast autolysis and possible contamination problems. Sunday, July 24, 2011
SamGamgee	3.2 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock 22oz bottle. This one was a gusher upon opening. Not sure whether that was due to contamination or calcium oxilate or fusarium or something else, but it’s never a good sign to have your beer start foaming onto the table when opened. Once in the glass, Unikator it a mostly clear mahogany brown color with a small beige head that has poor retention. Good color for a dark doppelbock, and looks filtered. Head could use some work. The aroma is intensely malty with sweet bread, bread crust, dark toasted grain, molasses, and a hint of chocolate. The flavor is full and malty with a malt sweetness that just never crosses over the line into cloying territory. Hops are almost undetectable. The finish has just a touch of ashy harshness to it that keeps this from being solid all-around. Body is soft and full with lower carbonation. Overall, maybe a touch on the sweet side for it’s ABV, but compares favorably with many German examples I’ve had. The ashy finish is the only thing really holding this back. And what was that gushing about? Sunday, July 24, 2011
beerguy101	3.4 Einhorn Der Kommissar Sampled on 6/18/2011. This Weizenbock pours a slightly hazy medium orange gold color from a 22oz bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is caramel, fruity and sweet with a touch of funk and yeast. A medium bodied weizenbock. The malts are caramel and sweet, a touch bready and fruity. There is also a touch of funk and tartness, which I am not sure is supposed to be there. The hops are herbal and floral. Nicely balanced. Good carbonation. Interesting beer, the tartness kind of balances the malt sweetness. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet. Saturday, July 2, 2011
wcampbell	3.5 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock On draft in a sampler at Creekside brewery. Better than Creekside’s beers. Light carbonation and full bodied. Clean finish with some bread flavor. Monday, June 20, 2011
brokensail	2.2 Einhorn Der Kommissar A: Pours golden amber in color with a sizable white head with fairly poor retention. S: Really a strange aroma for a weizenbock. Big time apple cider to it and very sweet, maybe some honey, but very little malt aroma. Decent enough banana and a very mild spice note, but not off to a good start. T: More of that apple cider smell. Slightly spiced (clove and nutmeg), a hint of of banana, and almost no malt. Not any bread or wheat to it at all. The more I drink, the more this reminds me of soda. M: Light to medium in body with a moderate level of carbonation. O: Nothing like any Weizenbock I’ve ever had. Not something I plan on having again. Thursday, March 24, 2011
DarkElf	2.1 Einhorn Der Kommissar 31-Jan-11 (22-oz bottle: Purchased 18-Jan-11 for $3.99 at Total Wine & More in Tustin, CA) The hazy, amber beer pours a short, bubbly head that fizzes away in the blink of an eye, leaving not even a small ring around the edge, so lacing is impossible. The nose offers aromas of fireplace, plantains, ripe bananas, apples, and dark bread. On the palate, the beer tastes like banana bread, smoked wood, green bananas, and clove, but the finish is heavily bready, with the finale of apple skins sending the beer over the edge into the unpleasant range. Medium in weight, but low in carbonation or anything else that could keep the palate feeling refreshed, so the beer finishes heavy and stale. Overall, this beer, like the other two I’ve tried from this brewery, is subpar. Three strikes and y’er out. Monday, January 31, 2011
DarkElf	2.3 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner 31-Jan-11 (12-oz bottle: Purchased 03-Nov-10 for $1.39 at Total Wine & More in Tustin, CA) This highly over-carbonated beer pours a volcanic eruption of foam, no matter how carefully I try to pour the beer. The head covering the cloudy, golden-yellow beer is comprised of huge bubbles that pop rapidly, deflating the foamy head quickly and in rocky fashion. The nose is lemony, cobwebby, and musty, with a bready, grainy malt backing, some wet hay and sour dough, and a trace of vinegar. On the palate, the bready malt base is lightly sweet and is delicately balanced by lemony, grassy hops. The beer is modestly spicy, slightly tart, and a bit cobwebby in flavor. Weight is light-plus, the mouthfeel is dry, dusty, and slightly acidic, and the high level of carbonation is expansive in the mouth. Chunks of foam stick to the glass. Overall, there are too many flaws to get past. The flavor is okay, but the nose is a bit off-putting. 0 for 2 for this brewery. Monday, January 31, 2011
DarkElf	1.6 Einhorn Hefeweizen 31-Jan-11 (12-oz bottle: Purchased 03-Nov-10 for $1.39 at Total Wine & More in Tustin, CA) This is not one of the better examples of a hefeweizen, and frankly, it’s pretty poor. The beer pours hazy amber, so it’s quite a bit darker than expected, and the fleeting head is barely more than a bubbly, wafer-thin layer that dissipates quickly and completely. The doughy, papery nose is heavy on the clove with a bit less contribution from ripe banana, but the aroma also exhibits traces of acetone and vinegar. The flavor is decidedly doughy, bready and papery, and the clove is quite strong relative to other flavors such as the hint of banana. Medium in body with medium, but prickly carbonation. Overall, this is not enjoyable at all. There is no bottling date on the bottle, so there’s no telling how old the beer is, but it doesn’t taste especially fresh. At least, I’m hoping that’s the case. In either case, the brewery needs to put bottling dates on the product so consumers and retailers alike can identify old beer. Monday, January 31, 2011
