Privatbrauerei Hoepfner

Regional Brewery in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 🇩🇪
Owned by Paulaner Brauerei
Associated Venue: Hoepfner Burghof

Established in 1798

Contact
Haid-und-Neu-Str. 18, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany
Description
Hoepfner is a traditional company. Founded in 1798, the brewery is one of the oldest still active companies in Karlsruhe. It is still brewed and bottled in the "Hoepfner Burg", built in 1896 in the east of Karlsruhe. “A breath of fresh air in old walls” expresses the will to combine the tried and tested with new ideas. A highly modern and innovative company can be found within the historic walls, which is run according to the company guidelines “Quality, Continuity and Partnership”.

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5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

Flasche 0,33l: Helles Gelb, strohig, deutliche Trübung, mäßig stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; frische + fruchtige Nase, fruchtige Süße, Zitrusnoten, Zitronen, Limetten, Limettensaft, leicht malzig, dezente fruchtige Bitterkeit; fruchtiger Körper, nicht zu süß, kräftige Zitrusnoten, Zitronen, Limetten, spritzig, deutliche Kohlensäure; fruchtig-herber Nachgang

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2025 at 08:04


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Just found some ancient incomplete notes with numerical values. Balanced tasty porter.

Tried on 05 Jun 2025 at 12:55


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Klare goldene Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Malziger, getreidiger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, getreidig, schwach grasig hopfig. Mittlere Süße mit leichter Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2025 at 09:08


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

0.5 l bottle shared with a friend. Pours golden color, with a nice thick white head. Hops, slight reisin, grassy and earthy notes in aroma. Bitterish taste with a short to medium finish. Light body, lively carbonation. Nice pils.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:05


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2025 at 08:57

gave a cheers!

6.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home. I quite like that the malt character has a deeper layer to it beyond the pale bready stuff, it tastes like honey on oats, nice. What’s not that nice is the lack of bitterness and thus the unbalanced impression, my palate got fatigued by the sweetness by the end of the bottle

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 09:00


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Pretty basic. Clean and refreshing. Soft cereals, bright, slightly lemony hops. Cereal finish, low bitterness, hints of grasses. Nothing going on really, just a decent pils.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:40


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 33 cl. Pours a cloudy golden with a white head. Good clean malt aroma. Medium body, lightly sweet malts with some floral hops and s decent, finishing hoppiness. 120125

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2025 at 17:59


3.5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 2.5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Wässriger, bitter-pappiger Beginn. Muffig, herb, hellmalzig, geringe Süße, kurzer Abgang. Schlecht. 8/5/6/5/8/5

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2024 at 19:49


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy orange pour with a lasting white head; aroma is wheat, malt citrus. Taste is malt, orange, lemon, herbs. Not as sweet as some others. Nice.

Tried on 28 Jul 2024 at 15:30