5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Vine King, Weybridge. Sour citrus aroma with underlying sweet grain and cardboard. Light gold. Small bubbles. Foamy white head. Initial light sweetness before some sourness sweeps in. Metalic streak. Light bodied. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Dry slightly astringent finish - unappealing aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2019
at 19:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
3/6/2018. Bottle from Four Hops, Reigate. Pours bright gold with a short lasting white head. Aroma of hop, grass, fruit, straw and malt. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average carbonation. Quite a decent Helles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2018
at 16:41
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fluffy white head o0 a dark straw coloured body. Medium bodied,. Thick & cloying on the palate but clean on the back. Lemon malt & yeast tastes. Better than the original.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2017
at 11:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
20th Nov 2017. Shrewsbury Beer Share Group Meeting in Chez Sophie. I found this 330ml bottle (BB 30 Nov 2017) in my local B&M Bargain store. It was the last one on the shelf, so I grabbed it to share with friends (I think we are still friends). Actually it wasn't as bad as I anticipated and as I was the only one who had tried the 'original Hofmeister' because of my age, I had to pontificate about how poor that was. This poured a clean and clear bright golden colour and had a fast fading white crown. Not a lot of aroma or flavour, but nothing offensive either. Slight lemony twist to the semi-sweetness of the brew, gave it a refreshing feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2017
at 02:59
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Nov 17, courtesy of Jeremy! Many thanks. Pours clear gold, small white head. Aroma of moderately sweet malt, noble hops. Taste continues, clean with a noticeable sweet presence. Nice enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2017
at 14:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
5.0 abv Bottle at London Tavern Margate. Clear gold lasting white head proper bready lager aroma. It’s alright. Not great. Some cereal some lemon . Clean . I mean it’s a secent helles. Likeable lemon. Well made. Tastes as it should. Wow. So much better than the 1980s version .decent bready lemon helles. Some bitterness even on the finish .good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2017
at 03:55
7/10
Clean easy-drinking helles. Lots of bread and straw and lemon. Soft malts. Not ott pastuerisation. Great for a hot curry.
Tried
at
The Stash Bar
on 12 Jan 2017
at 23:19