Beer of the Weekend #104: Henninger Premium Bier
That IPA really scrambled my brains. I think super hoppy brews have the same effect on me as red wine — and there’s a reason why I don’t drink red wine.
It’s double dippin’ time with this week’s base lager. The second beer of the weekend is Henninger Premium Bier brewed by the Henninger Bräu AG of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
BA lists it as Henninger Premium Lager, which may be what it’s known as in Europe.
Henninger is another one of those mysterious Trader Joe’s lagers. I say they’re mysterious because I’ve never seen them available anywhere else. (However, Oranjeboom was at BevMo!)
Serving type: Six 16-ounce cans. No freshness date.
Appearance: Poured a pale straw yellow. Very helles-ish. Two fingers of fluffy white head developed and dissipated quickly to leave a billowy lacing.
Smell: Very light adjunct corn. There’s also a slight floral, barnyard malt aroma. It’s like a cheap helles.
Taste: It’s on the road to being macro cheap, but it still has a hint of respectability. The taste is mostly adjunct corn, but the barnyard malts keep it tasty and refreshing. At the end there’s little hop bite to keep it interesting.
Drinkability: Not complex, but just flavorful enough to make it decent drinking.
Fun facts about Henninger Premium Bier:
-Price: Again, I can’t remember for sure, but I think it was $5.99/sixer at TJ’s.
-Serving temperature: 40-45ºF.
-Alcohol content: 4.8 percent ABV.
-Food pairings: BA recommends German cuisine, buttery cheeses (Brie, Gouda, Havarti, and Swiss), salad, and meat (pork, fish, and shellfish).
-Unbeknownst to me until recently, Henninger is a Frankfurt institution. The brewery can trace its roots to 1655 and a brew house owned by Eberhard Stein. However, like many beers, Henninger is just a brand name now, brewed by Radeberger and its parent company.
-The Herringer Turm, 394-foot grain silo built for the Herringer Brewery in 1961, is a prominent feature of the Frankfurt skyline. It is the tallest grain silo in the world. It’s abandoned now.
The Quiet Man’s grade: C.
It’s double dippin’ time with this week’s base lager. The second beer of the weekend is Henninger Premium Bier brewed by the Henninger Bräu AG of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
BA lists it as Henninger Premium Lager, which may be what it’s known as in Europe.
Henninger is another one of those mysterious Trader Joe’s lagers. I say they’re mysterious because I’ve never seen them available anywhere else. (However, Oranjeboom was at BevMo!)
Serving type: Six 16-ounce cans. No freshness date.
Appearance: Poured a pale straw yellow. Very helles-ish. Two fingers of fluffy white head developed and dissipated quickly to leave a billowy lacing.
Smell: Very light adjunct corn. There’s also a slight floral, barnyard malt aroma. It’s like a cheap helles.
Taste: It’s on the road to being macro cheap, but it still has a hint of respectability. The taste is mostly adjunct corn, but the barnyard malts keep it tasty and refreshing. At the end there’s little hop bite to keep it interesting.
Drinkability: Not complex, but just flavorful enough to make it decent drinking.
Fun facts about Henninger Premium Bier:
-Price: Again, I can’t remember for sure, but I think it was $5.99/sixer at TJ’s.
-Serving temperature: 40-45ºF.
-Alcohol content: 4.8 percent ABV.
-Food pairings: BA recommends German cuisine, buttery cheeses (Brie, Gouda, Havarti, and Swiss), salad, and meat (pork, fish, and shellfish).
-Unbeknownst to me until recently, Henninger is a Frankfurt institution. The brewery can trace its roots to 1655 and a brew house owned by Eberhard Stein. However, like many beers, Henninger is just a brand name now, brewed by Radeberger and its parent company.
-The Herringer Turm, 394-foot grain silo built for the Herringer Brewery in 1961, is a prominent feature of the Frankfurt skyline. It is the tallest grain silo in the world. It’s abandoned now.
The Quiet Man’s grade: C.
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