Schloss Eggenberg Hopfenkönig

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Pilsener
Vorchdorf, Austria

Golden with a slight edge due to carbonisation.Not too bad but it does distract from the enjoyment of drinking this one.Dry initial taste that leads to a gentle sweetness. Quite a reasonable pils with a classy label.

Bottled - Criterion Leicester. A blonde coloured beer with a nice whitish head. The aroma is sweet and lagery with some grassy hops. The taste is quite thin but there’s some sweetish malts and noticeable hops. Tasty, clean and drinkable if a little short.

33 cl bottle. No yeast at the bottom. Clear pale yellow colour with a weak head. Aroma of saaz hops, also malt and corn. Crisp flavour with notes of hops, and little fruity. Ends up dry and bitter, very average for a pilsner.

Clear yellow color with a thin white head. Sweet corn and honey aroma. Flavor of light honey with some corn aftertaste.

Bottle. Pale beer with a steady white head. The aroma is yeasty and malty and the flavour is malty, yeasty and dry. Overall a pleasant beer.

Hopfen Konig Pils pours to a very bright, pale golden color with a thick white head, and a good bit of carbonation. The clarity on this beer is beautiful, you can literally see right though this beer. The nose on this beer is fantastic. Very fragrant, zesty, herby/grassy hop aromas flood the nose. The palate is crisp and clean with good pilnser malt flavors on the tongue. The body on this beer is very smooth and round, making for a very drinkable beer. Hopfen Konig Pils finishes with good pilsner malt flavor up front, then finishes with a wonderful, snappy, herby/grassy hop bite that slightly lingers. This is a well done example of German Pils from one of Austria’s best breweries. It has a wonderful crisp and clean malt palate, and of course those signature Saaz hop notes in aroma, flavor, and bitterness. This beer would make a wonderful aperitif beer to get the appetite going, and would pair well with sea food or foul dishes. I would match this beer with a nice grilled piece of fish with lemon pepper butter.

This poured a pale pee yellow colour, but with a beautiful medium/big thick white head that went away slowly leaving tons of beautiful lacing. Hoppy aroma with some honeyish malt and skunk (green bottle...). The taste is a bit of a letdown then. Hoppy, yes, with a bit of that malt, but all in all, metallic. Ok hoppy aftertaste. This would be quite a nice little pils if not for that metallic feeling. A bit basic, but far from bad.

Bottle 341ml. Appearance: Pale yellow. Aroma: Skunky smell, sweet malt and hops. Flavor: sweet malt.