Subsidiaries
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Aromas of chocolate and (hazel?) nuts? And toasted malts? Rather opaque brown with a beige head that flattened with a wee bit of lacing. Medium bodied, with a carbonation strong enough to bite. Pretty dry, has that roasted/toasted malt flavor that suggests Guinness. There’s some sour in it somewhere. The bitter is really mild, and the finish is ? It really doesn’t fit any category particularly well. It’s about as far from brown ale as could be. A bit thin for a stout. A bit robust for a porter. Pretty tasty though.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2007
at 22:26
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Sort of a light spicy, citrus aroma. Golden color like a lager, with a frothy white head that almost laces. The spice becomes definitely noticeable as the glass approaches the lips. Thin. Fizzy. Nice floral notes, something of breadiness, and a bitter that is mild but florally attractive. Not really all that citrusy, but the spice notes appear in the finish. It is rather light, especially for an amber, but it is rather tasty.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2007
at 20:31
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4
Bottle as Trader Jose Premium Lager. NIce grassy hop aroma. Pale golden color; a very little white head that filmed. Medium mouthfeel; a bit fizzy. Light malt sweetness, and it seems to be from barley. Balanced by nice grassy bitterness. It is really good for a somewhat pale lager. It’s got a start on pilsenerhood. Long trip though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2007
at 20:22
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Aromas of chocolate, coffee, darkly toasted malt. Opaque brown/black color with a tan head that endures. Thinnish, lightly carbonated. Starts with coffee, toasted malt (almost like the really old Guinness), and a light touch of chocolate. Dry it is. Very nice bitter to go with the carbonized malt in the finish. Really quite good.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2007
at 20:35
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Grassy hop aroma typical of pilseners. Amber gold color with a white head that stays for awhile. Thin to medium bodied. Moderate carbonation. Light malt, not quite caramel. Some bitter. The finish is at least bitter. Dry, almost astringement. Drinkable.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2007
at 19:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Hopfest is a strange name for a pilsner. It is an OK beer, fairly light. Some grain in the aroma, kind of a smells like a Blatz. Flavor is lightly hopped, with dry malt and a dry finish. Easy to drink. It does look good, pale, light gold color and a substantial white head.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2007
at 15:02
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is a golden with almost no head. Aroma is a nice mix of malt, hops and a bit of grassy hay. Flavor is ok but weaker. Deffinatly pils malts with a dash of hops. You could prob name 5 better German pils than this but the price of $1 a bottle is a selling point. Not really bad but you can’t really go wrong with this style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2007
at 20:28
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 4
Pour is a copper with a small white head. Aroma is barley a whiff of caramel malts. Flavor is somewhat malty but nothing really. Boring and bland.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2007
at 18:55
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pour is a honey gold with a huge white head. Aroma is is hidden malts with some sugar. Flavor is some caramel malts and some creamy yeast. I get no hops at all. There are beter bocks out there but again for the 92 cent price tag you have to at least try this one.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2007
at 18:01
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is a copper with a tan head. Aroma is toasted malts and some biscut. flavor is a little weaker as it is very watery. Some caramel malts and then some roasted nuts. An ok rep of the style but gets extra points for being 92 cents a bottle out of my Trader Joe’s mix a six.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2007
at 17:31