Holzhacker Lager
Bull Falls Brewery
- From:
- Bull Falls Brewery
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Helles
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.45 | pDev: 16.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 20, 2021
- Added:
- May 19, 2009
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by cheeseheadinMinneapolis from Wisconsin
4.13/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Many times I passed on buying this one in the past, but I bought my first 4 x 16oz can pack a while back in Wausau at County Market grocery store. I am surprised how good it is. Tastes like a fresh canning but I am not sure since the date/production code is ????????.
taste starts out with a sweet malt, bread, grain, biscuit, micro hint of straw, Turns more bitter towards the finish, floral, a micro hint of lemon, grass, maybe apple/pear. Smooth and easy drinking, very inviting to drink more of it
A clean crisp beer with a very soft mouth feel even just a hint of creamy.
Some would say it needs more hops but I like it the way it is. 4.14/5
May 20, 2021taste starts out with a sweet malt, bread, grain, biscuit, micro hint of straw, Turns more bitter towards the finish, floral, a micro hint of lemon, grass, maybe apple/pear. Smooth and easy drinking, very inviting to drink more of it
A clean crisp beer with a very soft mouth feel even just a hint of creamy.
Some would say it needs more hops but I like it the way it is. 4.14/5
Rated by wl2bill from Wisconsin
3.75/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Good example of a simple style. Great drinking beer, not one that needs to be pondered on.
Feb 03, 2019
Reviewed by TX-Badger from Texas
4.25/5 rDev +23.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +23.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a crystal clear yellow golden color with white colored head. Cereal grains and some lager yeast on the nose; follows onto the palate. Light bodied. Finishes very crisp and clean. Nicely done.
Jul 18, 2017
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
4.18/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Even Furthur 2016 cooler beer.
Bright saturated gold, compact sturdy layer of foam that sits for a few minutes, and leaves behind arcs of lace.
Aroma is mellow and clean, light apple yeast esters, vaguely biscuity and grassy.
Taste is similarly mellow and unfettered, simple biscuity malt flavors mix with apple esters, and a crisp grassy bitterness from the Hallertau. Light and crisp, very smooth and clean with a lingering grassy noble hop bitterness in the dry finish. Minimal sweetness, and far from "cloying". Easy drinking, true to style, and versatile with food.
No one is reinventing the wheel here, it's just a clean, well made German lager. Simplicity is underrated and sadly often misunderstood... simple traditional beers can be extremely satisfying.
Aug 22, 2016Bright saturated gold, compact sturdy layer of foam that sits for a few minutes, and leaves behind arcs of lace.
Aroma is mellow and clean, light apple yeast esters, vaguely biscuity and grassy.
Taste is similarly mellow and unfettered, simple biscuity malt flavors mix with apple esters, and a crisp grassy bitterness from the Hallertau. Light and crisp, very smooth and clean with a lingering grassy noble hop bitterness in the dry finish. Minimal sweetness, and far from "cloying". Easy drinking, true to style, and versatile with food.
No one is reinventing the wheel here, it's just a clean, well made German lager. Simplicity is underrated and sadly often misunderstood... simple traditional beers can be extremely satisfying.
Reviewed by drpimento from Wisconsin
1.87/5 rDev -45.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.75
1.87/5 rDev -45.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.75
If this were an artist's work, it could be entitled "A Study In Blandness". I did pick up a slight aroma of sweet wet grain. Flavor's about the same plus some carbonic tang and a bit of bitter. Plenty of water.
Jul 12, 2016
Reviewed by Ri0 from Wisconsin
3.53/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured 16oz can into a Pils glass. Some haze and golden straw, with 2 finger head. It fades quickly and leaves a thin ring with minimal lacing on the glass. Pleasant grains and cracker like malts. Citrus and some grassy hops are also present. Flavorful light cracker malts with citrusy and grassy hops. Rather straight forward for a lager. It is creamy, yet crisp with a decent amount of carbonation. A simple session lager on par with Yokel from New Glarus that has a 3.86 rating. Gives you an idea of how a brand name can influence a beer.
Mar 30, 2016
Reviewed by Lemke10 from Wisconsin
3.24/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.24/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
This pours a clear, amber/yellow color with a thick white head. The aroma is malty with a touch of yeast. The taste is smooth and easy drinking. There’s a decent grain flavor with a touch of bitterness in the finish. Rather interesting for the style.
Jul 10, 2015
Reviewed by JamesMN from Minnesota
2.94/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.94/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Random code printed on the bottom of the can but no bottling date.
