Honigbock Edelsauer
Brauerei Hofstetten-Krammer (Hofstettner) in St. Martin im Mühlkreis, Upper Austria, Austria 🇦🇹
Sour / Wild Beer Special|
Score
6.15
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This beer was aged in extensively restored Calvados barrels. Through the addition of residual honey wine from our Hochland beekeepers, we were able to incorporate souring bacteria into the fermentation process.
After a year of barrel aging, the beer was bottled directly from the barrels without any further priming. The intentionally low levels of carbonation preserve the subtle harmony between the intense wood notes and the bitter, sour, linden blossoms.
The final product, which has become extremely dry through a long aging process, may initially seem closer to wine than beer. It sets itself apart, however, through its lean malt body.
After a year of barrel aging, the beer was bottled directly from the barrels without any further priming. The intentionally low levels of carbonation preserve the subtle harmony between the intense wood notes and the bitter, sour, linden blossoms.
The final product, which has become extremely dry through a long aging process, may initially seem closer to wine than beer. It sets itself apart, however, through its lean malt body.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
750 ml bottle shared by Sebilinz at RB Tasting Vienna March Edition. Thanks!
Dark yellow, hazy body, with almost no head.
Aroma of sweat, curry, honey, some citrus fruits.
Taste with similar aromas, but not that much sweat notes and more spices and some sweet malts.
Quite light mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes spicy, sour-fruity, a bit dry.
Once again a very unique sour beer from Hofstetten, but this is my least favourite of them. The nose is pretty hard to enjoy, just smells too much of sweat for me. Also feels unbalanced overall, this combination doesn’t work in my opinion, the Honigbock Wildbrett worked way better.
Dark yellow, hazy body, with almost no head.
Aroma of sweat, curry, honey, some citrus fruits.
Taste with similar aromas, but not that much sweat notes and more spices and some sweet malts.
Quite light mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes spicy, sour-fruity, a bit dry.
Once again a very unique sour beer from Hofstetten, but this is my least favourite of them. The nose is pretty hard to enjoy, just smells too much of sweat for me. Also feels unbalanced overall, this combination doesn’t work in my opinion, the Honigbock Wildbrett worked way better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2015
at 12:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle shared by Sebilin at RB Vienna Tasting March 2015. dark yellow very hazy / light cloudy color, very little head. very nice interesting smell, very spicy, curry, wet shirt, womens sweat, some aged meat, wow, very nice and unique smell. full body, tastes spicy, alcoholic, curry again, citric, orange, very herbal, some bitterness. very spicy (curry) / light bitter / dry finish. quite interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2015
at 14:13
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Aroma brocolli, grass, fertilizer, sweaty. Almost clear yellow colour. Taste is honeyish, malty honeyish and lots of weird sweaty vegetables. Not really my kind of beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2015
at 14:11
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle kindly shared by Sebilinz, many thanks. curry, honey, sweat. Taste, curry, mead, sweat, spices. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2015
at 14:10