Let's Give Lagers Some Love (2025)

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  1. CarolinaCardinals

    CarolinaCardinals Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,231) Jun 11, 2003 North Carolina
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    Right?
    Enjoying a very nice Bohemian Pils from Lawson's. Very nicely done!
    Cheers!
    Tom
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  2. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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  3. keilerdunkel

    keilerdunkel Savant (1,014) Apr 8, 2004 Illinois
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    Von Trapp Dunkel

    Not available here in Illinois, but my three kids all are in college in Michigan , where I can find it! I wish I bought more than a single 6 pack. I need to pick up a few more styles too…Cheers!

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    #303 keilerdunkel, May 28, 2025
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  4. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Thanks for the info -- I didn't know you could find it in Michigan. Duly noted.
     
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  5. keilerdunkel

    keilerdunkel Savant (1,014) Apr 8, 2004 Illinois
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    Word of warning- I’ve only seen their beers in in Ann Arbor and it looks like they distribute around there and the western suburbs of Detroit.
     
    #305 keilerdunkel, May 28, 2025
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  6. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    Here is Salva Vida— the "Cerveca de Honduras." However, an interesting note in the fine print: "Brewed and canned for Cerveceria Hondurena, S.A. by Regal Brau, Monroe, WI."

    Golden amber brew, darker than most AALs. Maltier, too. Slightly sweet and more like a Helles Lager. Modest tangy finish but no bitterness to speak of. Even a hint of caramel and roasted grain, but hops are pretty much a ghost. Overall this is a very satisfying brew with some malty body and a pleasing fizz on the tongue. Far better than the pale and watery Mexican AALs. F

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    #306 mactrail, Jun 4, 2025
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  7. ZebulonXZogg

    ZebulonXZogg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,142) May 5, 2015 Illinois
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    This is one of those beers where the dum is greater than its individual parts, I thought this was terrific, 3F's Jinx Proof.
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    #307 ZebulonXZogg, Jun 4, 2025
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  8. FRANKHAZE

    FRANKHAZE Pooh-Bah (2,188) Aug 24, 2021 Florida
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    This is a great pils.
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    #308 FRANKHAZE, Jun 5, 2025
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  9. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Is it available in Florida?
     
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  10. LesDewitt4beer

    LesDewitt4beer Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,315) Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota
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    Excellent! Enjoy by 8/8/25
    Schönramer Pils
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    #310 LesDewitt4beer, Jun 5, 2025
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  11. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Had a "macro lager" from a centuries-old industrial brewery yesterday just, well, you know -- because.

    Best by 12/2025. Doughy malts with higher spicy hops character than usual to-style (as seems to be the current trend in Germany); finishing with that tell-tale dryness from the Paulaner/Hacker-Pschorr yeast. $9 a 4-pack? Yes please.

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  12. FRANKHAZE

    FRANKHAZE Pooh-Bah (2,188) Aug 24, 2021 Florida
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    I wish.. ordered this can from Halftime.
     
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  13. grantcty

    grantcty Savant (1,016) Feb 17, 2008 Minnesota
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    Giving this Spaten Oktoberfest/Ur-Märzen some love :slight_smile:

    It's not showing any signs of being too old to my palate. It was packaged in early November, which I find interesting given that Oktoberfests apparently don't sell well after October.

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    #313 grantcty, Jun 8, 2025
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  14. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,984) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    Man, that is a good looking Dunkel. Von Trapp is not available here, but their reputation for quality beer is known.
     
    #314 ATL6245, Jun 8, 2025
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  15. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,984) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    I'd be just fine if Bud or Miller were supplanted by Paulaner Helles on my store shelves. That's a super bargain price too.
     
    #315 ATL6245, Jun 8, 2025
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  16. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,984) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    That's some cools stuff you have on your blog pages. A goldmine.
     
    #316 ATL6245, Jun 8, 2025
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  17. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Only in Minnesota. :wink:
     
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  18. grantcty

    grantcty Savant (1,016) Feb 17, 2008 Minnesota
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    :slight_smile:

    Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining at all. I get to enjoy Spaten's O-fest a large portion of the year without it being terribly old.

    I just think it's a bit odd that their production schedule is such that a batch of it is ready to be packaged right after the prime O-fest drinking season here in the US.
     
    #318 grantcty, Jun 8, 2025
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  19. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Sure, but I have to wonder how big that batch is compared to the April-bottled batch.

    And we've discussed it before -- I'm definitely envious that you see this one so often. :beers:
     
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  20. SLeffler27

    SLeffler27 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,906) Feb 24, 2008 New York
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    Naked Dove does Bock and Maibock

    The Goat & My Goat respectively.

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    Not actually a side-by-side. They are both good, and both improved substantially with warmth. The bloody Brie makes for a great pairing, spas the mushroom flavor compliments the toasted caramelized malts.
     
    #320 SLeffler27, Jun 8, 2025
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