Sunday 4 February 2018

Hopfenkönig

Brewery: Schloss Eggenberg
Supplier: Beer Hawk

From this centuries-old Austrian brewery run by a family for 8 generations; this is one of their core beers, a Pilsner with lots of hops (hence the name "Hop King"). Not much else I could find about this. I served this chilled.
Appearance: A very pale yellow colour, very slightly cloudy. The head is pure white, but thins to practically nothing. 
Aroma: Smells like a sharp larger, with some soapy notes.
Flavour: Note much flavour in the front, just a little malt sugar notes.
Body: Quite light, but reasonbly full for a lager. 
Aftertaste: The afternote is much more flavourful with more intense sugar barley notes and some light fruity/grape hop profiles. 

Overall: Therefore this gets a rating of 6, simple, but really easy to drink - like any good lager.

Price Range: Another of the Mystery box, so about £1.50 for a 330ml bottle; it's a good price, and I would definitely get this again for casual drinks.

Food Pairings: It's quite a full-bodied lager so I wouldn't mind pairing it with something a bit more full, as it's an easy drinker I would pair it with easy drinking food such as nachos.


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