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Hochstraße 75
D-81541 München
Telephone: +49 (0)89 / 48005-0
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Notes

Opened: 1634

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Damian Holmer

Formerly Paulaner-Salvator-Thomasbräu

Began brewing in 1634, began selling their beer in 1780. Paulaner also owns Munich's Hacker-Pschorr, whose brewery it closed in 1998. Paulaner's big Ausschank in München is the Paulaner Keller; they'll charge you €1 just to get into the beer garden, and €6.40 per Maß. There's also Paulaner am Nockherberg at Hochstraße 77, next to the brewery.

Updated: September 26, 2022

Beer List

1634 Urtyp Hell

Münchner-Style Helles
- Date: October 5, 2000 (#3561)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Falling Rock Tap House, Denver CO
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3½)
  Pale, still, moderate head. Sulfury aroma. Light body, big hop flavor with a mild bitterness and a clean finish.

Bavarian Alpine Extreme

Traditional German-Style Bock

Date: April 15, 1996 (#1369)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber, high carbonation, throws quite a head. Malty aroma. Big, fairly bitter, but also fairly clean. Pretty tasty. "Created Especially For Wintertime."

Hacker-Pschorr Dunkel Weisse

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier

Date: November 17, 2002 (#4532)

Package: bottled

Place: Pick'n Save, Oshkosh WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red-brown opaque, big dense head. Toasty malt aroma with cloves, not as assertive as the Weisse. Ligh body, very fizzy. Big toasty malt flavor. Big clove flavor. Rather drying in the finish.

Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

5.50% abv.

Date: November 17, 2002 (#4531)

Package: bottled

Place: Pick'n Save, Oshkosh WI

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep yellow opaque, big dense head. Aroma of sharp cloves, sweet wheat, smooth bananas, and some smoke. Light body, mouth-filling carbonation. Tastes much like its aroma, with lots of clove, a nice wheat flavor, and hints of banana and smoke. Prickly dry wheaty finish. This is the prototypical Hefeweizen!
Date: March 27, 2001 (#3806)

Package: bottled

Place: BJCP Training Course, De Pere WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Massive creamy head, bright golden, high carbonation. Malty aroma, some DMS, some banana. Medium body, creamy. Moderately high carbonation. Drying at the end. BIG banana flavor. Wheat malt in the finish. Banana flavor is good, appropriate...but overwhelming.

Hacker-Pschorr Hubertus Bock

Traditional German-Style Bock

Date: November 7, 2003 (#5134)

Package: draught

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright golden. Low carbonation. Nice dense head. Nicely malty aroma with just a hint of alcohol. Reasonably big body, fairly fizzy. Big clean Pils malt flavor start to finish. Just a hint of noble hop flavor and bitterness, and then a touch of alcohol.

Hacker-Pschorr Kellerbier

Kellerbier/Zwickelbier

5.50% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2013 Great American Beer Festival

Hacker-Pschorr Maibock

German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock

Date: April 28, 2011 (#8543)

Package: draught

Place: Old Bavarian Brewing Co., Appleton WI

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Very mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth and sweet. Mildly grainy, mildly sulfury, but it finishes nice and clean.

Overall Impression (2½)

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Hacker-Pschorr Münchener Gold / Munich Gold

Dortmunder/European-Style Export

5.50% abv.

Date: January 6, 2011 (#8410)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Grainy. Mildly toasty. Very mild noble hop.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Toasty and bready, with a good noble hop flavor and bitterness. More bitter than the typical Helles. Sulfury and spicy in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer..

Hacker-Pschorr Münchner Dunkel

European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel

5.00% abv.

Hacker-Pschorr Münchner Hell

Münchner-Style Helles

5.00% abv.

Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.80% abv.

Date: December 4, 2002 (#4540)

Package: bottled

Place: Pick'n Save, Oshkosh WI

Score: 19½ points

Overall Impression (4)
Bright orangey-brown, moderate head. Rich Munich malt aroma with big noble hops. Medium-big body. Big chewy toasty sweet Munich malt flavor with a Real Nicely-Balanced hop bitterness. Lingering malty finish with just a hint of alcohol. Excellent beer.

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Hacker-Pschorr Sternweisse

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier

5.50% abv.

