Brauerei Hofstetten-Krammer (Hofstettner)
Regional Brewery
in
St. Martin im Mühlkreis,
Upper Austria,
Austria 🇦🇹
Associated Venue: Brauerei Hofstetten
Established in 1449
Contact
Description
In 1449, Urbar von Wallsee first mentioned a brewery in Hofstetten. This is the oldest record we have of a brewery at this location, and it is a date that has granted us a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the Oldest Brewery in Austria. The tavern/brewery has been in the hands of the Krammer Family since 1847. Now in our fifth generation, we still proudly combine hops and malt daily to make the beautiful product of beer.
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet; Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.5%.Clear reddish amber colour, large white head. Aroma of caramel malts, heather and hay. Flavour of malts including some caramel (but not too sweet), biscuits and moderate herbal hops. Refreshing and easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore)
on 26 May 2026
at 22:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vinmonopolet Tromsø, Langnes
on 14 May 2026
at 12:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bronsjefarget. Klar med off-white skum. Lukter karamell, urter og litt kjeller. Lett. Karamell, malt og urter også I smak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2026
at 19:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0,33l bottle at Cafe Stadler, Wiener Neustadt. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells pines, earthy, tobacco, light malt. Nice, one school. Medium body, soft carbonation. tastes earthy, bit citric, herbal, honey, tad old hoppy, lime, herbal. finishes lightly bitter with notes of herbs, earthy and peppery notes. Decent, tastes a bit old, but still drinkable
8, 7, 6.5, 6, 6.5
8, 7, 6.5, 6, 6.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 18:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle, bb 12.11.2026. Orange, hazy body, with a big, fluffy head.
Aroma of orange juice, apricot, citrus, wet grass, pine, oat, some tropical fruits, some vanilla. Tastes similar, with more earthy and mineralic notes.
Quite creamy mouthfeel, with a quite lively carbonation. Finishes earthy, piney, mineralic, citric, oaty, medium bitter, slightly sweet.
Very quaffable, clean and balanced, not too juicy and sweet, with enough characterful piney, earthy notes and a satisfying malt base. Surprisingly great example of that modern style by that traditional Austrian brewery!
Aroma of orange juice, apricot, citrus, wet grass, pine, oat, some tropical fruits, some vanilla. Tastes similar, with more earthy and mineralic notes.
Quite creamy mouthfeel, with a quite lively carbonation. Finishes earthy, piney, mineralic, citric, oaty, medium bitter, slightly sweet.
Very quaffable, clean and balanced, not too juicy and sweet, with enough characterful piney, earthy notes and a satisfying malt base. Surprisingly great example of that modern style by that traditional Austrian brewery!
Tried
from Bottle
from
BeerLovers (Heineken)
on 10 Jan 2026
at 20:23
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
0,33l, bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
from
BeerLovers (Heineken)
on 03 Jan 2026
at 00:03
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
a: clear copper body | thinnnish off-white head
a: bread | light biscuits | fresh low alpha acid hops
f: caramelised sugars | soft nuts | yeast finish
t: drying | slightly smokey | crisp end
o: nice for style | easy-drinking | mellow throughout
16 ounce can | Liqour Outlet: Boonton, New Jersey | 30-November-2024 | US$4,49 | no can date | brewed in Austria, canned in ConnectICut | sampled: 18-December-2025, a week away from Christmas, more than five years after purchase and just after seeing Six Pence None The Richer at Christmas
a: bread | light biscuits | fresh low alpha acid hops
f: caramelised sugars | soft nuts | yeast finish
t: drying | slightly smokey | crisp end
o: nice for style | easy-drinking | mellow throughout
16 ounce can | Liqour Outlet: Boonton, New Jersey | 30-November-2024 | US$4,49 | no can date | brewed in Austria, canned in ConnectICut | sampled: 18-December-2025, a week away from Christmas, more than five years after purchase and just after seeing Six Pence None The Richer at Christmas
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2025
at 16:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
A clear golden beer with a white lacing. Aroma of decent strawberries and wheat malt. Taste of mild strawberries, lacto, wheat, brett? Easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2025
at 21:08
3.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 3
Overall 3
Mild säuerlicher, zu hefig-bananiger Beginn. Erdbeeren sind nur schwer auszumachen, trocken, die Säure verschwindet größtenteils. Kurzer Abgang. Meh. 8/6/5/4/9/5
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2025
at 19:23
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Funny little bottle, shared with Marko and Fin. Clear light strawberry. Wet damp sweet, ash, wet wood, slightly moldy. Front heavy, bubbly sour. One dimensional, but better than the first one. Liked it in the original version as sour church. Is not thaaat far of from becoming somehow drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2025
at 21:58