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Neuschwansteiner Das Echte
Der HirschBrau/Privatbrauerei Höss
- From:
- Der HirschBrau/Privatbrauerei Höss
- Germany
- Style:
- Helles
Ranked #312 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 79
Ranked #26,648 - Avg:
- 3.32 | pDev: 12.95%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 28, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 23, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.36/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
2 liter mock ceramic (glass, actually) swingtop siphon ("growler"), as "Neuschwansteiner Das Echte", brewery filled, bought at Ole Simon, Sandnes, Norway. Pale golden colour, a faint haziness. Large to moderate head. Pleasant aroma of aromatic hops. Flavour is a typical standard helles: moderate malts, moderate hops, grainy notes, easy drinking, nothing unpleasant but nothing really remarkable either. Nice enough, but the siphon was more impressive than the beer.
May 28, 2022Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.12/5 rDev -6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.12/5 rDev -6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500 mL bottle from a gift pack; best before Feb 23 2013. I know nothing about this brewery, but I generally expect brews of German stock to be at the very least serviceable and enjoyable, if not always especially memorable or extraordinary.
Pours a clear, pale golden-straw colour, topped with slightly less than two fingers of fizzy, frothy white head. Retention isn't great, and there is no lacing. The aroma is of bready pale grain malts, with some grassy, floral, vaguely noble hop backing. Nothing fancy, but certainly clean, and reasonably style-appropriate.
Approachable flavour; but again it's nothing out of the ordinary. Bready, biscuity pale malts form the backbone, with a prominent honey sweetness that is much more noticeable than a lot of the Munich lagers I've had previously. There is some modest floral hop bitterness that counters this, but on the whole it's mostly sweet, and could definitely be balanced better. Clean finish without much aftertaste. Light-bodied, with gentle, mild carbonation (for a German pale lager, anyway). Easy to slug back, but that's probably all it's good for.
This isn't exactly a bad brew, but it's undeniably on the bland side. The balance isn't great, and although it tastes a bit cleaner than a lot of domestic pale lagers, the differences are pretty minimal. To be more direct - I expect more from a Munich lager than inoffensiveness and mere sessionability, which is really all this stuff has to offer.
Final Grade: 3.12, a passable C+. Neuschwansteiner Das Echte is a serviceable lager, but completely forgettable. Judging from review scores, the 'original' Neuschwansteiner is at least marginally better - too bad they didn't opt to toss that one into this sampler pack. If offered I certainly wouldn't turn this beer down - it's as drinkable as any mediocre pale lager, domestic or imported - but as for spending my hard-earned cash on it? Unlikely. As for recommendations, well... I can't think of any compelling reasons to bother with this.
Jun 26, 2012Pours a clear, pale golden-straw colour, topped with slightly less than two fingers of fizzy, frothy white head. Retention isn't great, and there is no lacing. The aroma is of bready pale grain malts, with some grassy, floral, vaguely noble hop backing. Nothing fancy, but certainly clean, and reasonably style-appropriate.
Approachable flavour; but again it's nothing out of the ordinary. Bready, biscuity pale malts form the backbone, with a prominent honey sweetness that is much more noticeable than a lot of the Munich lagers I've had previously. There is some modest floral hop bitterness that counters this, but on the whole it's mostly sweet, and could definitely be balanced better. Clean finish without much aftertaste. Light-bodied, with gentle, mild carbonation (for a German pale lager, anyway). Easy to slug back, but that's probably all it's good for.
This isn't exactly a bad brew, but it's undeniably on the bland side. The balance isn't great, and although it tastes a bit cleaner than a lot of domestic pale lagers, the differences are pretty minimal. To be more direct - I expect more from a Munich lager than inoffensiveness and mere sessionability, which is really all this stuff has to offer.