Appearance: Pale straw in color with superb clarity. Tiny layer of white froth and a bit flat looking.
Aroma: Dry bready malt. Really not aromatic.
Taste: Some spicy/bitter character from the hops that builds throughout to maybe about 25 IBUs or so. Not sure if this is made from adjuncts but there is a bit of grain flavor poking through. No ABV listed but I'd estimate it around 5.5%. Finish is a little dead for the style, no lively crispness. Aftertaste is a bit like damp cereal with a hint of spicy hop character.
Mouthfeel: Between thin and medium in body but its tepid nature (either due to a canning issue or as it is intended to be) makes this hard to grade. A tad cloying but I can't really put my finger on the reason. Drinkable but I wouldn't session this.
Final Thoughts: I'm always skeptical of any newly distributed beer that's a) a lager and/or b) looks like it's from a brewery that was bought out by BMC. A lot of forgettable beer, particularly "craft" lagers coming onto the beer scene right now. Would I drink it again? Only if the head brewer handed me one.
Feb 24, 2015Appearance: Pale straw in color with superb clarity. Tiny layer of white froth and a bit flat looking.
Aroma: Dry bready malt. Really not aromatic.
Taste: Some spicy/bitter character from the hops that builds throughout to maybe about 25 IBUs or so. Not sure if this is made from adjuncts but there is a bit of grain flavor poking through. No ABV listed but I'd estimate it around 5.5%. Finish is a little dead for the style, no lively crispness. Aftertaste is a bit like damp cereal with a hint of spicy hop character.
Mouthfeel: Between thin and medium in body but its tepid nature (either due to a canning issue or as it is intended to be) makes this hard to grade. A tad cloying but I can't really put my finger on the reason. Drinkable but I wouldn't session this.
Final Thoughts: I'm always skeptical of any newly distributed beer that's a) a lager and/or b) looks like it's from a brewery that was bought out by BMC. A lot of forgettable beer, particularly "craft" lagers coming onto the beer scene right now. Would I drink it again? Only if the head brewer handed me one.
Reviewed by Chaz from Minnesota
3.01/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.01/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours a pale, slightly hazy golden in color. Head is just barely off-white, lacing is good. Carbonation looks pretty even and light.
Nose starts out with a fairly neutral malt profile (pale Munich and Crystal) with a lighter Noble hop profile just at the tail end. Yeast profile is neutral...
There's a 'zing' of Noble hops which begins about midway through the first sip, and a nice lingering bitterness. Malty and just barely on the sweet side, with a touch of malt depth and complexity. Nice balance: The bitterness is where it should be for the style, the sweetness held in check, and just enough tanginess from the hops as well.
Lighter esters, but some are to be expected and they do not detract.
Overall it is not a bad example of the style.
Oct 03, 2014Nose starts out with a fairly neutral malt profile (pale Munich and Crystal) with a lighter Noble hop profile just at the tail end. Yeast profile is neutral...
There's a 'zing' of Noble hops which begins about midway through the first sip, and a nice lingering bitterness. Malty and just barely on the sweet side, with a touch of malt depth and complexity. Nice balance: The bitterness is where it should be for the style, the sweetness held in check, and just enough tanginess from the hops as well.
Lighter esters, but some are to be expected and they do not detract.
Overall it is not a bad example of the style.
Reviewed by JerUrbans from Wisconsin
3.33/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.33/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Pours very light yellow and very clear, with snow white head. Smell is fresh and a little earthy malt. Tastes good, nice biscuits and butter with some sour cherries. Mouthfeel is fresh, clean, crisp.
Overall, I would drink again. Not a style I've drank a lot of but this is pretty good.
Feb 25, 2014Overall, I would drink again. Not a style I've drank a lot of but this is pretty good.
Reviewed by KI9A from Illinois
3.2/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.2/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Not sure where to place this style, the site says "Munich-style pale lager", but, tastes to me like a Helles.
A: Pours light gold, nice head & Retention. Nice lace waves.
S: malts, biscuits, a slight pine sent.
T: Good balance of malts & light, maybe saaz hops (?). Good, but, just kinda plain.
M: Light, clean, nice drinker.
D: Again, nice drinker. Nothing offensive, but, nothing outstanding
May 19, 2009A: Pours light gold, nice head & Retention. Nice lace waves.
S: malts, biscuits, a slight pine sent.
T: Good balance of malts & light, maybe saaz hops (?). Good, but, just kinda plain.
M: Light, clean, nice drinker.
D: Again, nice drinker. Nothing offensive, but, nothing outstanding
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