Date: June 12, 2009 (#7807)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Amber-brown, opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, malty, yeasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Sweet and malty, lots of caramel. Mild fruity Weizen yeast character. Hint of spice at the end.

Overall Impression (2)

Hacker-Pschorr Superior

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

6.00% abv.

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Hacker-Pschorr Weisse Bock

South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock

Date: December 16, 2001 (#4050)

Package: draught

Place: TrimB's Restaurant, Appleton WI

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression (3½)
Amber opaque, thick head. Very smoky aroma. Medium-big creamy body, big smoky banana flavor on top of quite a lot of malt. Very nice malt and wheat sweetness all the way through.
Date: October 20, 2001 (#3939)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #20, Green Bay WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber-brown, some haze, huge head. Malty, spicy clove aroma. Medium-big body, richly malty with lots of cloves and Munich malt. Warming very late.
Date: May 3, 2000 (#3434)

Package: bottled

Place: Flanagan's Stop and Shop, Appleton WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red-amber opaque, thick head. Smoky clove aroma. Medium body, blast of clove flavor with caramel hints behind it. Lots of malt in the finish.

Hefe-Weißbier Dunkel

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier

5.30% abv.

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Hefe-Weißbier Naturtrüb / Hefe-Weizen

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

5.50% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2011 European Beer Star

Date: September 30, 2002 (#4450)

Package: bottled

Place: Pick'n Save, Oshkosh WI

Score: 18½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Deep yellow, opaque with yeast. High carbonation and massive head. Big smoky clove aroma. Medium body, mouth-filling fizz. Big clove flavor on a tasty wheat malt base.
Date: May 3, 1996 (#1432)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow opaque, huge head. Big clove aroma. Big body, big wheat flavor behind the big clove bite. Big beer.
Date: June 17, 1994 (#352)

Package: draught

Place: Bavarian Corner, Alameda CA

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Huge frothy head. Dark yellow opaque. Much of the aroma seems to be hidden under the head! Whatever is there isn't very assertive. Interesting phenols...not really "clove", more like "rubber". Oddly not offensive. Light carbonation. Refreshing. They really pour a nice liter here.
Date: May 23, 1994 (#344)

Package: draught

Place: Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow-brown opaque. Thick white head. Spicy phenolic nose...cloves and others. Big body, and those phenols bite your tongue! Long fading finish. Pretty clean.
Date: July 3, 1993 (#123)

Package: draught

Place: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression (3½)
Beauty: Yellow, Hefe, Head. Clovecloveclovecloveclove aroma. Yikes! Like biting into a clove cigarette! (Well, OK...without the tobacco.) Mighty fine, if you're into spices. Defines the style.

Münchner-Style Helles

4.90% abv.

Date: March 26, 2003 (#4756)

Package: draught

Place: Paulaner Keller, München

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright golden. Big thick head. Big sweet malt aroma with just a little herbal hops. Medium-big body. Sweet at first, followed by a lingering grainy maltiness. Big sweet malty finish.

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Oktoberfest Bier / Oktoberfest-Märzen

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

6.00% abv.

Date: August 21, 2010 (#8287)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-amber. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Rich toasty malt. Mild noble hop.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Rich toasty, mildly grainy malt flavor. Grassy, herbal noble hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Excellent balance. Just a little warming at the end.

Overall Impression (3)
Date: August 14, 2002 (#4391)

Package: draught

Place: Port of Hamburg, Milwaukee WI

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright amber-brown, thick head. Toasty, malty aroma. Medium silky body, huge malty flavor but just mildly sweet. Big malty finish.
Date: May 10, 1997 (#2068)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Amber-brown, moderate carbonation, good head. Malty aroma, smoky, a little alcohol. Big body, big malty flavor. Noble hops show up late for a mildly bitter finish. The label says "ALE" and "03.98".
Date: May 11, 1996 (#1469)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber, moderate carbonation, good head. Fresh malt aroma! Big and malty, but not sweet. Not quite as clean and tasty as the draught version, but not bad at all.
Date: September 18, 1995 (#1199)

Package: draught

Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, high carbonation, OK head. Very malty aroma, noble hops, some diacetyl? Dark, bitter. Some alcohol. Carbonation bite.
Date: June 17, 1994 (#353)

Package: draught

Place: Bavarian Corner, Alameda CA

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red-clear. Sparse carbonation. Brownish head. Very malty aroma, toasted character. Toasted malt flavor. Sweet. Long toasty finish. Hops in balance but not obvious. Strong.

