Thomas Hooker Munich-Style Golden Lager

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

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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(22oz bottle) Lightly hazed apple juice body with big off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, cereal, apple, some floral, light orange. Taste is medium sweet, cereal, some apple, biscuit, light floral. Watery light body with limited crispness.

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.

Clear deep gold, tiny fading white head. Grainy, mainly malty nose that is highly toasted and slightly bready. Mild sourdoughyness develops midway betraying the quality of the malt extraction. Light grassiness emanate from the hop aromatics, accentuating the sense of balance without distracting from the overall mellow feel. Crisp medium body, efficient cleasing carbonation. Thanks Clark!

First off, I don’t like this being categorized with Budweiser, Coors and Miller. I would rather it be categorized as a Helles as the brewer prefers... Anyhow... Crystal clear, textbook amber lager with a mid-sized, frothy, white head. Very good retention with spotty lacing. Interesting, malty and yeasty aroma. The nose is a blend of white pepper, jalapeno pepper (without the heat), a fusion of rye and white breads and damp straw. The flavor is hearty and malty, but very well balanced with just a hint of caramel and jalapeno (without the heat). Medium to full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Lengthy, clean finish.

Sampled at the Milwaukee YEHa!05 courtesy of JPDIPSO: Pale clear golden pour has a thin ring of lightly-lacing white head. Lightly sweet and slightly earthy saaz hop aroma. Starts dry and very grainy with a thin, watery finish and a touch of bitterness. Not very interesting, but drinkable I suppose.

The Lure:
Citrusy refreshment merging with the humble cereal. Earthy hops shyly approach the biscuity malts. Lactic sweetness dripping through the haystack.

The Festivities:
Crisp cereal slowly forming a nourishing loaf of bread. A dry, hoppy finish intrigues the tongue enough the make it plunge back for another sip. Personally, I would have preferred a little more hop flavor, but as is this is a suitable quencher for both craft beer lovers and their thirsty acquantainces.

Transcendence:
Simplicity can be appeasing.

Pours gold with a large lasting white head. Smells of cereal, caramel with some mellow lemony tinges present. Taste is on the sweeter side with oranges and apples at the forefront. Weak mouthfeel.