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Hoffbrau Steaks Brewery #1

(Brewpub)

Last updated: September 1, 2000

4180 Beltline Road
Addison TX 75244

Phone: +1 972-392-1161
Fax: +1 972-661-2638

Opened February 19, 1995.
Brewer: John Morrison, Tim Deemer.
1,000 bbl annual capacity.

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!

My Opinion Of The Beers That I've Tried:
15.0 points overall

• Black Rock Bock
  Style 12 - Bock
  • 15 points - Beer #24-1986, at the brewery, October 11, 1997
    Very deep red. Sweet, some chocolate aroma. Good body, lots of chocolate flavor, especially in finish. No alcohol character.

  • 14.5 points - Beer #20-1658, Great American Beer Festival XV, Denver CO, September 27, 1996
    Red-brown, good head. Malty aroma. Malty flavor, some chocolate.

• Buffalo Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 15 points - Beer #24-1985, at the brewery, October 11, 1997
    Deep red, nice tan head. Hint of chocolate aroma. Fairly thick, fairly spicy. Dry late.

• Oktoberfest
  Style 17 - Vienna / Märzen / Oktoberfest
  • 14 points - Beer #23-1952, at the brewery, October 11, 1997
    Real nice amber, good carbonation and head. Very clean aroma. Smoky, sweetish, big smoky finish. Not a lot else. An "interesting" beer.

• Rodeo Red
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 16 points - Beer #23-1951, at the brewery, October 11, 1997
    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.

• Shawnee Amber Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 17 points - Beer #23-1950, at the brewery, October 11, 1997
    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.

• Texas Special 101 Porter
  Style 9 - Porter
  • 15 points - Beer #24-1987, at the brewery, October 11, 1997
    Black, nice tan head. Slightly roasty chocolate aroma. Thick, sweetish, lots of sweet hoppy coffee toward the end.

• Windmill Wheat Ale
  Style 19 - German-style Wheat Beer
  • 14.5 points - Beer #23-1935, at the brewery, October 11, 1997
    Golden, low carbonation, no head. Wheat aroma, a little fruity. Good body, sweet, spicy. Some cloves in the middle, malty finish.

• Yellow Rose Cream Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 14 points - Beer #23-1938, at the brewery, October 11, 1997
    Golden, moderate carbonation, low head. Smells very slightly fruity. Fairly sweet, pretty clean, with Cascades late. Silver Medal, 1995 GABF.

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