Zoiglbier

Lotta Zoigl fans over in the Germany forum. Good stuff.

 

Customer: what beers you have on tap

Waitress at (insert chain restaurant): “we have several craft beers what kind do you like?”

Customer: “I’ve been mostly drinking Roggenbier, Zwickelbier and Kvass, but lately I’ve had a real preference for well made Zoiglbier”

Waitress: (deer in headlights look at first, then proceeds to say, “we have Bud Light, Millier Light, Coors Light, Blue Moon, Sam Adams seasonal etc….).

 

We have both kinds:

 

Kvass is not beer.

 

Zoigl is wonderful. It’s not really a style – technically, there is not a huge amount of difference between it and other unfiltered lagers in the region – more a culture. I visited one of the Zoigl villages in 2019 and wrote about it here: https://refreshingbeer.blogspot.com/2021/01/long-overdue.html

 

Now if the waitress replied with that answer, I would be floored and ask her to marry me (even if my wife was dining with me…which she’d laugh anyway knowing the beer nerd that I am).

 

If all you've got is a sahti that will work too

 

Lol….or you could say you would like a Busch light but only if it’s from a proper side pull tap or an Shock Top but only from a well maintained cask and hand pump. Otherwise you’ll have a water.

 

A hdlinka pour of Busch please, and if you could bring a round of Bud Light mliko pours with the check that would be great!

 

I vote we don't add this to the style database just yet. It took me long enough to find happoshu.

Excuse me, I need a Kleenex

 

... and 14 different IPAs.

 

It's all about the freshness.

Great article, BTW.

 

Very nice write up! Sounds like an awesome little pocket of beer culture.

 

Kinda like McSorley’s Old Ale House in NYC! Light or Dark!

 

Interesting article, every day you learn something new is a good day on Earth.

Don't think I'll every make it to Germany, but if I do this would be something to look for, indeed!

 

Stale old dark bread, usually rye + sugar, yeast and some raisins. It's a non-alcoholic soft beverage of Eastern Europe. Where kids and adults alike drink it, during the summer months.

There's even a cold summer soup, with kvass being the liquid, instead of water/broth/stock. With a bunch of diced raw vegetable, boiled diced potatoes, diced ham or kielbasa, fresh dill and a dollop of sour cream.