Hacker-Pschorr Münchner Gold - Hacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH

jonb5

United Kingdom (England)

3.9/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pint at Katzenjammers.

A: Golden, clear, medium head, good lacing.

S: Munich style malt, apple.

T: Honey, Munich malt, apple. Seemed a bit more subtle than other stronger Helles style beers.

M: Crisp texture, well carbonated, slightly coarse edge from the carboantion.

O: Good palate cleasner, refreshing and a good alternative to Augustiner.

Serving type: on-tap

05-16-2013 13:29:08 | More by jonb5

BigBarley

Texas

4.16/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

A - Bright, clean gold. Inviting bubbles, a very active crown of white lager foam. Looks like a great golden lager from first sight.

S - Noble hops, crisp, golden notes of biscuity malt. Sweet, honey-like. Smells similar to a pilsner but less sharp.

T - Delicious! smooth flavor, also similar to a pilsner, but with a round malty balance behind it all. Very balanced, very intriguing.

M - light and drinkable, not too carbonated. Thicker than a pilsner, but still feels similarly refreshing.

O - The best thing I can compare this to is a pilsner with an emphasis on balance. Same charms, but less hop-oriented and more well-rounded. A surprisingly delicious lager.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 17:07:23 | More by BigBarley

sethcroisant

Nebraska

4.34/5  rDev +17%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

A- straw yellow with a finger of white head. phenomenal lacing

S- clean malt with barely a hint of hops. not much there

M- chewy texture with nice level of carbonation. very thick for the style

T- hops are aggressive and are present throughout. hops are spicy and grassy. considering the level of hops, it's still a fairly malty beer. finishes slightly dry.

O- a classic battle between hops and malt. i'm glad neither came out too dominant; this is really a beer to behold.

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2013 22:21:28 | More by sethcroisant

MAUEX_MFA

Rhode Island

3.65/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear golden with a nice malty aroma. Tastes refreshing and pure with just the right amount of hops and maltiness. No adjunct or off-flavors detected. Quenches thirst, but has a nice backbone; superlative dinner beer. Not a complex tsunami of taste, but this style is not designed for that. An excellent choice for playing music, telling stories and drinking all night.

This beer has the flavor I taste on my mind's tongue when I reminisce about travels through Germany.

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2012 23:14:47 | More by MAUEX_MFA

Serge

Alberta (Canada)

4.3/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Clear gold, large diminishing fizzy white head. Smells sweet - honey and plastic, like many Canadian shitty lagers. Taste is simple, and honey-sweet, but floral and grassy with no crappy adjunct flavours - pretty nice, really. Light, mildly syrupy body, decent carbonation and a quick finish - very summery and drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2012 06:51:50 | More by Serge

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A - Not much head to this but it does make for a good lace ring. Color is a semi-hazy golden yellow.

S - Sweet malts and hops in the nose with mild corn.

T - Fairly clean, hops seem to be sweeter than most Helles lagers I had had but it does have a hoppy finish with a slight twang of alcohol. Not bad.

M - Light to medium in body very easy to drink.

Overall a great German beer with a smooth body and nice flavors pretty much on par for the style.

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2012 04:33:48 | More by DrDemento456

biteme398

Virginia

3.55/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

From a variety pack. 11.2 oz bottle labeled Munich Gold, gotta be the same thing though. Pours very pale yellow, almost like an American lager but with a more substantial and lingering head. Reminds of the more "mainstream" European lagers, such as Harp. A fresh smell that I can't quite place me. The taste reminds me of a Czech lager, nothing to any extreme but all very crispy and clean. Although I can only seem to compare this to other beers, it is still able to carve a niche as a solid beer on its own, albeit not outstanding in most respects.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2012 02:20:06 | More by biteme398

oberon

North Carolina

3.93/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a pokal a clear medium golden with a great blooming white head that settled slowly leaving two rings of broken lace behind,to me this is what golden lager should look like with great color and a large blooming head.Toasted bread and honey malts in the nose along with some mineral,flavors have a vanilla tinge to them with mild toastiness and more honey infused mils sweetness in the aftertaste.This is a damn well made helles lager,I wish I could get that Anno 1417 keller beer around here!

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2012 20:40:24 | More by oberon

UCLABrewN84

California

3.55/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Best before 7/2012.