BeerandBlues2	3.2 Einhorn Der Kommissar Tap at Naja’s. Pours hazy orange with a small, rocky white head, short retention with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, cookie, toasted), light hops (earthy), and average esters (banana). Flavor is heavy malt (bread, cookie, caramel, toasted), light hops (earthy), and average esters (banana) with notes of ginger. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation, low creaminess with a dry finish. Monday, January 10, 2011
BMan1113VR	2.2 Einhorn Hefeweizen Bottle from Total Wine. Pours with a only a lightly hazed gold body and a quick to fade white head. Aromas of banana, brash clove, vanilla and dill pickle brine (acidic/vinegar/dill/garlic). Flavor is bad. Rotten garbage, cotton balls, umami, dill, orange, vinegar. Pretty poorly made (at least in this form). Acidic finish. Lively bubbles. Not a fan to say the least. Tuesday, December 28, 2010
AmEricanbrew	3.2 Einhorn Der Kommissar Clear amber color/ off white head. Fruity, sweet banana, tart wheat aromas. medium bodied. Sweet banana bread flavors with tart, dark wheat bread. Thursday, December 2, 2010
BMan1113VR	2.9 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner Bottle. The pour is all white head. 90% of a pint glass was foam with an angled pour. Beneath is a chill hazed (this isn’t a Kellerbier?) golden body. Aromas of spicy, fruity, hop notes. Dry and grainy with a bit of lemon peel. Some soap. Flavors of lemon, lemon peel, dry grain and a bit grassy. There is a somewhat noticeable acidic note. Lively bubbles (as expected from the head), cover what I expect would be a very thin body. Hard to tell when the carbonation is so harsh. Friday, November 19, 2010
Oscbert	3.5 Einhorn Der Kommissar ~Bready, bannana, malty aroma, dark fruits, plum and raisin, some clove spiciness. ~Pours a light golden amber with small lasting white head. ~Spicy phenol is in flavor and a bit harsh., banana yeast and bready malts. ~Med body, med CO2, rich sweet malty finish. ~Enjoyable Weizenbock. That spicy phenol in flavor throws balance out of whack. Possibly fermentation was a bit too hot. Nice aroma though! Friday, October 8, 2010
Hophead22	3.9 Einhorn Der Kommissar 22oz bottle. Rating #1. Very hazy dark orange/light brown with a thin white head. Big banana and clove aroma, I’m getting a bit of cinnamon as well, lots going on there. Sweet, lots of banana, like banana pancakes and a bit of booze, pretty good stuff. (1407) Sunday, September 19, 2010
beersearcher	2.6 Einhorn Hefeweizen This one doesn’t quite do the trick for me. Not enough banana and clove in here. It’s there at the bottom (so to speak) but otherwise a little on the too subtle side. Saturday, July 17, 2010
beersearcher	2.5 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock Not a bad double. Not my favorite style but really cleans the palate after a raft of IPAs. This is a little sweet and I detect a hint of wheat at the end. It really sticks on the tongue for awhile Friday, April 23, 2010
sandberglar	3.9 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock Ruby red with a good sized beige head. Notes of caramel . Sweet caramel malts dominate taste, with a slight bread flavor in there as well. This is a full bodied, slightly bitter, smooth creamy treat. Definitely the best Einhorn beer I’ve had and a great doppel bock. Saturday, April 3, 2010
mastabass666	3.9 Einhorn Unikator Doppelbock Dark brown. Aroma-floral, smoky, roasty. Taste-rich, nicely balanced yeast and malt flavors. Very floral and a bit smoky on the palate, which is excellent. Full bodied. Very fine beer. Monday, March 29, 2010
sandberglar	3 Einhorn Hefeweizen Pours a cloudy orange with small white head and has notes of banana. Flavors of banana, citrus, and clove hit the palate and has a light bitter finish. Not too shabby. Saturday, March 27, 2010
alexanderj	2.6 Einhorn Hefeweizen Bottle; poured a dark gold/amber with a small and quickly diminishing white head. Aroma of clove and herbs predominantly; some wheat and caramel. Didn’t really catch any banana in there. Flavor was really weird for the style, and quite honestly not very good. Seemed more honey than wheat. Some spice and medicine. Didn’t come close to finishing. Tuesday, February 23, 2010
iowaherkeye	2.2 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner 12oz bottle, no date--gusher! My pants and carpet are angry. Clear medium golden with lots of dark tiny suspended sediment and a one finger white head, fair retention. Lemon infected acidity, sulfur, corn, and biscuits are the aroma. Flavor pulls back on the lemon a bit, and adds leather--in the aged barleywine or aged brett beer--and finishes with a dirty earthy bitterness, peaking at a 3. Moderate carbonation with a thin watery body. This sucked, but I liked the unintentional leather infection thing. Friday, February 19, 2010
sandberglar	3.4 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner **UPDATE** Got a fresh bottle and cracked it open for another taste of this brew. Thanks go out to Doug Martin for going out of his way to provide OUTSTANDING customer service. Poured a clear golden color with a small white head. While none of the aromas smack you in the face, notes of honey and malts are present. Tasting this pils presents a crisp, grassy, honey flavor with a light bitter dry finish. Light bodied, easy to drink, and refreshing, exactly what a pilsner should be. Thursday, February 11, 2010
