About
Hornbeer is a farmhouse brewery founded in the beginning of 2008 by Gunhild and Jorgen Fogh Rasmussen. The first brewery was very small, brewing only 300 liter batches. But end of July 2008 the brewery burnt down to the ground. Now Gunhild and Jorgen had to start again from scratch. In January 2009 the new brewery started operations. Nowadays the production is around 2000 hl/year. Hornbeer is well known for a very different assortment. Hornbeer´s philosophy is that the beers should be distinctive but still very drinkable.
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Aarhus beerfestival 2008. Hazy orange color, short head. Aroma of grapefruit, hop. Nice dry hopbitterness. Bit sparkling. Quite thick. Very decent stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2008
at 16:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Århus2008. From tap. Pours black with a huge and dense tan head. Roasted malt and coffee aroma. Light roasted to mild smoked note. Light smooth finish with a lingering roasted finish. I’m really looking forward to more beers and the first 10 on a revisit on bottle. Great debut and shocking that some decided to turn their backs on trying this due to political arrogance.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2008
at 15:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Århus2008. From tap. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Aroma is mild fruity and hoppy aroma, clean and inviting. Medium sweet and fruity with a light caramel malt base. Light sweetness slowly replaced by a mild dryness and hoppy bitterness into the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2008
at 15:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Århus2008. From tap. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Light fruity hops aroma, quite inviting. Flavour is medium sweet and with a delicate hops note on top. Light fruity and sweet finish. Light bitterness on top.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2008
at 15:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Århus2008. From tap. Pours hazy and dark brown with a lacing off white head. Dry smoked aroma with a minor meady note. Flavour is dry smoked with a light citric note and light sweetness following. Ends with a light sweetness and lingering smoked note.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2008
at 15:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Århus2008. Only beer from bottle, and a clean one. Pours clear golden orange with a lacing white head. Dry caramel malt in the initial aroma. Light dry hops aroma. Flavour is dry hoppy and with a nicely balanced caramel malt base. Almost no sweetness. Ends dry and hoppy. Although I was told a couple of weeks more maturation was desired - this was nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2008
at 15:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Århus2008. From tap, came as Hornbeer Hornbock. Pours hazy deep orange with a lacing white head. Light bacon and smoked aroma. Light meady and mild smoked initial flavour. Light sweetness and light alcohol note showing through. Delicate smoke note into the finish. Seems light to mild watery in the finish lacking some body to compliment the flavours or it is just the effect of the smoke that takes out the bock-ishness.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2008
at 14:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Århus2008. From tap. Pours hazy orange with a huge tan head. Light citric wheat aroma with a mild roasted malt note. Flavour is mild malty with a solid breadish note and a mild creamy wheat flavour and mouthfeel. Light spiced finish. Not bad, but the wheat beers are obviously weaker than the hoppy beers.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2008
at 14:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Århus2008. From tap. Light malty and solid hops aroma, clean and crisp IPA impression at first hand. Solid hoppy flavour with a light liqourice note. Quite dry and hoppy with a dry yet nicely balanced caramel malt base. Lasting dry hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2008
at 14:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Århus2008. From tap. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Hoppy fruity and light spiced aroma. Flavour is mild citrus hops fruity. Medium sweet caramel malt base presence. Nice dry bitterness. Nice one.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2008
at 14:46