This German lager appears to be a tribute to one of Venice Beach's most notorious ladykillers. David Hasselhoff's eyebrows. I only did German briefly in high school but I'm fairly sure that 'Hofbrau' is a direct translation for 'Hoff's brow'.
Like the Hoff himself, this beer appeared to be visibly shallow. It's one of those 'fizzy yellow lagers'. After a sip or two, I wasn't overly impressed. Was I really paying attention though? Sometimes you need to focus a little more. Beneath the veil of this 'crisp and refreshing lager', there was a bit more going on. Sweet malts, and biscuit/bread flavours are balanced well, before being capped with a slightly hopped finish. If you just smash it down you'll miss out, this is a pale lager that you can take a little more time with.
Let's face it, these beers are never going to get the pulse going like a 30 second Pamela Anderson slo-mo run down the beach. What it is though, is a pretty solid summer beer. Very easy to drink, refreshing, and with just enough flavour to make it an enjoyable beer rather than just an after work formality. A good pale lager, and a victory given that it's from a big brewer.
6.5/10
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