Das Brau im Da Haus

Brand new to New Orleans are the beers of Der HirschBrau/Privatbrauerei Höss.  They are some of the richest, most intense German brews in the market and they are, in the words of my loquacious attorney “The Real Deal, Shaquille.”   With over 350 years of brewing beer to the strictest German standards these guys still can’t figure out how to get a website on the interwebs in English, but that’s ok.  They brew amazing beer and that’s good enough for this kid.  We’re very excited to get our hands on some of the most genuine articles in the land that practically invented the standards for brewing beer.

So, with zero help from the Der HirschBrau/Privatbrauerei Höss website, here’s what we have in stock:

Hirsch Bavarian-Weissbier Hefeweisse

A textbook Wheat beer, very smooth with that clove/wheat/must thing happening.  The yeastiness which can be a turn off in some wheat beers is actually the defining character here and makes for a very long, lush full bodied beer.

With a grade of “A” by the Beer Advocate and a proclamation that “This is one stellar Hefeweisse, a close second to Weihenstephaner” we think it’s a beer that you’re definitely going to love.

Holzar-Bier

A very traditional Munich Dunkel lager with a gorgeous dark amber brown color and nice malty nose.  Most good Dunkels – at least in my experience – have a toasty caramel tone and this one is full of that rich, roasted caramel flavor.  Not burnt, not manufactured, very clean, full finish.  Nice beer indeed.

Graded “B+” by Beer Advocate, they said “(it is) certainly an above average Dunkel Lager”

Doppel-Hirsch

This is your wine guy’s favorite beer of the trio. A true doppelbock, this has that rich, malty, bready aroma with a little roasted bread (in wine its called pain grille, but only by extreme cork dorks.  moving on. . . ).  Also a good amount of hops and a black tea character, the subtlety of the brew is undone by the constant reminder of alcohol in the background.  Its not enough to detract from the beer, rather its just enough to remind you that you’re drinking a ***damn strong beer.

I love this beer.  So do the guys at Beer Advocate, giving it a solid “A-” and writing “Quite complex with a delicious readiness to it. I don’t know whether to sip this or quaff it”

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