Höss Holzar-Bier

Ein bernsteinfarbenes, traditionelles Exportbier, das schon unsere Urväter besonders gerne tranken. Nach dem Reinheitsgebot gebraut.

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479 reviews

Sonthofen, Germany

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3.5 Brown with a fleeting, foamy head. Grains and nuts with gentle berry tones. Taste is very mildly bitter with light toasted noted. Medium body, balanced carbonation. Simple but quite pleasant.

3.1 Een wat vlak donkerkleurig bier maar geen dubbel. Alcohol 5,2%. Van brauerei Höff uit Sonthausen, gekocht op vliegveld München. Niks bijzonders.

3.2 Bottle. Clear copper colour with a medium white frothy to creamy off-white head, nose is malty, roasty and fruity with notes of caramel and apricot, taste is quite sweet, roasty and fruity with a mild finish and a full body.

1.5 Laaaaaaangweilig!

2.9 13/I/19 - 50cl bottle, shared with the boys @ Akke’s place, BB: 31/VII/19 - (2019-76) Thanks to Akke for sharing the bottle! Clear red beer, small creamy irregular white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, cow fodder, rural, some cherries. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty, fruity, cherries, bitter touch, bit sweet, grassy, little metallic. Aftertaste: malty, cow fodder, some caramel, bit sweet, banana, little bitter.

3.5 Bottle from Malt Traders on 6 April 2019. I found this to be a decent enough beer with a good copper colour and a big fluffy head. Strong malty aroma and the sweet maltiness carries through to the flavour.

2.7 Optisch dunkles Kupfer, leichte Perlung, im Trunk vorwiegend Karamell, kurz bitter, dann süffig süß. Ziemlich straight forward, ohne viel Schnickschnack. Ordentlich, wenn auch nicht außergewöhnlich.

2.9 As all other beers from Höss, also this beer is OK. The names of the german beers are sometimes confusing, especially when the region name is involved. Looking at type of beer and not a region, I would call this beer an Alt for beginners.

2.7 Clear dark amber color, creamy white beige head of medium size, which quickly disappears. It has some earthy notes, nuts and notes of dried plums. Not so nicely bitter - sweet rye bread taste. Slightly cheap and unconvincing taste and overall impression.

3.1 Bottle. Brown with a cm of off white head. Aroma of toffee, bread, chocolate, but stern enough floral and herbal hops to suggest it's not going to be that sweet. And it isn't but unhappily there's some cardboard. Can't see a date. Still, a decent balance of toasty/ caramel and spicy bitterness is most of the show. Would try in situ.

2.8 Aroma: Malt caramel, citrus Flavour: Burnt malt caramel, bread Bitterness: restrained Colour: Dark Copper Visual Carbonation: almost none Clarity: dark Head Retention: poor (less than 30 seconds) Head Colour: thin white Texture Retention: thin quickly dissipating Lacing: short Palate: Sweet slight Astringency (tannic): slight Body: soft mouth-coating Palate Carbonation: soft Length/Finish: medium (up to 60 seconds) Alcohol Ranges: mild

3.5 0.5l bottle thanks to Lore. Clear copper body with a thin white head. Aroma and taste of caramel, toast and bit of orange zest and dates. The finish has some floral hop bitterness to it. I like it.

4.8 OK first things first - brewed by Sonthofen (private brewery) Germany - so which is it - Austrian or German ? - fucK Knows. Any how, I have been drinking beer for a long long time. I am well versed (taste bud wise) in all manner of craft beers & the new fad IPA wave that is gonna run its course. I must say, I am truly blown away by the quality of this beer - it has it all, & in a subtle beautiful kind of way. I love its traditional Arian or Viennese pacKaging. The label invoKes, a beer liKe this is required after the day I've put in. Sweat & toil is rewarded when ye imbibe Holzar. It speaKs of an erudite brewing process. Does not contaminate the brain in moderate consumption. Each copious mouthful is cherished. A well balanced alcohol strength. An absolute rarity among-st the prolific droll drab shit we see on our off sales shelves -yours truly, Magpie ♎ Charm

2.9 Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.

