Hacker-Pshorr is one of the big breweries in Munich, and one of the last still owned by germans. I wanted to try this beer back in 2007 at the beer advocate German Beer Fest, but it was all out by the time I got to their booth. So I decided to get a 6 pack for my father for fathers day(as well as a Flying Dog mix and Anchor Steam Summer)
first impressions: nice dark amber color. Smells dark and somewhat smokey
taste: dark and smokey, this beer tastes great, and goes down well, no aftertaste
overall: great. This is a great oktoberfest. I can just imagine drinking this from a liter glass under a big tent in Munich. As it was I shared this beer with my dad with some pretzils mustard and Bratwurst which is about as close to oktoberfesty as you can get in NJ. I like Sam Adams Oktoberfest, but this is way better.
