Munich-Style Lager
Thomas Hooker Brewing Company

Munich-Style LagerMunich-Style Lager
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From:
Thomas Hooker Brewing Company
 
Connecticut, United States
Style:
Helles
Ranked #71
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,545
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 11.73%
Reviews:
118
Ratings:
184
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 05, 2023
Added:
Sep 27, 2003
Wants:
  44
Gots:
  20
A true Helles style, our lager is golden in color with a pleasant, malty aroma balanced by a rich, smooth flavor. Using only the finest Bavarian malts and finished with Saaz hops, one sip will make you feel like you're in one of Germany's finest beer gardens.
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Ratings by oxmasterscream:
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Reviewed by oxmasterscream from New Jersey

4.6/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
22 oz. bottle courtesy of UnionMade, big up.

Appearance: Big pillowy off-white head sat atop a beautifully clear, tiny bubble laden, golden lager splashed with just a touch of amber.

Smell: Sour apples, pale malts and a faint bits of floral hops and lime. Very German, authentic aromas. Maybe the best smelling lager ever. I wanted to dive right into the glass.

Taste/Mouthfeel/Drinkability: All at once, crisp sour apples and a touch of spice wrapped in sweet malt, followed by a very mild bitterness and then a sweet malty finish. Very carbonated, light to medium bodied but amazingly smooth and creamy. Taste was extremely fresh, clean and invigorating. Easily the best lager I've had to date. This is easily something worth stocking up on for frequent enjoyment. Must be nice to live in CT. Great, great stuff. Thanks again to UnionMade for the opportunity.
Oct 15, 2004
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.88 by ctbeerman1 from Connecticut

Sep 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3.87 by Duffman79 from Connecticut

Sep 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.54 by bootdown21 from Connecticut

Sep 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Jul 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.13 by Beer24guy from Pennsylvania

Jun 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Dec 20, 2015
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.66/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: The beer is hazy yellow in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation along with a few specks of particles floating in suspension. It poured with a short white head that quickly died down, leaving some lacing on the surface and a thin collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of bready hops and fruity esters are present in the nose.
T: The taste has flavors of fruity esters along with notes of bready and biscuit malts. Hints of malty sweetness are perceptible.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The fruity ester aromas and flavors in this beer seem to be "off" for the style and something you would expect to find in an English Pale Ale.

Serving type: bottle
Dec 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Nov 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by Wizzle32 from Pennsylvania

Oct 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by TTripp725 from Pennsylvania

Sep 26, 2015
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Reviewed by petec9686 from Connecticut

4.6/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
Won't bother with all the fancy beer snob adjectives. Simply put, Hooker Munich-Style Lager, on tap at a bar in Blueback Square, West Hartford, is the best tasting beer I have ever experienced. I have had it out of the bottle as well and while it was still very good, I was a little dissapointed by it compared to the on tap ones I had.
Sep 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by bcm75 from Illinois

Aug 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.72 by mltobin from Connecticut

Aug 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.29 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Jul 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by BranfordBound from Connecticut

Jul 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by cheesepuffs from Connecticut

Jul 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.32 by BostonTheseus from Maine

Jul 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.7 by dd43 from Connecticut

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Rideguy64 from New Hampshire

Dec 07, 2014
Munich-Style Lager from Thomas Hooker Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 184 ratings