Weissbierbrauerei Hopf

Discussion in 'Germany' started by BowWowWowYippyYoIPA, Apr 1, 2015.

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  1. BowWowWowYippyYoIPA

    BowWowWowYippyYoIPA Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2014 California

    I realize Hefeweizens fall victim to style bias, and also these guys don't have a whole lot of reviews under their belt, but does anyone else feel their ratings are far too low? I sampled three of their beers tonight and thought all were stellar. This also may just be an excuse for me to profess my love of Germans (beer, that is).
     
    #1 BowWowWowYippyYoIPA, Apr 1, 2015
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  2. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    I had never heard of them until I ran into some of their bottles in Las Vegas a few years ago. On my last trip to Munich, I noticed that the new'ish Tegernsee Tal hall served their weissbiers. They've been good in my experience, although some of those Vegas bottles were a bit old.
     
    #2 Domingo, Apr 1, 2015
  3. lotsaswigs

    lotsaswigs Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2006 Michigan

    I don't do the ratings thing but I thought the hell version was fantastic.
     
    #3 lotsaswigs, May 23, 2015
  4. einhorn

    einhorn Savant (1,175) Nov 3, 2005 California

    IMO due to the US craft boom and love of IPAs, a lot of the German and English beers are sitting ( a lot) longer on the shelves. Add to that the time involved with export, transport, importer to wholesaler to retailer chain and you're lucky to get fresh stuff.
     
    #4 einhorn, May 23, 2015
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  5. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Douglas, another frustrating aspect is that not all of the European breweries provide dates on their bottles. Due to lack of dating I frequently resist buying bottles of Ayinger, Schlenkerla, etc. I typically only buy seasonals from those breweries and cross my fingers they aren't over a year old.

    For those breweries that provide best by dates, I assume that the timeframe is 1 year and I base my purchases accordingly.

    Cheers!

    Jack
     
    #5 JackHorzempa, May 23, 2015
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