Hövels Original

Beautiful bottle, nice amber color malty and hoparoma’s in smell, taste, and palate. Very nice bitter finish.

well, this is one of the beer where it is really hard to find the correct style. the one i chose is the les wrong one. in fact it has amber colour and it is an ale-style. but this one is very different from he "bitter bier" from the same brewery. big and solid head. hopsy smell and start. some bitterness, some smokey aromes. mid is hops-dominated but of the flowery kind. the finish has some malts which adds to the hops and makes a delicious and long end.

Bottle. The aroma is like a dark bread, roasted or burnt, earthly (yeastly). The appearance of the frothy head is very niche with a off-white colour which is long lasting. The initial flavour is bitter, the finish is long. On the palate the body is medium to full with a dry texture (a little bit oily) and a soft carbonation. Overall this is a positive surprise on the german beer market, the design of the bottle is also noteworthy. A good one!

Sweeter than I thought. Very nice head. Re-rate: Every time I have one of these I like it better and better. Pretty complex