Hacker-Pschorr Edelhell

Brewed by Paulaner Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Munich, Germany

500 ml bottle at the beer store in Toronto. Fruity, cereal aroma, slightly sweet, malty, with nice hops. Slightly buttery. Nice aroma. Rather light golden color, low, fine head. Malty, slightly sweet flavor, full flavor, grainy, biscuits. Medium hopping, nice balance though on the malt side. Slight hay/grass taste. Medium body, rather light body. Nice enough, though nothing really special.

Honeylike aroma with bits of lemon and hay. Golden color with dissipating head. Flavors are haylike malt, mildly sweet, some citrus qualities. Mild even palate with a sweet duration. Refreshing.

on tap at the castle on king from a one liter stine the i neither paid for or consumed the majority of but thanks to jessem i really feel i got the full experience of the brew. the aromas are very lagerish but not in the way that makes you say "oh shit another crappy lager", its more like "hey maybe jesse is right and lagers are so underated it makes me a little sad." pure pale maltiness with low AA hops that cant be ignored. had i ordered a one liter stine of this i would have enjoyed it to the last drop. the flavour is satifying without being overly complex. temendously balanced and drinkable. i wouldnt say that this brew is full bodied but the amount of flavour you get from this all malt lager is something that id consider special. although im not overly proud of this jesse really has made it almost impossible to just carlessly slam back lagers with no regard for the potential subtle complexity that can reside in world class examples such as this. overall ; VERY GOOD BEER!

500ml bottle
5.5% ABV
I tried this beer on July 1, 2008 at “Smokeless Joe’s” in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent dark gold with a bubbly white head. The aroma was grainy malt with a slight trace of hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium to high carbonation. The flavour was smooth with some grainy malt, some spice, and a slight hoppy bitter finish.

Here is what a lager/pilsner should be all about, well balanced flavour, pleasant hoppy and malt aroma. Very pleasant dry finish. Bring it back to Canada!

Draft at Der Pschorr in Munich. Crisp and lightly sweet, with a clean, sweet nose of pils malt, barely any hop presence, just clean pils malt, slightly sweet in flavor, very clean and refreshing. Well made.

Brown bottle, 0,5 l, at The Liquor Depot in Edmonton, savoured on May 23 2008; eye: straw, clear, no effervescence, white head that disappears completely, no lacing; nose : “white”, light malt, light fruity; mouth: quite carbonated, reminiscent of a white, light fruity, grainy, yeast, lightly sweet, medium body; overall: disappointing FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 0,5 l, achetée chez The Liquor Depot à Edmonton, savourée le 23 mai 2008; oeil : paille, pas d’effervescence, claire, mousse blanche qui disparaît complètement, pas de dentelle; nez : blanche, léger malt, léger fruite; bouche : très carbonatée, similitude à une blanche, léger fruite, granuleuse, levure, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen; en résumé : décevant

Huge offwhite creamy lasting head with coarseish froth on top. Yellow body. Light, clean fruity malty peppery aroma. Dry-sweet peppery malty taste with fruity herbal notes. Light, incredibly clean, and refreshing. Light acidity. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dry earthy peas and malts aftertaste. Very light all the way through with faint minty notes. Very, very good. (0.2l cask at der Pschorr, München.)