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Hoffbrau Steaks Brewery #1

Addison, Texas, United States

(Closed)

4180 Beltline Road
Addison TX 75244
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Notes

Updated: February 3, 2004

Visited: October 11, 1997

Opened: 1995

Closed: 2001

Annual Production: 1,000 bbl

Full bar, interesting selection in bottles. Also on tap: Budweiser, Miller Lite, Guinness, who knows what else. Massive great steaks on the menu. Thanks, Tim, for showing me around!

Beer List

Black Rock Bock

Traditional German-Style Bock
- Date: October 11, 1997 (#1986)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 15 points
  
  Overall Impression
  Very deep red. Sweet, some chocolate aroma. Good body, lots of chocolate flavor, especially in finish. No alcohol character.
- Date: September 27, 1996 (#1658)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Overall Impression
  Red-brown, good head. Malty aroma. Malty flavor, some chocolate.

Buffalo Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: October 11, 1997 (#1985)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression
Deep red, nice tan head. Hint of chocolate aroma. Fairly thick, fairly spicy. Dry late.

Oktoberfest

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

Date: October 11, 1997 (#1952)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression
Real nice amber, good carbonation and head. Very clean aroma. Smoky, sweetish, big smoky finish. Not a lot else. An "interesting" beer.

Date: October 11, 1997 (#1951)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression
Amber, moderate carbonation, good head. Subdued fruity aroma. Big body, sweet but really well-balanced. Not nearly as aggressive as the Shawnee. Hop flavor and bitterness in the middle is gone by the finish.

Date: October 11, 1997 (#1950)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression
Amber-brown, moderate carbonation, OK head. Nice spicy-fruity aroma. Good body, fairly bitter, with LOTS of spicy hop flavor. A little drying toward the end. Good beer.

Date: October 11, 1997 (#1987)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression
Black, nice tan head. Slightly roasty chocolate aroma. Thick, sweetish, lots of sweet hoppy coffee toward the end.

Date: October 11, 1997 (#1935)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression
Golden, low carbonation, no head. Wheat aroma, a little fruity. Good body, sweet, spicy. Some cloves in the middle, malty finish.

Date: October 11, 1997 (#1938)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression
Golden, moderate carbonation, low head. Smells very slightly fruity. Fairly sweet, pretty clean, with Cascades late.