Brauerei Hofstetten-Krammer (Hofstettner)

Regional Brewery in St. Martin im Mühlkreis, Upper Austria, Austria 🇦🇹
Associated Venue: Brauerei Hofstetten

Established in 1449

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Adsdorf 5, St. Martin im Mühlkreis, 4113, Austria
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.

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From bottle at CBF Wien.
Brownish-copper body, with a small, beige head.
Aroma of bourbon, nuts, dark chocolate, barrel, dried fruits, some caramel.
Taste follows this, with quite a lot of booze.
Full, oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes boozy, with bourbon, barrel, cocoa, some fruits.

Very nice. Lovely nose, full of bourbon barrel and smooth dark malts. Taste is also nice, but a bit too boozy. Overall a great, warming sipper.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2016 at 17:01

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
$4.70 pint+ bottle from Wine Warehouse. Pours orange with almost no head to speak of. Aroma is grass, leaves, light fruit, earth. Flavor is green and grown leaves, grasses, cheap lager, grains. This is a top 50 Oktoberfest? Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2016 at 17:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy orange color with white head. Aroma is sweet toffee, slightly rotten fruits, prunes, hoppy. Taste is intense caramel and toffee, piney, coconut, prunes. Medium carbonation. A bit too intense, but not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2016 at 16:52

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear copper color with eggshell head. Aroma is slightly dusty, caramel, earthy, herbal. Taste is earthy, herbal, toffee, bready. Medium carbonation. Pretty good Amber Lager!
Tried on 28 Oct 2016 at 14:03

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught at Gourmet Haus. Malt dominated but lacking well rounded, rich aspects. A little husky. Slightly hazed copper.
Tried on 27 Oct 2016 at 23:36

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330 ml bottle from BeerLovers, bb end of 2017.
Dark golden to amber, moderate hazy body, with a small, fluffy, lacing, off-white head.
Aroma of honey, dried fruits, flowers, sweet bread, some grains.
Taste follows this pretty much.
Medium, creamy mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation.
Finishes medium hoppy, medium sweet, a bit dry, floral, a bit grainy, subtly piney.

Good, but not that special. Quite simple, while with a solid balance and a well hidden ABV. More on the sweet side, but also with a good amount of hops. Slightly above average Bock, but there are better ones from Hofstetten.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2016 at 13:40

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Sample @ SBWF. Way too messy and alcoholic with notes of grain, raisin and cheap liquear.
Tried on 02 Oct 2016 at 02:55

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle sample at SBWF. Pours heavy red brown. Vinous, sweet with some raisins.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2016 at 10:15

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
0,1l from tap at Brickmakers, Vienna. Amber clear colour, small off white head. smells herbal, bit citric, acidic, light doughy. decent smell. medium to full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of light herbs, light flowery, light buttery, light peppery. finishes quite balanced with light buttery, some citric and peppery notes. overall decent.
Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2016 at 13:24

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle many thx to Sebilinz cons 2016-09-17 Göteborg AR: bread, det grass, light bread syrup AP: dark amber, wee thin semi transp beige head F: caramel syrup, det, bread, wee thin
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2016 at 13:20