Final Grade: 3.12, a passable C+. Neuschwansteiner Das Echte is a serviceable lager, but completely forgettable. Judging from review scores, the 'original' Neuschwansteiner is at least marginally better - too bad they didn't opt to toss that one into this sampler pack. If offered I certainly wouldn't turn this beer down - it's as drinkable as any mediocre pale lager, domestic or imported - but as for spending my hard-earned cash on it? Unlikely. As for recommendations, well... I can't think of any compelling reasons to bother with this.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.1/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.1/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Catch up rating notes, 2012: .5l bottle from Edeka. Poured into a weizen glass, hazy golden color, nice big, fluffy head, which fades a bit too fast. Aroma comes in with the expected weizen notes, clove, banana and bubblegum, some of the bready wheat character. More grainy flavors, slightly sweet, and a bit more bitterness than expected. A bit light on the feel, carbonation not enough to keep the head going.
Jun 22, 2012Reviewed by bryehn from Canada (ON)
2.7/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.7/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
BB: July 12, Glass: Pilsener, Served: 45-55 deg.
Pours a pale, slightly hazy golden colour with a large and soapy white head that burns off quickly, leaving a bubbly film in its wake.
Pleasant, fresh-smelling aroma at first. Very floral, soapy and grainy, with a wheat-like note coming through as well. There's also a sweet, corn-like tone in there after warming and sadly, one reminiscent of vinegar.
Sweet malts, grains and corn, with an acidic and sour bite that feels out of place. At least the finish is fairly dry and clean.
Thin-bodied with a mild carbonation. Slight pop on the tongue with a sweet and syrupy aftertaste that lingers on the back of the tongue.
Wow, I was expecting better after trying Doppel-Hirsch from this brewery, but this is a below-average lager no matter how you slice it, macro or not. The odd acidity is really off-putting and the beer has no positive quality that balances things out.
Dec 22, 2011Pours a pale, slightly hazy golden colour with a large and soapy white head that burns off quickly, leaving a bubbly film in its wake.
Pleasant, fresh-smelling aroma at first. Very floral, soapy and grainy, with a wheat-like note coming through as well. There's also a sweet, corn-like tone in there after warming and sadly, one reminiscent of vinegar.
Sweet malts, grains and corn, with an acidic and sour bite that feels out of place. At least the finish is fairly dry and clean.
Thin-bodied with a mild carbonation. Slight pop on the tongue with a sweet and syrupy aftertaste that lingers on the back of the tongue.
Wow, I was expecting better after trying Doppel-Hirsch from this brewery, but this is a below-average lager no matter how you slice it, macro or not. The odd acidity is really off-putting and the beer has no positive quality that balances things out.
Reviewed by SebD from Canada (ON)
3.03/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance: It has a nice pale yellow color to it with a bit of cloudiness. It has a nice white head that dies down moderately and leaves some lacing.
Smell: The aromas definitly give out hints of grainy malts, with some light grassy and floral hops in the back. Not much else.
Taste: Like the aromas, it has a grainy malt character with a bit of corn, and grassy and floral hops.
Mouthfeel: It has a low/medium carbonation with a light overall balance and feel.
Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with somewhat bland flavors and aromas.
Dec 11, 2011Smell: The aromas definitly give out hints of grainy malts, with some light grassy and floral hops in the back. Not much else.
Taste: Like the aromas, it has a grainy malt character with a bit of corn, and grassy and floral hops.
Mouthfeel: It has a low/medium carbonation with a light overall balance and feel.
Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with somewhat bland flavors and aromas.
Reviewed by Stocean1 from Canada (ON)
3.07/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.07/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
This is a pale yellow lager with a short lived one finger white head that leaves only a thin collar with minimal lacing. Clear with a chill haze.
The smell is light malt, cereal, faint grassy hops.
The taste follows the nose with some light fruit and corn.
This is a crisp and refreshing lager, well balanced with a slight bitterness. Light bodied with decent carbonation it is a very easy drinking brew ideal for a hot summer day.
Better than a macro but generally forgettable.
Dec 10, 2011The smell is light malt, cereal, faint grassy hops.
The taste follows the nose with some light fruit and corn.
This is a crisp and refreshing lager, well balanced with a slight bitterness. Light bodied with decent carbonation it is a very easy drinking brew ideal for a hot summer day.
Better than a macro but generally forgettable.
Neuschwansteiner Das Echte from Der HirschBrau/Privatbrauerei Höss
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
29 ratings
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