Helles
Brauerei Hofmann in Gräfenberg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Lager - Keller / Zwickel / Landbier Regular|
Score
6.99
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Unclear orange with a creamy head. Rustic basement notes, lemon zest, sourdough, marzipan, hay. Dry zesty bitterness, grainy hoppy bitterness. Medium bodied, oily texture, soft carbonated, dry hoppy zesty rustic bitter finish. A great example of a Franconian Kellerbier, all there what you would expect!
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2025
at 12:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draught @ Brewery. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Small green apple. Hay and biscuit. Good breadcrusty malts beneath. This and the kellerbier suffered some fermentation issues on my visit easter, 2023.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2023
at 12:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brauerei Hofmann Hohenschwärz Helles, Flasche von Hopfen & Malz im Wedding. - Kupfergold, hefetrüb; sahniger Schaum mit Ringen im Glas. - In der Nase sommerlich gerstiges helles Malz und vage aber ausreichende Hopfung mit Anklängen an Zitrusfrucht. - Antrunk weich und kernig gerstig-hellmalzig mit leichter brotiger Note, gar nicht süß. Solide aber anfangs undeutliche, etwas alt wirkende Hopfung, die erst allmählich schöne Bitterorange entfaltet. Milder rezent, vollmundig. Im Abgang schöne Hopfenbittere. - Kein süßlich-fades Helles bairischer Machart sondern ein sauber gerstiges, gut ausgereiftes und solide gehopftes Frankenlager, dem eine zarte Altersnote besonderen Reiz verleiht. Schmeckt mit jedem Schluck besser. (2.8.2022.)
Tried
on 02 Aug 2022
at 17:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap. Murky golden. Fruity, apple slightly mineralic mold. Tastes like sparkly bread that is a bit too old. Aftertaste is sticky applejuice. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2022
at 18:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the Franconian Beerfest 2019. Hazy gold. Lemony nose wth biscuity hops. Sweet and lemony, biscuits, bread, with a peppery, prickly hop finish. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2019
at 16:01
6/10
Tried
on 09 Aug 2018
at 14:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear golden. Aroma is yeast forward with some slight noble hops and faint butter a tadof fruityness lime. Taste is sweet hay malt with some bitter hop profile. Good drinkability. Just full bodied. Nice. Clean.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2018
at 12:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Clear golden color with white head. Aroma is grassy, biscuity, delicately hoppy, mild grains. Taste is biscuity, grassy. Oily mouthfeel with rather big-bubbled carbonation. Good, though maybe a bit too light, almost watery.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2018
at 18:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Rerate: nice and juicy, chewy, good balance, great franconian lager.Tap at Fränkisches Bierfest. Pale golden, white lace. Light soapy flowery aroma, hay, medium light body, sparkly, watery finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2018
at 14:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap(@Hohenschwärz):Deep golden, hazy, stable and lacy white head, robust grainy and spicy-hoppy nose with some fruity spots; almost strong dryish, but not too dry, bitter-sweet flavour, nearly medium bodied and quite soft; long and longer lingering bitter-herbal finish with a mild grainy sweetness. Great franconian village brew...
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2018
at 06:34