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Hirsch-Brauerei Honer GmbH & Co. KG
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Friedrichstrasse 34
D-78573 Wurmlingen
Telephone: +49 (0)7461 / 9420
Hours: Monday 11:00am-1:30pm and 4:00pm-midnight, Wednesday-Friday 11:00am-1:30pm and 4:00pm-midnight, Saturday 4:00pm-midnight, Sunday 11:00am-11:00pm. Reservations required for tours.
Brewer: Thorsten Jauch, Bernd Kaemper
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Notes

Visited: February 25, 2008

Opened: 1782

Annual Production: 90,000 hl

Contributor: Mario Kornmesser

The Gaststätte is just around the corner at Obere Hauptstraße 13.Read more about my February 2008 visit to Honer at The "Beer Me!" Blog.

Updated: December 19, 2012

Beer List

  • 16 Ender
  • 1782
  • Dunkle Hefe Weisse
    Awards:
    • Date: February 25, 2008 (#6906)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16 points
      Appearance (3)
      Very nice hazy amber-brown. Dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Quite clean, mild caramel.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Light-not-quite-medium body. Low carbonation. Caramel, hints of toffee. Very low esters — some banana late.
      Overall Impression (2)
      It's got the "Bananas Foster" character, but it's very mild. First pour of the day?
  • Gold
    5.20% abv.
    • Date: February 25, 2008 (#6902)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 18 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright pale golden. Massive moussy head.
      Aroma (4)
      Intense fresh grainy malt. Mild noble hops.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Light, sweet. Moderate carbonation. Big sweet grainy maltiness. Mild sulfur. Mildly bitter, more so at the end.
      Overall Impression (2)
  • Hefe Weisse
    5.40% abv.
    • Date: February 25, 2008 (#6905)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 14 points
      Appearance (3)
      Pale, cloudy. Dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Bready, mild yeast.
      Mouthfeel (7)
      Light, creamy, and fizzy. Lots of sweet wheat. Bready, yeasty. Esters are very subdued.
      Overall Impression (1)
      More character than an American wheat beer, but it leans in that direction.
  • Kristall Weisse
    South German-Style Kristall Weizen/Kristall Weissbier
    Awards:
  • Pils
    German-Style Pilsener
    5.00% abv.
    • Date: February 25, 2008 (#6903)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 18 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright pale golden. Massive dense head.
      Aroma (4)
      Big noble hops. Mild clean malt.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Light-medium body. Moderate carbonation. Sweet fresh Pils malt. Mild noble hop flavor and bitterness. Almost creamy in the finish. More bitter at the end.
      Overall Impression (2)
  • Sport Weisse
    Leichtes Weizen/Weissbier
    3.50% abv.
    Awards:
    • Date: February 25, 2008 (#6904)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 17 points
      Appearance (3)
      Hazy golden. Thick head.
      Aroma (3)
      Mildly smoky, mild clove.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Very light body. Very fizzy. Sweet wheat with a surprising noble hop character. Mild clove, tart.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Very light, but pretty tasty. 35% less alcohol than the Hefe Weisse.
  • Weihnachtsbier
    German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest
    5.20% abv.
  • Zwickl
    Münchner-Style Helles
    5.20% abv.