Pours a crystal clear gold with a 1 inch foamy off-white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of grain, grass, and some slight fruity aromas. Taste is of grain and grassy flavors up front with a slight sweet fruit flavor on the finish. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good lager but nothing that really stands out to me.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2012 06:01:57 | More by UCLABrewN84

Hoppsbabo

United Kingdom (England)

3.28/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Vigorous pour into a Pilsner glass. Head non existent after one minute, just a single layer of fine bubbles, like a cheap Eurolager. Clear, golden body with several strings of slow moving bubbles. Smells malty, a woody sort of malt.

T: First sip reveals a clean, inoffensive ordinary lager infused with caramel and grass. Not particularly complex but very drinkable. I'm getting a slight ammoniac, pissy flavour, but not of much significance. Appropriate bitterness and carbonation. Mouthfeel probably just right. Not unpleasant aftertaste: bitterness, honey and bread.

O: Worthy of respect but nothing to get excited about.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2012 17:17:30 | More by Hoppsbabo

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2.83/5  rDev -23.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

A - Golden straw, half finger of white head, bright, strong carbonation, no lace, ring of retention.

S - Corn is strong, noble hop,.

T - Corn, grain, noble hop, a little floral.

M - Good Carb, light body, sweet finish.

O/D - A weak effort for a bavarian lager. I was expecting a quality helles and i got a run of the mill lager. Not worth revisiting. Drinkable and barely passable

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2012 17:38:45 | More by tbeckett

ianjsullivan

Maryland

3.38/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

ST: 11.2 oz poured into a pilsner glass. Bottle lists ABV and DBD.

A: Bright and clear gold with ample carbonation and a half-a-finger with a bright white head.

S: Sweet corn, light hops, and some bread notes.

T: Light citrus hops, smooth malt and corn back, with a return to slight bitterness on the finish.

M: Medium and smooth rather than very dry.

O: A decent lager, but it does not excite. It could use more hops and bitterness and a bit more crispness. It does look great and it is clean and drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2012 02:19:22 | More by ianjsullivan

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

3.45/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pale clear golden colour, one finger of white head, some lace at the top of the glass. Smell is malt and biscuity, bready notes, sweet floral scents, mild grassy hop presence. Taste is full of biscuity malt, semi sweet notes, grassy and floral flavours present throughout, lightly hoppy with mild bitterness. Medium carbonation, medium body, creamy and delicate, nice feel. Fairly good, wont reach for this too often but its fairly clean and drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2011 12:06:53 | More by peensteen

jsprain1

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A- Light clear golden. Thin white head with minimal retention.
S- Smell is sweet malty grainy character. There is a light hoppiness to it.
T- A clean grainy sweetness. There is just a touch of earthyness. Just a touch. A light grassyness in the finish.
M- Light body. It's just a touch dry, but only somewhat so. Low carbonation for the style.
O- Easy drinking. Not particularly distinct, but its score gets bumped up for how drinkable it is.

Serving type: on-tap

10-30-2011 00:21:49 | More by jsprain1

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

3.33/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: It has a nice pale yellow/golden colour to it. It has a nice white head that dies down quite fast and has very minimal lacing.

Smell: The aromas give out hints of bready a slightly grainy malts with some light noble hops in the back.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has a dominant and sweet malt flavour giving out some bready and grainy notes with some light noble and slightly grassy hops in the back.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a light balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with decent flavours and aromas.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2011 14:10:26 | More by SebD

tonyf55

Alberta (Canada)

3.28/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

From a 500ml bottle into a Lager glass.

Visual (3): Single finger thick, tight bubble head. Typical lager yellow-gold color with visual carbonation. High clarity. Head dissipates but leaves a thin white cap. No lacing.

Aroma (2.5): Very light malts. Weak aroma of dough. Little to no hops or yeast smell. Scents of hay.

Taste (3.5): light acidity. Malt flavors are light, overpowered by hoppy/grassy flavors. Crisp with an initial bitterness that fades. Typical of a pale lager.

Mouthfeel (3.5): light pale lager body with a dry texture. Leaves little lasting impressions. Light alcohol undertones. Moderate carbonation that fades into a smooth flow over the pallet.

Overall (3.5): suits the style and does it well. Malts in the smell but is balanced by hoppy and malty flavor. A typical lager, no defining characteristics except the thin film of white head.

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2011 00:11:18 | More by tonyf55

evlu1441

Alberta (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a mug with a widget, this beer has a lovely pale golden colour and a nice finger of fine fluffy (almost creamy-looking) head.

The aroma is dominated by grassy hops and some slightly bready malt aromas.

The flavour is crisp and clean. The malt profile is light and slightly grainy, but without tasting like watered-down cereal or something It has some nice grassy hops towards the end.