3.4 clear dark amber colour, medium sized creamy beige-ish white head, which disappears within a minute; aroma of ryre bread crust, some nuts and dried apricot notes; taste of rye bread, roasted nuts, caramel and hints of dried apricot; good one

3.0 Bouteille 50 cl achetée via Bofrost. Bière cuivrée limpide et petite mousse. Nez assez discret sur le caramel et les fruits rouges. Bouche fraîche, douce, assez plate, malts, caramel, candi, prune. Assez agréable, sans plus.

3.3 Clear, golden colored, small white non lasting head. Aroma is malty, grains and some toasty notes, bit caramel, bit straw. Taste is medium sweet malt, grains, some toasted notes, caramel, bit strawy herbal hops, light+ bitterness, dryish finish. Medium bodied, soft+ carbonation, bit watery.

3.0 From backlog. 0,5 litre Bottle from Store at München AirPort. Dark amber with offwhite head. Malts, hops and sweetness.

2.0 Clear dark amber, soapy head. Lots of cooked corn in the nose, some olive brine. The taste is husky and papery with a good deal of dms. Light bitterness, if anyone cares...

3.4 .5 liter from my son in Rome. These beers were purchased by my son for the World Cup while in Rome. The beer poured a dark Amber color with a small head and no lacing. The malty aroma was esily noticed. Some wood and crystal malts as well. The beer has a medium body with average carbonation. Clean finish great to drink while picnicing on the Italian LakeTrasmeneo.

3.5 Fles 50cl thuis. Licht kruidig, licht zoetig. Goede balans. (11-2015).----.

3.3 Did not know what to expect. Light red transparent colour. Light red ale malts and quite sweet.

2.9 Clear dark amber with a slight white head. Caramel, lemon iced tea, plum, forest honey, grass, light resin and spruce. Light bitterness, medium sweetness, light sourness. Medium body and carbonation, malty finish.

3.6 Not quite like any other German beer I've had--they say on the label it's a traditional beer, as brewed by their forefathers ... a "bernsteinfarbenes traditionsbier"--traditional amber beer. It's a fairly dark-amber beer, with glints of cherry colour against the light. There's a lagerish smell to it, mixed with a chutney whiff. In the drinking, something of the Bavarian dark lager kicks in, though lighter in carbonation and softer in mouthfeel. I'm tasting some unusual notes here ... black treacle, maybe, toffee apple, syrup of prunes. I grew up near a jam factory, and some days a smell wafted across the river that has echoes in this beer, a stewed damson flavour, boiled plum. I also taste a touch of tart raspberry and roasted malts on the back end, in lieu of any hops bitterness. It's a nice drink, I must say.

2.9 Botella 500ml Color Ambar,cobrizo con espuma blanca, no muy fina pero agradable,escasa de 1 dedo,media resistencia.Aroma-malta,caramelo,frutos secos.Sabor- un dulzor suave,casi sin amargor,malta,caramelo, frutos secos,textura algo oleosa,bastante bien.

2.9 Morena, cobriza. Clara. De escasa espuma, que deja película. Aroma escaso, malteado con notas de frutos seco. Muy bebible, con buen punto de gas y agradable sabor cereal con frutos secos, aunque bastante ligera de cuerpo, algo aguada.

2.6 Clear chestnut brown body with medium off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, bread, caramel, light raisin. Taste is moderately sweet, molasses, caramel, bread, some raisin, light apple. Watery light-medium body, a little undercarbonated.

2.9 0.5 l flip-top bottle from getränkemarkt in münchen. pours a clear amber with a frothy off-white head. aroma of hay, grass, caramel. flavour of caramel malts, rye bread, cereals, nuts. light, but not too watery. ok.

2.1 Aus der Flasche getrunken. Leicht trübes Braunamber mit viel stabilem Schaum. Nach Urgroßvater-Art, so schmeckt es auch. Recht malzig.

3.4 Pours clear, dark rubybrown. Small white head, medium low stability, no lacing. Smell is typical german, cleanness, mild bitter touch ( noble hops ) mild caramel. Taste is sharp, tad bitter, caramel, grainy , toasty, some minor white bread. Lingering caramel. Medium body, with medium high carbo.