Hannen Alt
3
215 reviews
Mönchengladbach, Germany
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Sampled from 0.5 l bottle from local 'trinkgut', best before December 2018. Clear, very dark reddish amber with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, light beige head. Sweetish, slightly grassy-spicy aroma of grains, nuts, some straw and a touch of cardboard. Slightly sweetish, moderately bitter, quite dry, moderately grassy-spicy taste of grains, toasted nuts, straw and some cardboard, followed by a short, medium bitter, quite dry and moderately grassy-spicy finish with a touch of iron. Thin to medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Pretty bad.
Bottled on January 22, 2018.
Clear dark brown color, white head. Malty, grainy, some smoke, very low hop focus scent. Low bitterness. Light smoked, some hop character, sweet taste. Medium mouthfeel.
6/4/6/3/11=3.0
Bottle. Reddish brown with a small off white head. Malty and spicy tones. Malt, hops, spices and bitterness. Medium body with a dry finish.
Being brought up on Altbier it is hard to be objective. Hannen is, however, not among my favorites. A decent Alt, but not a match to the ones from Düsseldorf.
Schmeckt wie ein Alt schmecken muss, nicht originell, aber solide. Malzig, Röstaroma und feine Süße. Insgesamt etwas seicht im Geschmack, keine Tiefe.
[Alle gustatorischen Angaben wie immer ohne Gewähr: 1997 führte ein Verköstigungsexperiment mit den guatemaltekischen Pfefferschoten aus Quetzlzacatenango zum Verlust von genau 67.3829% meiner Geschmacksknospen. Dass ich von kleinster Kindheit an mit Pfälzer Rieslingschorle aufgezogen wurde, wirkt sich zusätzlich suboptimal auf meinen Biergaumen aus.]
On tap. Midsized head, hazy brown colour. Aromas of leaves, floral hops,caramel, toffee, light dried fruits. Taste is leavy, earthy with some malt. Fizzy carbonation, slick texture, light to medium body.
I remember this beer for it’s deep nutty taste, dark in color, full bodied and extremely easy to drink. I have not had a Hannen Alt since 1969 when I spent Christmas, my 23rd birthday and New Years in Essen, Germany with the Krimphoff family. This was my beer; I wish I had a case!
Beautiful warm ruby colour, white bubbly head and some bubbles.
Smell is malt and caramel, some white pepper, cumin, hint of fenugreek, nutmeg. Touch of yoghurt and citrus.
Taste is fizzy, bitter sweetish and quite full with a gentle fizz. Malty, hint of chocolate and spicy bitterness. Touch of chlorine.
Bottle. Appearance is cloudy red brown. Head is thin and beige. Medium high sweetness, light bitterness. Aroma and flavour is caramel, liquorice, juniper.
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 7B). Bottle 33 cl - Batch LB244 (BBF 06.06.17). AROMA: medium-low cardboard-like notes, mixed with medium-low caramelized malt notes with bread crust. faint peppery hop presence. APPEARANCE: ambar color and clear. medium-low white head with medium-low retention. TASTE: medium-low cardboard notes followed by caramelized malt (bread crust). medium-low balanced bitterness, with a semi-dry to dry finish. PALATE: medium-low body with medium-low carbonation. OVERALL: an altbier with notes of oxidation and with more muted malt.
500ml bottle. Clear, chestnut colour with average, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Slightly grainy, toasty, malty aroma, a touch of spelt, surpressed hints of malt lozenge and caramel. Taste is toasty dark malty, a touch of roast, caramel and malt lozenge, bitter hoppy counterpart; minimally creamy palate.
Bottle from Beers of Europe, Kings Lynn. Pours slightly hazy deep chestnut brown with a short lasting off white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, hop, dark fruit and light chocolate. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, slight sticky texture, soft carbonation. Finish is sweet, and malty. Certainly had worst bottled Altbiers.
500ml bottle at home in Munich. Aroma is malt, roasted coffee, nuts. Appearance is dark brown with a brown-ish foam. Taste is bitter and very light sweet. Slightly astringent bitterness. Medium carbonation and overall watery. Okay.
Aus der Flasche in Worms getrunken. Tja, was soll man auch groß über ein Industrie-Alt sagen...
From Labirratorium. In Teku glass. Playing Broken Sword 5. Light caramel and toasted notes. Very drinkable and refreshing. Pleasant but lacking some punch
0,5 l Flasche. Aroma: Röstaromen, getreidig. Erscheinung: Braunes Bier, cremefarbener, grobporiger, aber recht stabiler Schaum. Geschmack: Röstaromen, malzige Süße, Hauch von Bitterkeit. Nachgeschmack: Die Röstaromen halten sich recht lange. Gesamt: Grundsätzlich gut trinkbar, mir sind die Röstaromen aber zu penetrant (was man schon daran sieht, dass dieses Wort viermal in diesem kurzen Text steht).
Bottle. Clear brown color, medium to full sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, caramel, lightly grains, lightly bitter. Lightly nutty, light bitter finish. Decent body and carbonation.
Aroma: roasted caramel, melanoidins, roasted malts.
Appearance: amber color and creamy head.
Taste: low herbal bitterness, melanoidins, roasted caramel, herbs, dry.
Palate: low body and medium carbonation.
Overall: Decent alt, drinkable.
On Tap, @Cervecería Oldenburg-Hermana Mayor, Madrid. 09/04/2016.
Color marrón claro, sabor caramelo,malta ligera.
50cl Bottle from REWE Stenten. Clear dark amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of nuts, grain, hint of caramel, toast, burnt caramel. Flavour is likewise, light hoppy and malty bitter finish. Light bodied. OK.
Transferring Old Data - Nice commercial Alt. Moderate Bitterness and some notes of caramell, honey and roasted malts.
*Old rating. Best before 30.03.05. Nice but not too seep brew. Roasted malt, moderate bitterness with some sweetish hints. Easy to drink stuff!
Bottle. Pours brown with a mostly diminishing, white head. Nice aroma with spiciness and some wood, malt in the background. In the flavours, dry, the wood is a bit more notorious, with hints of what appears to be leather, very well blended with smooth malt. Oily just on the thin side, medium or medium to full body, long-ish finish.
Flaske. Farven er mørk kobberrød og skumkronen er cremet. Aromaen er mørk frugt og urteagtig. Smagen er mørk frugt og humlebitter. Faktisk en rigtig god øl.
Bottled 500ml. -from Edeka supermarket Mönchengladbach. Straight from the bottle. Whiff of caramel in the nose. Toasted malt, light caramel, herbal hoppy and notes of bread in the finish.
Caoba limpio y espuma marfil compacta. Aromas de azúcar moreno, tabaco. Cuerpo ligero, inicio dulce, toffee, tabaco y final seco suave.
Light brow with medium to low body. Taste soft biscuit, raisin and honey. Easy drinking.
Bottle 0.5l from Galeria Kaufhof Dusseldorf Germany. Taste in our street lunch time wit Jelena Gent Belgium.27.06.2015.Pour it clear brown color with small white head.On the nose roasted malt.Taste of roasted malt, quite watery, but very drinkable for hot summer days.
Bottle. Brown with an off white head. Aroma is fruit and malt. Flavour is dusty caramel, sweet honey notes, malty finish.
Recién servida fuerte aroma a granos de café. Sabor a café menos marcado y a malta. Muy redonda y agradable. Entra ligera.