Holzar-Bier - Der HirschBrau/Privatbrauerei Höss

Jason

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

16.9 oz brown flip-top bottle with no freshness date from HDT Importers Inc.

Appearance: The head is quick to form but then it drops down to only a very thin ring of lace. No stickage on the glass. Nice clarity in the dark amber brown color.

Smell: Slight dark toasted malt in the nose with suggestions of grape skin and brown bread.

Taste & Mouth Feel: Semi-viscous carbonation in a medium body which shows a creamy mouth feel. Earthy malt with toasted grain and faint caramel. Hops are mild with an ample bitterness. Clean malty palate which draws a dryness in the finish.

Drinkability & Notes: Other than lacking a good head retention this certainly an above average Dunkel Lager. Paired well with a couple of beer steamed bratwursts and cabbage.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2004 20:16:43 | More by Jason

ZachRusk

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-19-2013 15:40:24 | More by ZachRusk

buckyp

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-11-2013 23:59:22 | More by buckyp

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

3.79/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Holzar-Bier has a thick, cream-colored head and a dark, reddish-brown appearance, with some bubbles clinging to the side and a small amount of lacing left behind. The aroma is of dark-roasted malt, brown bread, sweetness, and tea. Taste is of old, sweet, malt, dark fruit, like prunes, and almost no hop bitterness. There is also the tea note in the flavor. Mouthfeel is light to medium, and Holzar-Bier finishes wet, sweet, and fairly drinkable. Overall, this is a very good beer, and I would say that it's worth a try.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 23:43:11 | More by RonaldTheriot

Kahlerbock

Kansas

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

04-06-2013 18:23:29 | More by Kahlerbock

RochefortChris

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

03-31-2013 02:42:01 | More by RochefortChris

OTSpiral314

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-03-2013 06:35:22 | More by OTSpiral314

Doppelbockulus

Florida

4.34/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

The color is a beautiful deep amber. It looks like a fine glass of Scotch. Nearly no head.

Smell is sweet, reminiscent of caramelized fruit and raisins on dark, whole wheat bread.

Flavor is light up front and strong in the back, peaking as you swallow. There is a healthy proportion of dark cereal grains and bourbon without the alcohol profile. The "bourbon" is light, as if it were a cup of watered down vanilla and wood.

Feels light, with a slight tannic kick in the back during the finish.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2013 01:26:05 | More by Doppelbockulus

Beerman1977

Austria

2.5/5  rDev -31.7%

12-29-2012 21:13:27 | More by Beerman1977

cliff1066

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

12-27-2012 20:24:43 | More by cliff1066

JMB

3.78/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear golden brown, generous head that dissipates quickly. Malty aroma - this bottle had a mash smell to it, somewhat metallic (it traveled far so may have suffered a bit as a result). Taste is similar to many dunker lagers - surprisingly light and refreshing, with a slightly bitter aftertaste (and metallic with this bottle). Bready and malty in the background. A good example of the surprisingly light dunked beers that I have tasted from Germany.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 20:16:08 | More by JMB

Antnyd82

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +23%

11-30-2012 04:47:10 | More by Antnyd82

jtierney89

New Jersey

3.65/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Clear brown color with about a finger of clingy white head. Toffee, fig jam, and caramel malt on the nose. subtle earthy-dirt like hop.

Very clean, medium bodied with faint carbonation. Rounded sweetness and creamy mouthfeel. Same flavors in the mouth that are on the nose but everything is subtle and proportionate. Finishes clean and crisp. Delivers clean malt taste without being over bearing and without lingering sweetness while remaining refreshing. Simple but good. Very refreshing actually.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2012 00:52:24 | More by jtierney89

whatsgoody

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

11-16-2012 23:27:36 | More by whatsgoody

Vylo

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

11-12-2012 23:53:56 | More by Vylo

pknyc

New York

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

09-13-2012 22:42:37 | More by pknyc

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

09-13-2012 00:42:27 | More by Molson2000

Gfddan

1/5  rDev -72.7%

09-09-2012 05:45:55 | More by Gfddan

st9647v3

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

07-25-2012 01:11:59 | More by st9647v3

JxExM

New York

4/5  rDev +9.3%

07-03-2012 11:19:30 | More by JxExM

fionn13

Ireland

4/5  rDev +9.3%

06-03-2012 23:36:32 | More by fionn13

Myst

District of Columbia

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

06-03-2012 00:04:45 | More by Myst

StoutPreacher

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-09-2012 15:12:23 | More by StoutPreacher

stevoj

Germany

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

02-29-2012 20:07:50 | More by stevoj

oberon

North Carolina

3.55/5  rDev -3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the flip top bottle into a 1/2 liter stein a deep rich bronze color with a fluffy crown atop that never completely subsided,a great pour with deep rich color.Alot of caramel mixed with toasted grain in the nose,the nose suggests alot of sweetness.A little thin in the feel but it is pretty smooth,sweet caramel with underlying chocolate malts,slightly toasted flavors in the finish,a tinge iron comes into play as well.Not bad but not much complexity to the beer,I think it would be nice to drink next to a fire on a cold Bavarian night though.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2012 22:06:02 | More by oberon