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Hacker-Pschorr Edelhell
Hacker-Pschorr Edelhell
When did TBS start selling this? Is it any good? Love the Hacker Hefe.
Not sure when they started selling it - I rated it on RB in 2004, but didn't mention where I got it. Even if it was more recently added at TBS, I think it's been a couple of years at least.jaymack wrote:When did TBS start selling this? Is it any good? Love the Hacker Hefe.
My tasting notes back then weren't great, but I seemed to like it:
"Bright, clear honey-golden colour with a small white head. Herbal/grassy aroma. Crisp, lively body. Flavour is simple but fresh and well balanced."
Gave it a 3.7 out of 5.0 total.
I had some last spring, and found it a bit uninspiring:
Picked up a bottle from the beerstore on the basis that if anyone know how to make a decent Munich helles its a German brewer from Munich.
The initial outlook for Edelhell is excellent, as a moderate pour produces a rich golden body with a good two fingers of white head - a classical and beautiful lager appearance. Sadly, this is somewhat of a mirage, and the head dissipates to a film in record quick time, and leaves no lace. Still... nice clarity, even if the peripherals suck. Aroma of sweet toasty malt and grassy German hops. Fairly standard for a helles, but not remotely exciting. Lightly toasted malts, grassy, spicy hops and a lingering sweetness in the flavour. Clean and well-balanced, if again a little uninspiring. Body is quite nice, medium light with a zingy but soft carbonation.
Overall its not a bad example of the Munich helles style, but I don't think its a particularly great one either. Its the sort of beer I could see as easy to drink lots of on a night out with friends because its straightforward and fairly quaffable. However for sitting at home and considering its virtues, its a poor choice considering the cast range of craft beer out there. A lawnmower beer down to the smell and taste of grass clippings.
This has been my go-to lager for the past few years....it's a true Munich helles and 100% gristed malt lager...helles gives a lemony-bready snap in the finish...this lager has that in spades and I like it second only to Ayinger Jahrhundert.
Recently though I have not seen it at TBS and what has shown up is H-S Municher Gold which is a separate branded different beer and a 'Vollbier" ( up to 14% extract) it's a serviceable helles but it is not Edelhell .
When I asked the beer store manager why the substitution he said when they order edelhell this Municher gold is what they're sent...is this a typical TBS-LCBO stocking frig up or has Paulaner killed a few H-S brands??
Anyone get any info from the H-S agents?
Recently though I have not seen it at TBS and what has shown up is H-S Municher Gold which is a separate branded different beer and a 'Vollbier" ( up to 14% extract) it's a serviceable helles but it is not Edelhell .
When I asked the beer store manager why the substitution he said when they order edelhell this Municher gold is what they're sent...is this a typical TBS-LCBO stocking frig up or has Paulaner killed a few H-S brands??
Anyone get any info from the H-S agents?
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