Weihnachtsbier
Hochdorfer Kronenbrauerei in Nagold, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 🇩🇪
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Winter|
Score
6.00
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Former name: "Festbier".
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5.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Gold with a frothy, white head. Aroma of mixed grains and buttery dough with a touch of yeasty dankness, all of it quite understated. Taste is faint bitter over a dough-like sweetness. Faint spice at the end but also faint metallic. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Underwhelming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2025
at 18:13
8.6/10
Caramelly, malty and sweet
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2025
at 18:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Had this as Hochdorfer Weihnachtsbier! Huge thanks to quack-duck for that one! Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass zippy, small head. Starts mild, malty, a bit metallical. Shy spicy notes. Finish well balanced, but a bit boring malty. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2020
at 13:39
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled from 0.5 l bottle as ’Hochdorfer Winterbier’, best before June 2017, courtesy of Koelschtrinker, thanks Roman! Clear, golden yellow with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, grainy and a bit spicy aroma of mainly grains, some straw, lots of Black Forest water and hints of honey. Sweetish, malty and slightly grassy-spicy taste of grains, straw and some iron, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly metallic and a little grassy-spicy finish. Medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Okay, drinkable but far from great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2017
at 15:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Best before 29.06.10. Getreidig-süffiges und leicht süßliches Bier. Moderate Herbe im Nachgeschmack, süffig mit einem Hauch malziger Süße.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2015
at 16:45
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 7
Goldgelbe Farbe, geringe Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig, süß, leicht getreidig. Geschmack leicht malzig süß, würzig.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2014
at 12:46
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pale golden beer with a gently dry aroma and gently yeasty and dry flavour. Overall an average yeasty and dry beer.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2012
at 12:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle (kindly delivered by Quack-Duck!) Pale greenish-golden to golden, medium-sized lacy white head; moderate sweetish grainy-malty nose with a light hoppy back-bone; light to moderate sweetish-bitter flavour, almost medium bodied; sweetish hoppy and grainy finish. Not too impressive.....
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2010
at 04:38
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottle, with thanks to Stefan!) Clear, pale golden colour with a medium-sized foamy white head. Slightly sour doughy pale malty aroma.with grainy and slightly grassy hoppy notes. Slightly sweet and shy bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a well-matured carbonation. Pale malty taste with grainy and slightly doughy notes; quite dry malty and slightly grassy hoppy finish. 28.IV.10
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2010
at 14:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Quack-Duck, thanks! Blonde. Flowery grassy aroma with a hint of nutmeg. malty flowery grassy soft hopbitter flavor. Hint of soap. Shortish aftertaste. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2009
at 00:19