Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold - Hacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH

slitherySOB

Ontario (Canada)

3.1/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This beer pours out a straw golden colour, with a nice, thick, two finger head. Smells strongly of malted barley, a bit of hops, and fresh baked bread. Tastes light and sweet. Lots of breads and grains throughout, with a clean, slightly bitter finish. Medium bodied. A bit smooth. A very drinkable lager.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2012 23:16:53 | More by slitherySOB

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.25/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle into pint glass

Appearance – Pours a straw-golden color with a huge pure white head. The head has enormous bubbles trapped within and fades over time to give a fair amount of lacing.

Smell – The aroma is light overall, but heaviest in bread and an ever so light sugar sweetness.

Taste – A sweeter breadiness meets the tongue at first. It taste of some malt and caramel. These sweeter flavors fade as the taste advances giving way to a more of the bready and more biscuity flavor toward the end. It starts sweeter and finishes drier. While it does finish drier, I would overall still consider it a little bit on the sweeter side.

Mouthfeel – Slightly liger body with a medium level of carbonation. Very lager average.

Overall – Not a bad beer. Very easy to drink with some sweet and some more crisp characteristics. A good session brew.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2012 01:48:09 | More by Darkmagus82

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.35/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Served in a bottle at Mulligan's in Hoboken, NJ

A: Pours a crystal clear golden straw yellow in color with moderate amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a finger tall white head with large bubbles that reduces to thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate lacing is observed.

S: The overall aroma of the beer is quite mild but the things that stand out for me are corn adjunct malts, some bready malts, and some sweetness. Additionally there are some grassy hops.

T: The flavor really follows the smell for this beer with the primary flavor being slightly sweet bready malts and some corn adjunct malts. There is also a light amount of bitterness of the grassy hops.

M: On the lighter side of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation.

O: This beer is easy to drink, refreshing, and quite sessionable.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2012 01:14:18 | More by dbrauneis

chinchill

South Carolina

3.4/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Clear, relatively saturated gold color (i.e., a bit darker than expected).

S & T: no flaws per se, but a rather meek and uninteresting mix of light malt and earthy hops.

M: crisp, with medium+ carbonation; light body. [3.25]

O: mediocre Bavarian Helles.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2012 14:27:43 | More by chinchill

thehyperduck

Ontario (Canada)

3.55/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

500 mL swing-top bottle from the LCBO; best before October 2012. I've been a fan of this style for many years, but Lowenbrau is the only Munich lager I can find regularly these days so I don't get around to trying new ones as often as I'd like.

Pours a bright, clear golden-yellow colour, topped with nearly two fingers of creamy, even head. Good retention for a pale lager; it takes a few minutes to settle into a thin, bumpy cap, and smears a ring of lacing around the glass. The aroma is bready and a bit grainy; there is also a hint of lemon and grassy hay.

A solid barley malt backbone comes through at first, bready with a touch of honey. The grassy hops are more prominent later in the sip, which provide some light dryness in the finish. Balance is ok, but not perfect (a little sweet). Not quite medium-bodied, but not really light-bodied either. Moderate carbonation for a very smooth mouthfeel, which (along with its drinkability) is probably the beer's main draw for me.

Final Grade: 3.55, a more than serviceable B. As I said earlier, Munich lagers aren't that easy to find around here, so I typically only get them a few times a year. This one did a great job of reminding me why I like the style so much. Hacker Pschorr Munich Gold isn't flawless, and it's not all that memorable either - but it's a damn fine lager all the same: clean, crisp, and thoroughly sessionable. Worth a try, but if you aren't already partial to pale German lagers, this isn't going to convert you.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2012 18:01:21 | More by thehyperduck

Fatehunter

Oregon

3.56/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Great looking beer. Finger of foamy head on a clear, golden colored body.
The aroma is milled barley with a little floral note. Nice and simple.
The taste is moderately bitter with a dry bitter at the end.
The texture is crisp with moderate carbonation.
It's a simple and good beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 22:41:05 | More by Fatehunter

TheSixthRing

California

3.64/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Best before date of 11/13

Appearance - Pours a crystal clear, bright golden hue with a white, frothy 2 finger head. Great retention, leaving a thin layer of bubbles across the surface. Lacing is small and spotty with fair stick.

Smell - Strong aroma of honey and touches of lemon. Slight floral notes. Faint grain.

Taste - After such a tantilizing smell, the flavor is mostly underwhelming. Clean grain, backed by notes of honey and a trace of mild lemon. Touches on grassy bitterness before a somewhat watery finish.

Mouthfeel - Light in body with a crisp, lively bite. Again, the finish is on the watery side.

Overall - It starts off promising enough, but trails off quickly in the finish. It's a good Helles, but just not enough for me to consider it great, much less one of the top examples of the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 03:49:04 | More by TheSixthRing

phishsihq

Colorado

3.78/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Hacker-Pschhorr Munich Gold pours a golden straw color, with a one-inch head that dissipates quickly and leaves a spotty lace. Bready malt aromas and a touch of hops are discernible in this light nosed brew. Sweet bready malt melt into toasty malt flavors, with just a touch of spiciness joining in before a dry, slightly bitter finish. Medium in both body and carbonation, Munich Gold focuses on malt, a clear standard for the style.

Prost

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2012 23:15:03 | More by phishsihq

JMad

Texas

3.83/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

It pours a light yellow straw color with a thick white foamy head. Smells slightly skunky with lemon and grass followed by some bready malt. Has a good flavor, better than most Euro lagers, with some funk, grass and lemon. Feels nice and refreshing with moderate carbonation and a dry finish. This beer is solid and I could drink way more, wish i had some,

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2012 03:56:56 | More by JMad

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a good two fingers of head, solid lacing. Beer is a pale bright yellow gold with a good carbonation. 4.5

Aroma is quite forward. Strong malt presence. Also a slight zestiness. Quite composed and balanced. 3.5

Taste is somewhat savoury with a big body of malty flavour. Dried orange, good balance of dry malt. Carbonation is a quite pronounced. Finish is dry and slightly hoppy, leaves a lasting balanced bitterness. 4

Mouthfeel is quite full. Carbonation and a lot of malt blend together quite well, big flavour impact. 4

A good example of how lagers can be a great style with a big body and quite bold flavour. This beer is refreshing and quite drinkable. Quite well done, worth a try. 4

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2012 19:25:35 | More by mick303

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

3.93/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: clear straw colour, white foamy head with some lacing.

S: clear bready malt, herbal and spicy spicy notes present. Lemon biscuits open up when the beer warms up a bit.

T: clean lager flavor, Lemon biscuits come through, same butter bread present.

M: light body, slick on the tongue, a bit creamy.good carbonation.

O: this is a good helles, has good clean flavors with good feel.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2013 20:36:24 | More by Kremlock

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold
Style: Munich Helles Lager
ABV: 5.50 %

LOOK: Clear golden brew with a white foam and some lace. Mostly clear with some chill haze from the yeast proteins. Looks like a standard helles lager.

SMELL: Clean, bready, biscuity aroma with some herbal hop tinges.

TASTE: Straight forward clean lager with sweet and creamy malty notes, biscuit and buttery bread flavors, and a small tea like, herbal hop bitterness. Easy drinking German lager beer with an even balance and pleasant character.

FEEL: Light bodied, crisp, well carbonated, fairly smooth.

OVERALL: An authentic helles lager from a respected German brewery. Agreeable flavor and light feel, perfect for drinking alone or pairing with a wide array of foods.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2012 16:52:17 | More by Stinkypuss