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Hirschenbrauerei Waldkirch GmbH & Co. KG
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Goethestraße 21
D-79183 Waldkirch
Telephone: +49 (0)7861 / 4081-0
Hours: Open daily at 11:00am
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Notes

Visited: December 1, 2008

Opened: 1868

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Hirschenbrauerei Waldkirch

Updated: March 14, 2011

Beer List

  • Dunkel
    5.20% abv.
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    Export
    5.20% abv.
    • Date: December 1, 2008 (#7570)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright deep golden. Creamy head.
      Aroma (3)
      Mild noble hops. Mild grainy malt.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Medium body, smooth. Big toasty-grainy malt. More bitter than the Pils, but not by much. Less sulfury than the Pils. A little astringent at the end.
      Overall Impression (2½)
      Still a good beer, but mild for the style.
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    Hefe-Weisse
    5.40% abv.
    • Date: December 1, 2008 (#7569)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Yellow. Translucent. Dense head.
      Aroma (2½)
      Surprisingly clean, even for a Badisches Weissbier. Mild wheat malt.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Light and creamy. Nicely sweet with a big wheat malt flavor. Mild banana character.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Mild beer, but tasty and nicely balanced.
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    Kellerbier
    German-Style Pilsener
    4.90% abv.
    • Date: December 1, 2008 (#7567)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 18½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Deep yellow. Opaque. Huge creamy head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Sweet, grainy, yeasty.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Medium body, moderate carbonation. Malty and reasonably bitter, with a sulfury yeast bite. Slightly fruity hop character in the bitter finish.
      Overall Impression (3)
      This unfiltered Pils is a good beer to start the day.
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    Pils
    German-Style Pilsener
    4.90% abv.
    • Date: December 1, 2008 (#7568)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 19 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright deep golden. Big creamy head.
      Aroma (4)
      Toasty, grainy malt. Spicy hops.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Light-medium body, fizzy. Grainy malt under a big noble bitterness. Fairly sulfury, but in balance. Lingering hoppy finish.
      Overall Impression (3)