Thomas Hooker Munich-Style Golden Lager

Brewed by Thomas Hooker Brewing Company
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Bloomfield, Connecticut USA

500ml flip top bottle. Poured a medium and lighlty hazy yellow color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of yeast and lightly fruity. Tastes of fruitiness, yeast, and grains.

Grainy yeast aroma with a mild amount of tangy fruit. Cloudy orange-golden color with a small white head. No lacing to speak of. Initial light bitterness that fades on the way to the finish. Creamy palate.

Ths beer has a cluody color to it with no head at all. there is a faint aroma of malt and mild hops not very strong though. It has a initial flavor of nuts and mild earth flavors. The palate is very bland and kind of plain like a pale lager it is a little smooth like honey but not very sweet.

Not bad at all. Malty but dry. Toast and honey. Very dry finish. No hop bitterness perceived, but definitely a clean crispiness. I’m not getting an overt grassiness, but something is saying grass. Maybe even a bit dusty, but in a pleasant way. You really can’t ask for much more in a beer. It’s flavorful, complex and quite pleasant to drink. The mouthfeel is wonderfully soft and smooth, almost soapy. I love those toasty German malts in there as well. The frightening thing is that this bottle is over a year old, so I think it’s safe to assume the beer could be even better fresh. This is a style I wish more brewers would make, because it can be oh so very good.

500 mL swing-top acquired from porterhouse - thanks! Sweet floral hops, vaguely Saazy but not really - we’ll say central European for now. Touch of bitter grain. Clear golden pour with moderate carbonation and a rocky off-white / beige head. Sweet floral taste, hops contributing laterally to the generous malt. Touch of honey, lightly bitter and slightly crisp, medium-full with a spritz of orange rind and grain. Quaffable, to be sure. On the whole, well-crafted and pretty solid, but the citrus throws it off-style just a bit.

Pours bright gold into a shaker. Bright white micro head subsides at a moderate pace to skim surface. Clean aromas. Crisp and full biscuit with a spicy middle that turns slightly sweet until the smooth resin hop finish.

Date: 08/04/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta

dark yellow, sweet malt aroma, light sweet malt flavor, hint of hops, touch of bitterness in the finish

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 2/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.5/5.0
Score: 4
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(500 ml bottle from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/maine/boothbay/ target=blank>1828 Vintage House) Pours hazy gold-amber with a tall off-white head. Aroma is kind of eggy with a sourish hint. Smooth, fairly full mouthfeel, yet finishes a little watery. Taste pretty much matches aroma with some eggy maltiness and sourish hints. Finish has a little hoppy bite. Frankly a bit of a letdown - the search for the great Dortmunder/Helles continues!