Introduction to German Beer

Made another haul today from a different shop and got a few more obscure options for the next few days. Some are really old, some are canned this month so I’m not even going to get into fresh VS old because it’s already been established through this thread to me that not only can it be hard to find “fresh” German imports but the not so fresh offerings can still be good, as I found out with last weeks year old Bitburger Pils. I also got a bottle of Pilsner Urquell which I’ve never had but is not pictured because obviously it’s not German, but I figured I would throw that out there just for possible comments from others. Please feel free to comment on what I have here with your opinions. Cheers.

 

I’ll post my thoughts on each in this thread as I drink them. I’ve so far had one American rendition of Hefeweizen from a favorite local brewery of mine and I loved it so I’m interested to see how this one stacks up and/or compares.

edit: also like to add, the only other Maibock I’ve ever had was Dovetail and I absolutely loved that beer. Also interested how this one stacks up as it’s a bit higher ABV.

 

I can’t justify it either but it just happens, Tom. Code is LO21U 09:22 if you or someone else cares to decipher. As I’m mentioned previously. I am about as little concerned as possible with the date on these imports because I drank some 1 year+ Bitburger last week and really liked it. I guess only time and experience will tell if that experience carries over to other brands and brews. Cheers brother.

 

It does indeed end in a u. I appreciate the insight Jon. The full code is posted in my reply to Tom if you care to look.

 

As previously stated I honestly wasn’t worried at all in regards to date. I’ve already come to realize these imports hold up far better than most over hopped local brews I’ve had. I’m impressed with how well they stand the test of time.

 

Maybe obscure was the wrong term. Different from what I have seen previously was what I meant.

 

It was actually the Pilsner Urquell with the July date but now that you mention it, it’s almost impossible. Says July/6/21. That must be the expiration date then.

 

I don’t think they had that one in the shop I visited last night but there was a good selection so I will be returning. I drank the Konig last night and found it pretty good. It is one of the older ones I purchased but I still enjoyed it well. Very crisp beer. I’ll be enjoying at least one more of the others today and will report back. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

https://ashesandales.com/ This is the shop I went to yesterday.