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Hövels Original

Hövels Original

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Dortmunder Actien Brauerei (Oetker Group)

Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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882.99/5.02.98/5.05.5%49.5English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Formerly known as "Hövels Original Bitterbier". Nowadays sold Germany-wide with the additive "Feinherbes Rotgold".

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 kappldav123 (1063), Markkleeberg, Germany
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20

Jan 6, 2008  
The bottle looks unusal, but good. The beer in the glass also. Dark, nearly like a bock. Tastes malty and strong, a little bit sweet also. Really a good beer!

 sir_Pino (589), Zawiercie / Żywiec, Poland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Sep 4, 2008  
No 539
Rated: 30.08.2008
Bottle green, 500 ml
Appearance: Pours pure and perfectly clear, beautifull body colour and shiny, essentiall and deep amber colour of the body, carbonation is moderate to lively, saturation is quite high, head is isnitially deep, dense frothy, pillowy, off - white, bright beige, lacing is decent.
Aroma: Very strong aroma of herbal - flowery inviting hops quite similar in its profile to those used in Bohemian Pilseners so Zatec or Saaz hop style, juicy, lemon, gentle notes of lime, orange, at closer sniff it is sweet malty and grainy, very well balanced and fat in maltyness, reminding best Bohemian Pilseners, notes of herbs, truffle, leafes, decent, whipped cream.
Flavour: Front is very juicy and refreshing, fruity and floral accents of pine tree, resin, raisin, truffle, toffee, bark, gently woody, nice bitterness on palate biniding your tongue and releasing herbal noble slightly earthy hoppy nose, nice caramelly malt, pale malt, slightly toasty malt, gentle notes of almonds and pronounced note of marzipan, notes of wallnuts, finish duration is medium to long. A very refreshing beer.
Palate: Body is medium, texture is rather dry, carboantion on palate is moderate to high, finish feel is very clean, moderately astringent, dry and gently ascoholic.


 DerWeg (442), Tronna, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Plain Jane beer (bottle, Irish pub in Leipzig) but impressive lacing and bubbles.Hops are fairly bitter. Likable though. Bartend lady gave me a free Radeberger to take home. Was she on crack?? I love her though still.


 johndoughty (1660), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/514/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Bottle. Bronze and surprisingly bitter. Very clear with no carbonation and some traces of citrus. Reminded me of a premium bitter. Pleasant.


 MrRomero (1893), Wiesbaden-Biebrich, Germany
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 30, 2008  
500ml bottle: poured clear orange. The head is beige and small. Very little aroma- just slight hops and a tad bit of orange perhaps. Flavor is pretty short as well. Just a bit of hops, slight citrus. Herbal notes with a light sweetness turning into a mildly sour finish. Decent.


 gunnfryd (2743), Kristiansand, Norway
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
May 10, 2008  
Bottle. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, hop, malt. Flavour is caramel, malt, fruit. medium body. Ordinary beer.




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