Bayernbiere Bought and Drunk

Oops! The above photo is of course the Kloster Andechs Dopplebock Dunkel.

 

Good news for Andechs fans - in a few months they will begin exporting to the US. Info to follow.

 

Not at the expense of their German fans, I hope! Looking forward to reading the info.

 

Good one!

 

It's getting so quiet around here I'm debating sending Boddhitree a case of beers to review for us. Here is the Porter from the Kulturbrauerei Heidelberg. I picked up a liter "zum Mitnehmen" and left it outside on the windowsill to chill. It is colder than I realized tonight, but at least it didn't freeze. In lieu of a review, I will quote my wife (herself a fan of porters), "It's not the best porter I've ever had, but it's by far the best German porter I've ever had." In defense of German porters everywhere, I will say that she's only ever had two, and one of them was Lausitzer's.



Cheers.

 

In other words, the tallest pygmy. LOL. - still glad to see styles like that being brewed at all.

 

Well, it sure LOOKS good.....

 

I'm finishing the liter now (half last night, half now). It's actually quite good. Some of Kulturbrauerei's seasonals, specifically their Spring Wheat, have been very pleasant surprises (it's in the tourist district). I'll put this in that category.

 

Lindenbräu is one of my all-time favourites.
I had it at the brewery three years ago, and now it is in my fridge all the time.

 

Just the plain old Marzen but with some nice German sausage (admittedly the cheap supermarket stuff... British supermarket at that...)

 

Please start a new thread with this information so that it is easier to spot when you provide the follow up. Thanks!

 

Will do. Nothing new at this point in time.

 

I was reading the "Best German Weiss" thread in the general forum and a few people mentioned Erdinger. My grocery store carries it and I always pass it by for some reason...maybe because my grocery store also carries Weihenstephaner. Anyway, the recommendations inspired me to pick up an Ur-Weisse and a Dunkel. I've learned that German brewers will use the "Ur-" prefix with beers they are proud of. It means "source" or "original", but is a not-quite-overt appeal to the traditional German. Anyway, paired tonight with Cordon Bleu (vom Schwein, natürlich) and some spätzle.



Appearance: a very nice, hazy orange with the typical wheat beer head. 4/5
Aroma: More clovey than banana-y. I'm not good at this. 3/5
Taste: Pretty good. I would not put it above some of the Home-Run hitters, but a solid wheat beer. 3/5
Mouthfeel: 3/5. Maybe a little thin?
Overall: Could recommend. Would definitely try it again, especially at this price-point. Like many German beers, a good value.
Pairing: 4/5. Hard to go wrong with German beer and German food.

Cheers!

 

I'm sure he'd fight you tooth and nail on that, hahaha.

 

Hey, wonder if you guys can help?
I am trying to called Biershop Bayern but I dont understand the phone number, it has a / in it, what does this mean?
08031/ 22043-63
Thanks

 

From the U.S. you'd call 011 49 8031 220 4363
From Europe 00 49 8031 220 4363

 

Vielen Dank!

 

I can’t wait to read your review of the Furst Wallerstein beer (which style did you get?).

I had the Furst Wallerstrein Zwickel and I thought it was very, very good.

Prost!

 

My wife used to live in Nördlingen, so I had all the Wallerstein beers and found them to be pretty good. I believe that things have even improved in the last 5 years.

As far as Erdinger goes, I always found the dunkel hefeweizen to be the best of their selection. The "normal" hefe was good and I always liked supporting an independent, but check out the dunkel if you get a chance. The Ur-weisse is new in my book.