An Alt Bavarian Favorite: Hacker Pschorr Alt Munich Dunkel Jun 28 '02    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet Popular Products in Spirits and Beers Leroux Root Beer Old Style Spirits and B From $9 Kegworks Regatta Ginger Beer - 12 oz Bot From $2 The Bottom Line A stellar beer not to be missed. Five Stars. I felt like having a beer this evening. That’s a feeling that comes over me quite frequently, actually, but usually when it does I have a beer at home. Tonight, though, I felt like having a beer at a pub, so it was off to Taco Mac for a brew. I work in Marietta, GA, which is a suburb of Atlanta, and I’m surrounded by Taco Macs. There’s one nearby in Marietta, another in Kennesaw down the road apiece. I chose to drive about 10 miles to the Woodstock Taco Mac, where I enjoyed first a delicious draft pint of Franziskaner Dunkel Weisse and then a Frankenheim Alt. The Woodstock location has 42 taps, a respectable number of course but I was craving more. So I drove another ten miles to Roswell and the next Taco Mac, where 108 different beers can be found on tap. Still in a German mood, I was intrigued to see Hacker Pschorr Alt listed on the draft menu. Hmmmm, I thought, another German Alt on draft in one night? I should be so lucky. Actually, the beer in question was Hacker Pschorr Alt Munich Dunkel, which is a Munich Dark lager, not an ale as an alt would be. Nevertheless, it’s an absolutely delicious brew and a pure delight for any beer enthusiast. Hacker Pschorr Alt Munich Dunkel is, according to the company, the most popular dark lager in all of Bavaria. I can see why. I absolutely loved it. Hacker Pschorr is one of the original Munich breweries; not long ago it was acquired by another traditional Munich brewer, Paulaner. The beer in question is only available on draft here in the United States. With much anticipation I ordered my Hacker Pschorr Alt Munich Dunkel. When it arrived, I sipped and marveled at how much it resembled an Oktoberfest beer in its luscious nutty maltiness. Indeed, I requested a small sample of Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest (also on tap here) for a side by side. The Ofest was noticeably drier and cleaner than my dark lager. Hacker Pschorr Alt Munich Dunkel pours to a deep brown to chestnut color with a creamy tan head and a nutty malty nose. There is a deep sweet maltiness here and a rich nutty malt character that carries right on into the slightly bitter finish. A clean but very malty brew, strong enough to stand up to red meat or spicy wings. Don’t pass on this one of you see it on tap. SIMILAR BEERS Smuttynose Dunkel Lager Thomas Kemper Bohemain Dunkel Ayinger Alt Bayrisch Dunkel Gordon Biersch Dunkel Victory Dunkel EPINIONS CRITERIA: Overall Rating: Five Stars Beer Rating: A must - sensational Weight: Full Body Flavor: Sweet Complexity: Complex Price: $4.00 per pint

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