mcox90	3.5 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner 12 oz bottle courtesy of Secret Santa ’09. Hazy golden pour with a 1/2" off white head. Aroma is floral hops with honey. Medium bodied palate with a sour tartness to it. On the dry side. Flavor is floral, grassy with yeasty quality. Dry, slightly bitter finish. Saturday, January 9, 2010
AmEricanbrew	2.7 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner Hazy amber color/ white head. Spicy hop, yeasty lagered aromas. frothy fizzy mouthfeel. Mild flavor is spicy hops, dry pale malt, yeasty. mild off flavor of polycarbonate. Sunday, December 27, 2009
AmEricanbrew	3.1 Einhorn Hefeweizen hazy dark golden color/ fleeting white head. Citrusy banana mild tart wheat aromas. Medium body. taste is citrusy orange, banana, with mild nuts and smoke, tart wheat. not bad. Sunday, December 27, 2009
beerguy101	3 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner Sampled on 12/12/2009. This pilsner pours a medium orange gold color from a 12oz bottle. Large, huge, sized white foamy head with decent retention. The aroma is cereal, wheat, malt and crisp, slightly spicy. A medium bodied Pilsner. The hops are floral and spicy. Nice balance. Decent carbonation. A little smooth tasting for a pilsner, they usually have that crisp bite. Nice beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. Saturday, December 26, 2009
IrishBoy	2.9 Einhorn Hefeweizen 12 oz bottle from Sandy’s Liquors. Nose of lemony citrus hops, banana, and yeasty white bread. Cloudy yellow with a medium, lightly lacing, pale yellow head. Flavor is very peppery and and little tart with some background banana. Not a great hefe. Saturday, October 31, 2009
IrishBoy	3.5 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner 12 oz bottle from Sandy’s Liquors. Nose of grassy, flowery hops and a light twist of vanilla. Clear gold with a medium pale yellow head. Flavor is lightly bitter and caramel. Monday, October 26, 2009
alexanderj	2.8 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner Bottle; poured a pretyy clear, dull gold with a smallish white head. Aroma of sweet malt, honey, earth, yeast, grass with a hint of floral. Quite bready overall. Flavor was a bit weird, with a good dose of mineral and smokiness nights in the beginning. Grassy and bready as well, with a long lingering finish that wasn’t too good for me. Not very good overall for me. Monday, September 28, 2009
Saarlander	3.7 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner Hazy gold pour, floral aroma. Grassy,floral, bitter, dry flavor, very similar to Jever, for sure a northern German style brew, easy to drink, great flavor, loved this one, will become a regular one for me! Thursday, September 3, 2009
SamGamgee	3.5 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner 12oz bottle. Hazier dull gold color than you would expect for a pils, with a thin head that doesn’t last very long. The aroma is a pleasant mix of sweet, honey-tinged malt, and floral and spicy hops. The flavor has lightly sweet pale malt that has a little bread character, balanced by medium grassy and herbal hop bitterness. Throw in a hint of lemon as well, but not the acidity. There is also a light fruitiness and an almost yeasty doughy quality. The body is on the light side, but maintains a nice texture. This has a good deal of character for a pils, without being over-hopped like many American takes on the German style. This just has an easy-drinking balance with a pleasing bitterness in the finish. Wednesday, June 3, 2009
SamGamgee	3.2 Einhorn Hefeweizen 12oz bottle. I wish I could remember who is contract brewing for these guys... someone down in LA. Pours a hazy gold-orange color with a big frothy white head and yeast cascading down after the pour. Aroma of banana, lemon, and yeast. Seems typical of the style, but comes across a little messy. The flavor is like banana bread with some spicy cloves and grainy wheat. On the sweet side with a medium-light creamy body. Not really bad, but just not inspiring at all. Yes, it’s a hefeweizen, but there is not special quality to it. Wednesday, May 27, 2009
CaptainCougar	2.8 Einhorn Spezial Pilsner Pours a slightly hazy pale golden with a thin, spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of grainy pale malts and a characteristic that reminds me of clothes that have been sitting in an old wooden dresser for too long. I think I’m getting it from the aroma hops. Body starts with good fullness for the style and a touch of pale grainy malty sweetness and light fruitiness before some grassy herbal hoppy bitterness. FInishes fairly crisp and bittersweet. A good attempt at the style, but I think I prefer the Czech-style pilseners. Monday, May 18, 2009
CaptainCougar	3.4 Einhorn Hefeweizen Pours a hazy orange amber with a well-lacing froth of white head. Aroma of lightly sweet malted wheat and some earthy noble hops with a hint of banana esters and lemon citrus. Starts semi-sweet and wheaty with some lightly toasted biscuity character and light clove spice with an herbal hoppy bitterness toward a crisp finish. Farily true to style, but could use a little more yeasty esters and sweetness. Sunday, May 17, 2009