Privatbrauerei Hoepfner

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

Established in 1798

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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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7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Red chestnut, fluffy, lacing brown head. Metallic roasted aroma. Siruppy rich base, fairly roasted, chewy coffeeground, herbal hops, brown sugar finish. Chewy, light sparkly. Definitely breaks the mold.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2007 at 14:08

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle. Pale golden, lacing white head. Toasted, light dusty malt nose, overlaid by metallic hops. Light dusty and nutty malt base, cheap hop counterpoint. thin and tinny. Sarkly and refreshing but not much else.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2007 at 09:08

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle: Hazy, pale greenish-golden coloured, creamy and firm lacing white head; sweet malt and distinctive grassy hops in the aroma (like freshly mowed hay), very soft MF, light to medium-bodied; lingering, soft bitter-aromatic and sweet-malty finish. A goodie...
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2007 at 14:24

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle: Golden coloured with a mid-sized stable white head; fresh resinous-hoppy nose with traces of sweet malt; solid, robusr bitter-sweet flavour, medium body and gentle MF; distinctively lingering herbal hops in the quite dry bitter finish. A well rounded, moreish pale Bock........
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2007 at 06:36

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet with a dusty note of hops. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of hops, caramel, and butter, leading to a slightly bitter end.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2007 at 12:01

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle, 5.2%. The flavour is a bit thin and a little sweet. OK mouthfeel, though. In the end, partly saved by the alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2006 at 05:55

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, pilsener golden with a neat, white head. Malty aroma. Medium body with sweet, malty notes. Almost no bitterness. Clean and pleasant. 130806
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2006 at 14:23

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
A yellow beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet straw and cardboardy. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw and light caramel. Quite boring.
Tried on 13 Aug 2006 at 13:45

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A deep red beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of roasted malt, while the flavor is sweet and very malty combined with a light roastiness.
Tried on 15 Apr 2006 at 04:23

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
(Bottle 33 cl) Ordinary pilsener colour with a decent head. Quite aromatic hop character, but a bit too sharp and one-dimensional bitterness for my liking. 290702
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2005 at 13:42