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Between Kölsch and Alt isn't Dortmund - Hövels Original

I lately became a fan of 24. Kind of depressed that they ended it in Season 8. Hey Kiefer, if you read this: Jack come back!

While watching it I had a Hövels Original Feinherbes Rotgold. The foam is very stable where I'm not getting a deeper impression from the first smell. Ok, the malty, caramel character is very dominant, but thats it, nothing more.

The very bitter taste comes right after the nice sweatiness and it stays for long. The carbonation keeps in the background where the alcohol balances it, this makes it really easy to drink. I took some more noses full of it in order to get the other flavors. But still: there are none.

I'm in doubt of my nose now. I have expected some more flavors from a craft beer. Had a quick look at their website which states that they are a micro brewery. On the other hand wikipedia states that they belong to the Radeberger group. Kind of confused now.

The beer is definitely not from a micro brewery.


The beer was poured from a bottle.
Purity of Taste:
4
Purity of Smell:
4
Intensity of Bitterness: 4 of 5 - depends on the beer
Quality of Bitterness:
4
Hoparoma:
2
Palatefulness: 3 of 5 - depends on the beer
Tingle: 2 of 5 - depends on the beer

Total:
6
Brewed by: Hövels Hausbrauerei
Beer Type: Altbier
Alc: 5.5% Vol.
Organic: No
Colour: 20
Haze: filtered
About the reviewer:

Dominik Jais is Dipl.-Braumeister (VLB Berlin). He is the owner of Lautering.net. Dominik Jais is writing reviews and articles since 2001. He is a web developer and designer.


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too bitter and too malty.

too bitter and too malty. made me eat tones of cheese.

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