Favorite German Beers

Yes. I've seen them at the Bowery Whole Foods (on Houston) and New Beer Dist. (at 167 Chrystie Street). If you happen to be in Brooklyn, Bierkraft and Eagle Provisions on 5th Ave often have them as well. All these places are worth a visit whatever you're looking for.

 

I liked the ones above that are pretty much identical to mine. Just wanted to note a kind disagreement that I do NOT think Americans do a good job replicating the German styles in general. There's a few decent examples but on the whole, Americans are best with their "innovative" styles and not good at making rivals to the best of the traditional German styles.

 

INNSTADT BRAUEREI Passau makes some decent stuff, Bock Weisse in particular.

 

Bayerischer Bahnhof Berliner Style Weissbier, Brettanomyces Lambicus Special Edition.

You all suck for not having posted this earlier.

 

Eh, they're neighbors. Close enough. Really though, that's what I get for not thinking before I reply, lol

 

Long Trail Ale and DB are pretty good alts, Southhampton Secret Ale was good too.

If I want German beer I buy German beer.

 

Schneider Edel Weisse is excellent, my favorite of all the hoppy Weisse beers.

 

I concur. I tend to avoid 'German style' beers when in the US, but always end up trying one at some point

On my most recent visit I had DFH - Badonka Dunkel which was a bit of a let down. I quickly reverted to tried and tested stouts and IPA's!

Some of the Victory German style beers are good representations.

 

From the horses mouth:
Ayinger Celebrator
Schneider Aventinus
Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse
Flensburger Brauerei Weizen
American versions I'll try any Hefeweizen once and I like doublebocks

 

“Some of the Victory German style beers are good representations.”

I concur with that statement.

Below are some of the high quality Victory German style beers that I enjoy drinking.

Bottled styles:

· Prima Pils

· Mad King’s Weiss

· Lager (a Helles style)

· Festbier

· St. Victorious Doppelbock

· St. Boisterous Hellesbock

They also produce German style ‘specialty’ beers available at their brewpub and on draft at select beer bars:

· Braumeister Pilsner series (Pilsner solely hopped with various European hops)

· Various smoked beers: Smoked Maerzen, etc.)

· Altbier

In addition to Victory, other Southeast Pennsylvania Breweries make high quality German style beers: Sly Fox, Stoudt’s, Troegs, etc.

Cheers!

 

And? Don't keep us hanging.

 

Beat me to it. Urquell or Budvar on draft in Prague after a few shots of absinthe...ah, the memories

 

Great Lakes markets a well respected and quite delicious year round lineup for German Style beers, Dortmunder Gold and Eliot Ness. Furthermore, their seasonal offerings done in the German style such as Octoberfest, Doppelrock and the newly added Wright Pils which is styled after a Bohemian Pilsner? are both impressive and regular staples in my rotation.

 

Personally just about EVERYTHING I have tried from Germany is good. I just like some more then others...but if I were to rank them, well, and my tastes do change due to season and mood..but..my top 4 would be..

1. Hacker Pshorr's Oktoberfest (one of my all time favorites..look forward to Sept. every year!)
2. Paulaner's Original Munich Lager
3. Licher Lager (superb!)
4. Stiegl Pilsner

And...years ago was good old St. Pauli Girl Lager...(they cheapened it now, not nearly as good post 2002, long neck bottles)

I have tried some micro brews that have made bold attempts to emulate these timeless, classic brews and in my opinion they always fall just short of the real thing. Sam Adams does an 'o.k.' job, but it always finishes like a U.S. domestic brew, and ALL of their beers have similar tasting tendencies.

I am more then sure that there are beers out there that I would like as much, or more, but I have yet to try them. But for now, hands down the Germans STILL, imo, make the best beer. And of course, its FAR better in Germany. My U.S. Navy days had me traveling to Germany a few times..hanging out in Hamburg and the beer there on tap was DIRECTLY from Heaven!!!

 

I'm simultaneously drooling as I just busted a nut in my pants reading this

 

It was really, really good. While the Weihenstephan guys know how to brew a fine lager, they have projects that let 'em brew other things if they want. In this case apparently a guy selling American hops passed through the area and some of the students bought some for an IPA they wanted to brew. It's nothing the brewery will ever sell or anything like that, but just a really, really good student project at the top brewing school around

 

I guess all of Weihenstephaner-beers are recommendable, and because they are quite known around the world they are available in many areas. For things like Alt and Kölsch, if you buy these "industrial" types that are brewed in huge patches you will only get a quite boring beer that gives a hint on the beer-type it should be, local and smaller breweries have the good stuff.
My favourite german beers are definetely the beers from a local brewery called "Hatz-Moninger". Flensburger Pilsner is very good one too, intense hop-flavours, and they come in a lovely bottle. And I would always go for Hefeweizen, Kristallweizen really lacks that typical yeasty-character I love in Weizenbier.

Cheers!

 

You forgot Moonglow!!! (my favorite of the bunch)

Ditto on the Troegs and Sly Fox (actually, I prefer both the Sunshine and Pikeland to Victory's Prima, though Prima will do in a pinch.)

 

“You forgot Moonglow!!!” You are right. Moonglow is a very tasty Weizenbock!

Cheers!