Overall, this is a highly drinkable pale lager with good flavours, and no real flaws.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2011 22:27:39 | More by evlu1441

Vashtar

Texas

3.9/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

It has a very clear and golden appearance.
I pretty much can't smell this beer at all
The taste is good. It's very drinkable, but doesn't have much to differentiate it.
The mouthfeel is thin and fizzy.

All in all, a good beer, but a forgettable beer. It lacks character.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2011 02:22:11 | More by Vashtar

drpimento

Wisconsin

3.85/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nothing special to look at, but a decent pale lager nonetheless. Poured with a smallish white head that soon settled down to just a bit and no lace. Color is a clear, yellow gold with perfect bubble trails up the center. Aroma reminds me of German pilsner, malt, grass, grain, hop. Flavor's not as hoppy. Clean, balanced, with tang to balance the sweetness of the malt and just a bit of hop bitterness to round things out. Body is good and so is carbonation. Finish is like flavor and short to medium long. Session beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2011 01:55:24 | More by drpimento

plfahey

Minnesota

4.03/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

11.2 oz. bottle poured into a tulip glass.

Appearance-Medium gold color, good clarity, and spotty white lace.

Aroma-Rich, bready malt with light toasted biscuit character is the first smell, with sweet, cereal and Pils malt following closely behind. VERY light noble hops in the aroma do next to nothing to temper the malt. Impressively malty for it's light color.

Flavor-Bread and biscuit with a hint of toast, followed by sweet Pils malt. Well attenuated, so it finishes moderately dry, even though the hop bitterness is quite low. Just enough noble hop flavor in the finish to let you know that the beer was brewed with hops.

Mouthfeel-Medium body, moderately high carbonation. Impressively crisp due to high carbonation-refreshing.

Extremely clean and complex malt flavors make this a great representation of a Munich Helles-which are pretty damn hard to find. But really, from Hacker-Pschorr, would you expect anything less? Good stuff.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2011 05:12:12 | More by plfahey

zaphodchak

Virginia

3.23/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

The American imported version "Munich Gold."

One finger sudsy white head, clear-yellow body, plenty of bubbles.

Smells faintly of lemonade-- there's a trace of pale malt in there as well.

Some hop bite to this one (for a German) at the front and more so at the end. Mellower, but still citrusy and faintly metallic in the middle.

A bit prickly, but pretty standard mouthfeel.

This bottle may be past its prime. I recall Hacker-Pschorr being better in recent memory.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2011 03:40:30 | More by zaphodchak

barleyroad

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Gold in color with a nice appearance, Has a nice hoppy bite, very drinkable. Smell is average, but better than most euro beers. Not a bad beer, has a nice mouthfeel and an over all ok taste.We agree this is a good beer to have once or twice.. Could be fridge worth. We still like the home team.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2011 23:46:18 | More by barleyroad

BeardedBoffin

Minnesota

3.53/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Out of the bottle, this brew poured a dark yellow-golden color color with a virginal-white thin cap of foam. The aroma is a sweet bread malty affair. The flavor is par for the course. The grain coats the mouth, somewhere a fruity ghost hovers. The beer exits with just a hint of sulfur on the palate. Could be a little cleaner, but not a bad beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2011 00:03:44 | More by BeardedBoffin

scottfrie

California

3.38/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On-tap in Lodi.

A: Served a clear light golden yellow with a quarter inch of white head that slowly faded into a frothy film that left great sheets of lacing down the pint glass.
S: A bit of cracked grains, bread and citrus. Doughy all around.
T: Cracked grains, spicy hops, and a bit of lemon are all I get. There is a slight bitterness to the finish. Pretty straight forward.
M: Tingly light carbonation over a light body. The finish is more viscous after the carbonation dies down in my mouth.
O: Light, fairly refreshing, but not all that clean. Not a bad drink though.

Serving type: on-tap

08-29-2011 20:11:14 | More by scottfrie

fx20736

New York

3.43/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle has a freshness date of 5/12. Poured into a mug.

Rich gold, active array of tiny carbonated bubbles. 1 finger white head dissipates quickly, slight lacing.

Lager aroma of bready malt and faint noble hop spicness.

mouthfeel is full with zingy carbonation.

Taste: malt and hops are balanced and finish clean and fairly dry.

Notes: well crafted German Lager, doesn't really stand out of the pack. At 5.5% abv not really a sessioner. Nothing wrong with this beer at all, easy to drink but I prefer several other Helles from Munich more.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2011 21:44:20 | More by fx20736