Original Hochzeitsbier von 1810
Brauerei Hofstetten-Krammer (Hofstettner) in St. Martin im Mühlkreis, Upper Austria, Austria 🇦🇹
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
6.65
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This beer is the result of a lively discussion between the Hofstetten Brewery and Matthias Neidhart from B. United International on beers and beer styles.
In 1810, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxony celebrated their marriage in Munich.
Back then and today, beer has played a pivotal role in Munich’s annual Oktoberfest celebration, which takes place each September to commemorate the event.
We are all familiar with the images of golden beer in big liter glasses that have come to be associated with Oktoberfest, but how did the beer in 1810 really taste?
Due to the Munich’s extremely hard water, we are confident that the only beer being brewed at that time in the area was dark. Filtering would not have been common practice, and the beer would have been stronger in alcohol and well-hopped to ensure an adequate shelf life.
We were therefore sure to include all these elements in our Original Hochzeitsbier (Wedding Beer) from 1810 as well.
A malt bill of 100% Munich malt provides the darker color but also a certain amount of residual sugar, giving this beer a nice smooth body. Warm fruity notes from the hops then balance out this truly historical beer.
In 1810, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxony celebrated their marriage in Munich.
Back then and today, beer has played a pivotal role in Munich’s annual Oktoberfest celebration, which takes place each September to commemorate the event.
We are all familiar with the images of golden beer in big liter glasses that have come to be associated with Oktoberfest, but how did the beer in 1810 really taste?
Due to the Munich’s extremely hard water, we are confident that the only beer being brewed at that time in the area was dark. Filtering would not have been common practice, and the beer would have been stronger in alcohol and well-hopped to ensure an adequate shelf life.
We were therefore sure to include all these elements in our Original Hochzeitsbier (Wedding Beer) from 1810 as well.
A malt bill of 100% Munich malt provides the darker color but also a certain amount of residual sugar, giving this beer a nice smooth body. Warm fruity notes from the hops then balance out this truly historical beer.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home, thanks to Geiserich in a Euroswap, 13/01/19. Clear chestnut brown with a well presented light beige cap that retains well. Nose is caramel, stewed fruits, nutty, light spice, brown bread. Taste comprises toffee, brown sugar melt, earthy fruit rinds, fruit slice, dark malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying with a bitter sweet edge. Solid stuff for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2019
at 14:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pour is a dark clear amber with some red highlights and a large tan head. Aroma is sweet caramel with some brown sugar. Flavor is a little better than the aroma let on. Some nice dark bread with some dark fig marmalade. Finishes dry and bready. This was decent. This was supposed to be an old world recipe but I thought this was a pretty dead on Americanized marzen style.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2018
at 20:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a clear amber with a finger of beige foam. Caramel, toasted bread aromas. Some honey and grassy hops on the palate. Smooth and easy drinking. Solid marzen. --- Beer merged from original tick of Original Hochzeitsbier von 1810 on 14 Oct 2018 at 20:29 - Score: 7
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2018
at 04:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Beer Shop. Faintly cloudy copper red with small foamy off-white head, faint caramel malt aroma, medium carbonation, mildly bitter toasted malt taste, thin body, abrupt finish. Another nice Marzen.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2017
at 07:25
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Draft. Lightly earthy caramel malt and dry hay aroma. Cloudy amber with moderate tan head. Moderately sweet honey, milk, caramel malt, and mildly bitter herbal hay flavor. Great body and balance. Smooth and fuller bodied than the official Oktoberfest beers of today.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Oct 2017
at 20:18
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
$4.70 pint+ bottle from Wine Warehouse. Pours orange with almost no head to speak of. Aroma is grass, leaves, light fruit, earth. Flavor is green and grown leaves, grasses, cheap lager, grains. This is a top 50 Oktoberfest? Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2016
at 17:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Gourmet Haus. Malt dominated but lacking well rounded, rich aspects. A little husky. Slightly hazed copper.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2016
at 23:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Pours a hazy ripened peach colour, good and long lasting head of foam.
I get fruity and bready notes in the smell. Kinda sweet but kinda not.
Bready in the taste but dominated over by some kind of stone pitted fruit. I can’t quite pull out what it is but it’s distracting.
Great mouthfeel.
Code on the label: 41517060. ? 41st day of 2015?
Not worthy of a future visit.
I get fruity and bready notes in the smell. Kinda sweet but kinda not.
Bready in the taste but dominated over by some kind of stone pitted fruit. I can’t quite pull out what it is but it’s distracting.
Great mouthfeel.
Code on the label: 41517060. ? 41st day of 2015?
Not worthy of a future visit.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2015
at 15:26
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Hazy dark brownish orange with off-white head. Aromas of malt, citrus, corn. Tastes of malt, corn, wheat, citrus. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2015
at 22:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle from Bottle Shop, Salzburg.
Amber-orange, clear body, with a big, fluffy, moderately lacing, yellowish head.
Aroma of bread, caramel, sweet fruits, flowers, grass.
Tastes of caramel, bread, flowers, must, sweet fruits, grass, some fresh herbs.
Quite light, slick mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes moderately bitter, sweet, bready, floral, a bit grassy, slightly herbal.
Really nice. Pretty much how I like a Märzen, but rarely ever find, brewed in the traditional style and not as flat and characterless as many examples today. Full malt body, while easy drinkable. Not my very favourite Austrian style example (Augustiner in Salzburg is unbeatable), but among the best.
Amber-orange, clear body, with a big, fluffy, moderately lacing, yellowish head.
Aroma of bread, caramel, sweet fruits, flowers, grass.
Tastes of caramel, bread, flowers, must, sweet fruits, grass, some fresh herbs.
Quite light, slick mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes moderately bitter, sweet, bready, floral, a bit grassy, slightly herbal.
Really nice. Pretty much how I like a Märzen, but rarely ever find, brewed in the traditional style and not as flat and characterless as many examples today. Full malt body, while easy drinkable. Not my very favourite Austrian style example (Augustiner in Salzburg is unbeatable), but among the best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2015
at 16:01