Original Münchner Dunkel

European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel

5.00% abv.

Original Münchner Urtyp

Dortmunder/European-Style Export

5.50% abv.

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Original Munich Premium Lager

Münchner-Style Helles

Date: May 3, 1996 (#1431)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright golden, fairly high carbonation, big head. Nice fresh malt nose! Very fresh beer. Great malt flavor, and just enough noble hopping to make it not sweet. What's wrong with it? Nothing.
Date: (Date unknown) (#2535)

Package: bottled

Place: Gordon Biersch Brewer's Lunch #1, Palo Alto CA

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Brilliant, thick head. Malty aroma, no hops. Thin, good malt flavor. Stale.

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Premium Pils (formerly Pilsner)

German-Style Pilsener

4.90% abv.

Date: February 6, 2010 (#8142)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet grainy malt. Very mild fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Sweetly malty, mildly grainy. Mild fruity hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)
It's a Helles, not a Pils.
Date: June 17, 1994 (#351)

Package: draught

Place: Bavarian Corner, Alameda CA

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Very very pale. Enormous frothy head. Very fine carbonation. Spicy hop aroma. Typical "Pilsner" character. Sweet malty notes too. Good body. Finish is very long and very bitter...almost metallic. (!) Well-balanced and mild except for finish.
Date: July 3, 1993 (#119)

Package: draught

Place: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Looks very much like a Pilsner indeed. A little paler than I like. If anything has ever smelled malty-sweet, this beer is it. Noble hops present, but in the background. LOUD noble hop flavor. Body is OK, but could be heavier. (Actually, I'd cut back on the hops somewhat and leave the grain bill alone.) Comparing this with Pilsner Urquell (of course), it scores low. Comparing it to many of the other alleged Pilsners, it's a pretty good beer.

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German-Style Strong Doppelbock

7.90% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2011 European Beer Star

Date: March 26, 2003 (#4755)

Package: draught

Place: Paulaner Keller, München

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright brown-red, with a thick dense head. Fair dark Munich malt aroma. Fairly big body, mildly fizzy. Hugely malty, with hints of wood, toast, and sweet brown malt. Reasonably alcoholic. Lingering dark Munich malt finish.
Date: December 29, 2002 (#4572)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #20, Green Bay WI

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression (3½)
Bright amber brown, thick dense head. Richly malty aroma, toasty, woody, with hints of raisins. Big smooth body. Hugely malty. Very pleasant mild sweetness precedes the warming malty alcoholic finish. Big chewy smooth tasty warming complex beer.
Date: April 7, 1998 (#2698)

Package: bottled

Place: Siebel Institute of Technology, Chicago IL

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red, low carbonation, thick head. Sweet caramel malt aroma. Thick, sweet, raisins, alcohol, woody.
Date: May 3, 1996 (#1436)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red, almost no carbonation, good head. Big malt aroma, and a lot of hops. Very big beer. Sweet-ish to start, like toffee. Chocolatey-caramel flavors follow, with a good hop finish. Hint of alcohol late.
Date: May 7, 1994 (#327)

Package: draught

Place: Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Deep amber. Clear. Very brown aroma. Maybe some alcohol? Big sweetness. Brown malts, alcohol. Nice balance.
Date: July 1, 1993 (#115)

Package: draught

Place: Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Nice dark amber. Molasses aroma. Thick, sweet. Molasses not as prominent as in aroma. Not as bitter as it could be. Somewhat alcoholic. Rates better than 13.5, but it's not my specialty.

Thurn und Taxis Roggen

5.30% abv.

Weißbier Kristallklar

South German-Style Kristall Weizen/Kristall Weissbier

5.20% abv.

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

6.00% abv.

Date: September 15, 2010 (#8301)

Package: canned

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Huge head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet malt, grainy. Some alcohol. Some DMS.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, really smooth. Lots and lots of nicely grainy malt with just a hint of noble hop flavor. Low bitterness. Clean malty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Kellerbier/Zwickelbier

5.50% abv.