Why we picked it: Norm recommended it.
About Schloss Eggenberg's Hopfenkönig: An excellent pils, brewed with the world-famous Saazer hops. Hopfenkönig has a crisp, clean dry, hoppy nose and aromatic flavors. It is a perfect aperitif beer.
ABV: 5.1%
Case cost: $32
*website: http://www.schloss-eggenberg.at/en/index.html
I'm glad I put this in the fridge this morning. Going to take me all day to research how to open this thing. Luckily there are directions on the bottle cap. What does "Ich bin ein Berliner" mean?
ReplyDelete"I am a Berliner"
DeleteIt is a quotation from a June 26, 1963, speech by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin.
Or "I am a jelly donut."
DeleteMmmmmmm donuts.
ReplyDeleteImported to Sterling VA? The top is clearly a gimmick and I LOVE GIMMICKS. Sign me up!! Reminds me of the old Mickey's Big Mouth I drank in college. Who needs a screw top, when you can add something with razor sharpness and potential for drunken bloodshed.
As for the beer - sort of indifferent again. Its kinda bitter. I was annoyed I couldn't easily find the calorie content since I'm getting a headstart on the old new years diet. And its 11.2 OUNCES!!!
But the pull top still wins me over.
Grade: Slurring and cursing
If you are concerned with caloric content you should probably stick to a nice 12oz bottle of water...or what else do you guys call that...oh right...miller lite
ReplyDeleteI think this beer is kind of average. I think it has a pretty good taste, but nothing outstanding. At 5.1% it has a little more kick then most of the main stream beers we can find around here, but at 11.2 ozs we are getting less beer. What a dilemma, less beer higher ABV or more beer lower ABV. I would say this is a session beer. I could probably drink more than a few of these the next time I'm in the mood to pound beers. Grade 6.5 out of 10, C+
ReplyDeleteThe highlight of this beer was clearly the pulltab. But that's not a bad thing since nothing could live up to that pulltab. I did stand there for a full 30 seconds gently pulling on the tab. I then moved over the sink and prepared to shower myself in beer. But it came off quite nicely. And I didn't even cut myself.
ReplyDeleteI expected it to taste like a Pilsner Urquell and similar but definitely not the same. Almost a tad sour? Is that just me? I think it's growing on me. Definitely better than expected.
This beer should of had a pronunciation with it like the Lagunitas. Other than that, the beer is pretty forgettable. I wouldn't go searching this beer out, but if offered one, I wouldn't turn it down. 5 out of 10.
ReplyDeleteForget the taste. The pull tab puts this in the stupid beverage category. For example, Zima. Next up, alcohol in a bag like a Capri Sun.
ReplyDeleteThis started off all wrong. I couldn't open the damn thing, tried to twist it, handed it to Tony and he broke the tab. Then I had to jeryrig the bottle opener to open a little hole so I could pour it in a glass. First sip and I feel like I'm drinking a $5 Bud Light can at Bottle & Cork in Dewey Beach. Definitely a session beer!
ReplyDeleteI love how Bob Evans is taking over Ivan's phrase of "wouldn't go searching this out, but if offered one, wouldn't turn it down." So great. Where is Ivan anyway?
I love this beer. It's a crisp refreshing light beer that doesn't taste like crap. I could sit back on a spring day and crush a 6 pack at any hour of the day. I kinda feel fancy drinkin an Austrian beer with a pull tab cap...yes a cap with a pull tab!!! It's clearly the pinnacle of Austrian engineering. Im a fan!
ReplyDeleteFunny I was waiting to pull this top once I picked up the beer from Mark (is that all Mark did was distribute the beer?). Anyway I was very excited to drink this and then I poured it in to a glass and it looked like a miller lite and I was thinking, shoot another light beer with a bad aftertaste. I was surprised in a good way. No bad aftertaste and it was very clean and crisp. Agreed that this tasted like a beer you just pound away but you realize that for every 12 you drink, you have to drink 1 more to get the necessary ounces of a miller lite 12 pack. Better check the calories!
ReplyDeleteRating: 7.7
But with the higher ABV you don't need that last one.
Deletebeer okay, my jets fucking motherfucking suck ass!!
ReplyDeleteIs the pull tab consider an outcome of famed Austrio - German engineering? Didn't matter as 1 minute in I just jimmied the sucker open. It was better than an average Bavarian pils. I wouln't mind downing a few of these on a nice summer day. Grade: 6.5/10
ReplyDeleteFirst beer I needed pliers to open. Fairly solid German pils. Nothing extraordinary. B-.
ReplyDeleteThe only good thing about this beer was the pull tab.
ReplyDeleteJustin: "No wonder Germany lost two world wars. They have terrible beer."
Deleteunimpressed
ReplyDeleteYou know what I didn't like about this beer? It was harder to get into than a virgin at a church social! Once it was opened and I was actually able to taste the beer and not just look at it, I found that it was really good. I have to admit, the cap and the "Egg", in the name did throw me for a loop, but this shit was good. I guess you can't judge a beer by its bottle(or cap)! I'm thinking about buying a sixxer and taking it to homeless shelter.
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