Introduction to German Beer

When did weltenburg start canning their beer?

 

No pinpoint date, but it's recent.

 

Fresh stuff should be hitting shelves.

 

This was my first time with the Anno 1050 and I really enjoyed it. As @steveh said, this is closer to a Festbier style than the typical amber Märazens that appear for Octoberfest. Definitely some good recs there, though Weihenstephaner is probably my fave (of course they’re also my fave German brewer overall). I just started learning German through the Duolingo app in hopes of heading there in Sep 2022.

 

Viel Gluck!

 

Don't forget to bring your piggy bank. This beer costs 16 bucks a six-pack at my local beer retailers.

The 'good news' is I can fairly frequently find it fresh (i.e., before its best by date) but at 16 bucks this is not something I will buy frequently. Maybe never again since I can buy locally produced German Pilsners of equal quality for about ten bucks a six-pack (and those beers are 12 ounces vs. 11.2 ounces).

Cheers!

 

Damn. That's a pale beer.

 

I only see TZ on my shelves once in a blue moon, but it's worth nearly any price when I do. There's something about those bottles that captures what fresh German beer tastes like better than any others I've had. Far fresher examples from areas better known for beer, too. Even at 6-8 months old, that magic is still there. Obviously a local place like Bierstadt is even better, but for a packaged product - Rothaus is doing something special/right.

 

A resounding endorsement if I've ever heard one. ISO.

 

True. I've helped out on some roadside cleanups, no upmarket beers were noticed.
Nips and domestic AAL mostly.

 

I think the Rothaus bottles are randomly about 12.3 oz.? Regardless, still a pricey beer.

 

And perhaps worth the high price if you do not have more economical alternatives available to you?

I discussed Rothaus in a side-by-side with Von Trapp Bavarian Pilsner in a past NBW thread:



https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-beer-weekend-21.651977/#post-7116379

Cheers!

@BigIronH

 

I think you're right. German version has both dates

 

I am currently out-&-about at Tuman's Tap. Its current draft selections include Veltins Grevensteiner Original (5.2% ABV - 16.9-oz. draft - $7). It tastes pretty good. Have any of you out here had this?

 

My wife and I lived a block from Tuman's in the mid 70s. Tuman's was not a place to visit then. We went to Steve's (Oakley and Chicago) for the 3.25 pirohy dinner, a no-name bar on Leavitt near Walton for draft Andeker, and Pete's Rookery on Chicago west of Western in honor of his Ukrainian language Old Style beer sign. Another gentrified neighborhood . . . .
At the time the remnants of the Pfeifer Weiss Beer brewery (later Superior Brewery) was standing at Superior and Leavitt. It was the site of a famous raid during Prohibition.

 

Sounds like its time for a trip to the old stomping ground. My wife and I lived down the street from Tuman's in the mid-70s. It wasn't an inviting spot to visit then. We went to Steve's (Oakley and Chicago) for 3.25 pirohy, a no-name bar on Leavitt near Walton for draft Andeker, and Pete's Rookery on Chicago west of Western in honor of his Ukrainian language Old Style sign. The remnants of the Pfeifer Weiss beer brewery were at Leavitt and Superior (later Superior Brewery). It was the site of a famous raid during prohibition.

 

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/172/115552/

Only about 300 of us.

 

It's all around this area -- great value, too. Usually see it at $6 a four-pack of .5 liter cans.