Brunonia
Hofbrauhaus Wolters GmbH

 

Bought 6 330ml cans in Colombia for $3.30 USD. A very drinkable German beer, typical of the style. Amber color, "fluffy" head and smooth drinkability. A good beer value, especially when compared to domestic Colombian beer.
Prost!!

 

 

11.2 oz can. Pours golden with tall white head. Aroma is of stale malt and some hops. Body is medium and slightly crisp. Taste is of hops and pale malt. Finish is long and dry. I thought this would be worse.

This is a very decent German lager. I am surprised it's not classified as a Pils.

Pours a beautiful golden color, not light like most German lagers/Pils, but not rich golden like Czech lagers either.

The nose is unmistakably German lemongrassy. Smells like summer in Lower Saxony!

The taste is very much on point. It's refreshing, not heavy, not light, just right. Grassy, crackery, bready, crispwith a hint of sweetness. Low to no hop bitterness, but the brewery makes other beers that offer a solid noble hop kick.

I like it. The price point is very reasonable, too. Totally meets expectations.

Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a clear golden amber color with a small head of white foam. The head has a decent level of retention, fading over time and leaving a good sum of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is super doughy and bready with an almost pretzel like smell. Mixed in with these aromas is notes of must and hay and a little bit of caramel.
Taste – The taste begins with a crisp grainy and cracker malt flavor paired with a touch of caramel and a bit of harvest fruit. As the taste advances the grain gets stronger all while some notes of earthy hop and a bit of hay and toast join in. Toward the end there is a cheerio’s cereal taste that joins in and leaves one with a grainy and crisp malty taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is light in thickness and creaminess with an average carbonation level. For the style and grainy tastes the feel is good and makes for an easy drinker.
Overall – A rather nice crisp brew with a good showing of cereal malts. Rather nice.

"Brewed in strict accordance to the German purity law", right on the label; good enough for me to try, as if the low price wasn't enough. Didn't disappoint. Clear and bright with a large white head and good lacing. Took a couple of minutes for the aroma to evolve, but it got there. Pretty much a standard Lager all around. Very satisfying.

Brunonia...Brunonia...Wasn't that the setting for a Marx Brothers movie?

 

 

 

 

 

Very pleasantly surprised by this which I picked up for $4.99 for 4 pints. I wasn't expecting much but wanted to try it, mainly because I am cheap. This is very good beer. Crisp, clean taste, very flavorful, no off flavors or "almost good" here, but a purely enjoyable pilsner style lager. Color, body, and carbonation are all true to style. Flavors of mildly spicy hops, rich malt background, fresh tasting. Easily ranks the same as beers I routinely buy for more than twice the price. Will buy again if there is any left.

 

A typical German lager. There’s malt and grass and some faint hops. It has a richer mouth feel than is typical for your average US lager and the difference is worth it. 500 ml can for a buck is a steal. You also get a descent head. There is a slight mouth pucker effect in the after taste which is rather pleasant. No life altering experience but well worth a try.

 

Pours a somewhat dark gold with two fingers of foam. Smell is familiar malts and grassy notes. Taste follows but also has some corn sweetness. Has a bit of a “burnt” note going down but very drinkable. Not bad especially for the price.
UPDATE…..after not being able to find this for over a year it turned up recently but instead of 4 pints, it is now a typical 6-pack. Unfortunately this ‘new’ stuff is way more watery than it was previously. Very disappointing as this was a real bang-for-the-buck beer.

 

Poured into a 500 ml glass mug, impressive 3 finger head on a yellow golden body. Smell is not overpowering, typical lager smell, malted grains, barley. Taste was very pleasant, very drinkable. Overall a really good pilsner, especially considering the 500 ml can and the price of $3.99 for a 4 pack. Love seeing the german brews in cans these days, hopefully other well established breweries follow suit with this format. There's nothing worse than seeing great beer rot on the shelves in these bottles.