Hacker-Pschorr Münchner Hell - Hacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH

CwrwAmByth

United Kingdom (Wales)

3.88/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 500ml bottle into a straight pint glass.

Pours a clear golden colour with a short lived head.

Smells of light malts and yeast.

Tastes quite sharp with a twang of yeast and some wholesome bready malts, and a fruity/bitter taste on the finish.

Overall a pretty good beer, with perhaps too much yeast taste.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2012 17:15:11 | More by CwrwAmByth

rheff

Arkansas

4/5  rDev +5.3%

05-17-2013 04:03:15 | More by rheff

mjtierney2

Germany

3/5  rDev -21.1%

05-15-2013 20:07:36 | More by mjtierney2

magpieken

Australia

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

04-11-2013 16:33:29 | More by magpieken

bsopko

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -27.6%

03-01-2013 20:38:41 | More by bsopko

mizx

United Kingdom (England)

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

01-26-2013 18:12:02 | More by mizx

Tarks

Manitoba (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

01-26-2013 00:49:50 | More by Tarks

Theshooster

Korea (South)

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

12-10-2012 04:57:51 | More by Theshooster

Ciocanelu

Romania

3.03/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into a Weizen glass from a 500 ml bottle.

Clear, pale color. Head is large and foamy and stays pretty long, leaving nice lacing.
Aroma is dominated by a very bready smell. Also some malt.
Taste is also very bready.
Body feels light to medium with good carbonation.

Overall this beer is quite interesting with it's dominant bready character.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2012 19:36:18 | More by Ciocanelu

bluntedboywonder

New York

4.5/5  rDev +18.4%

10-20-2012 02:18:08 | More by bluntedboywonder

His_Royal_Hoppiness

United Kingdom (England)

2/5  rDev -47.4%

09-29-2012 18:59:58 | More by His_Royal_Hoppiness

ZachH

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

05-14-2012 23:18:10 | More by ZachH

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

04-03-2012 04:36:38 | More by ThinkAgain

NardiByNature

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Long-necked 11.2 oz bottle. Dropped into a pint glass.Very clear. Golden, light-colored body. Decent head settles into a collar.

Smells like a bag of fresh cut dry grass and a little lemon. More lemon as it warms.Taste is citric and gently hoppy like the aroma but a little more earthy. Finishes sweet. At 5.5%, this beer is ridiculously crushable. Mildly lemony, mildly hoppy.

O: This lager is money, and, unfortunately, it’s such an enjoyable style that good breweries in the USA don’t usually make. Most beer drinkers would love one of these at one point or another.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2012 01:05:36 | More by NardiByNature

tbeer40

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +5.3%

03-03-2012 00:43:27 | More by tbeer40

jonb5

United Kingdom (England)

3/5  rDev -21.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Half litre bottle, similar colour to apple juice, clear. Slight noble hop smell with a hint of yeast. Fairly sweet, just about balanced, a bit malty. Medium body, a bit of fiz. Overall a decent thirst quencher but you could tell it had been mass produced. Didn't quite match the flavour of other Helles that I've had from smaller breweries.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2012 12:44:59 | More by jonb5

rsant

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -21.1%

02-02-2012 20:57:09 | More by rsant

slimntubbs

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.3%

01-31-2012 04:30:53 | More by slimntubbs

Sachsenfreude

Germany

4.5/5  rDev +18.4%

01-14-2012 03:44:07 | More by Sachsenfreude

cdwil

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +18.4%

12-30-2011 21:46:48 | More by cdwil

hophunter

Michigan

4.6/5  rDev +21.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Appearance: Gold in color, clear. White lacing that holds with tight bubbles.

Aroma: Clean malt and bready aroma with low hop.

Taste: Malty and grainy, light sweetness. Detectable hop with lasting maltiness. Clean flavor. Very distinct yeast detectable in their other beers. Almost fruity...almost.

Mouthfeel: Very clean crisp body with light-medium body and medium carbonation. Smooth and drinkable.

Overall: Very drinkable beer. It's perfect for people who are use to Light American Lagers and want to slowly be introduced to more hand-crafted bolder bodied beers. Also, I've never been disappointed by Hacker-Pschorr. They make great beers.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2011 03:33:54 | More by hophunter

RuudJH

Netherlands

3.13/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bought on a short trip across the German border, from where I live.
0.5 l , swingcap bottle.

Golden colour, modest carbonation, thin head, but ok lacing.

Smell of malts and yeast, some citric and floral notes.
Taste equal, but a bit more plain malty, allmost dough.
Mouthfeel mild bitterness, lingering aftertaste, slightly dry.
Overall, it's more simple than I had hoped.
Not as complex as some of the others in this style.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2011 11:44:25 | More by RuudJH

crossovert

Wisconsin

3.7/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

500ml Bügelflasche. Mindestens haltbar bis ende: 03/12.

It pours a clear gold with a lot of clingy carbonation bubbles, but I think that is from the glass. The head is bright and white and dissipates quickly.

The smell is mild, bread here, hops there, but it is pleasant.

The flavor is much more interesting. It is malty with a hint of sugary butteriness, but not too much to make it unworthy. The hops are tasty and vibrant and provide an herbal, grassy bitterness in the finish.

It is a decent one.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2011 13:03:34 | More by crossovert

dasenebler

Maine

3.78/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Two .5L swing-top bottles into my newly acquired Andechser Maß!
Best before February 2012.

Pours a clear, effervescent yellow-gold with a meringue-like white head. Good lacing, decent retention.

The aroma is very fresh and exactly what you'd think when "German beer" comes to mind: grassy Euro hops and clean grains.

The flavor is exceptionally clean, if a tad boring in the end. Grainy, lightly sweet malts, mild bitterness, and some herbal, grassy hops. The mouthfeel is light, soft and well-carbonated. Very good cold.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2011 17:15:31 | More by dasenebler

beerdrifter

Germany

3.8/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Picked this up at Maruhn GetrankeMarkt, a great beer store outside of Darmstadt. Crystal clear straw yellow pour with quickly fading two finger head and minimal lacing. Pretty typical, albeit subdued, German pils/helles nose although not as grassy as most with just a touch of metal. Very nicely balanced. Perfect combination of bitterness with just enough sweet malts. Very clean and crisp, and it has that subtle metallic tinge to it that I love. The drinkability is over the top. I often find these helles beers to be too sweet for my taste, but this was a really nice change. I actually prefer this to the draft versions I've had at fests.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2011 16:22:49 | More by beerdrifter