German craft beer

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  1. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Like the DK reference.
     
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  2. Bierman9

    Bierman9 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,313) Dec 20, 2001 New Hampshire
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    Great label!!!
     
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  3. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    I went to your website. All of your beers sound really cool!:sunglasses:

    I hope to be able to try your beers someday.

    Best of luck to you in this new venture!!

    Cheers!
     
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  4. Bierman9

    Bierman9 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,313) Dec 20, 2001 New Hampshire
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    Yeah, good luck!! (Though this typo was on the home page re: the Hopfenhammer - "The maliest IPA you ..." )

    Prosit!!
     
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  5. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    This just in from the German Brauer Bund: German beer sales up +2.8% in Germany, +2.3% in the EU, and +41% in exports.
     
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  6. einhorn

    einhorn Savant (1,175) Nov 3, 2005 California

    Thanks guys - much appreciated. When I first started out, I did tried to do quintessential German styles - pilsner, hefe, doppelbock, weizenbock and sales were tough. Firstly, there are such great examples already out there, and most importantly, during the craft boom, no one cared about unhoppy lagers. Sad but true, I know. So putting out an IPA was somewhat against the grain (no pun), but it's what people are drinking, at least in these parts of CA. That may be different for you in your area of the world, but alas hops are the focus.

    A blonde ale will follow (malt forward like a helles) and then I will introduce an imperial Nutella Stout (@boddhitree will get a first batch sample) which I am still working on recipe-wise. Will keep you posted in spurts, I do not want to use this as a PR forum in any way. Wait, I just did...
     
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  7. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    I wish more brewers would brew those. I honestly love a really malty blonde ale, but it's almost like the style has become shunned. They're either associated with the early craft boom when brewers made them to appease the macro fans...or they're now called a Koelsch for no reason except that it sounds exotic. Some others are even Belgian, but the brewer didn't bother to label it as such.
    A boldly malt blonde with just a little bit of English/American yeast character is something to be proud of.
     
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  8. danfue

    danfue Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2012 Germany

    Finally all that tasting I did is paying off... :wink:

    Really though, that's extraordinary! Even though it's only +2.8 %, for how long have figures been declining before? 20 years? Seems like the bottom has been passed and it's slowly starting to grow again. There have been similar figures recently for breweries. Middle-sized ones are still having a very hard time, but there has been a considerable growth in newly found small breweries.
    And that +41 % in exports is just what I always rant about. Many German breweries ship their best stuff overseas. The geeks are simply not enough round here.
     
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  9. boddhitree

    boddhitree Pooh-Bah (1,839) Apr 13, 2008 Germany
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    Ah... you remind me that later, near the end of summer, I need to rebrew the Nutella Stout above.
     
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  10. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Maybe my "subtle" promotional activities are paying off, too. :wink:
     
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  11. Bierman9

    Bierman9 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,313) Dec 20, 2001 New Hampshire
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    When do start distribution to NH?? ;-)

    Best of luck once more!!

    Prosit!
     
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  12. einhorn

    einhorn Savant (1,175) Nov 3, 2005 California

    Here's a pic of the blonde ale - I saw this woman's picture and just really liked it. It took me a while to find the right person and explain what I wanted and was intending to do, but I finally got approval to use it from the Boston Library. First couple of bottles going to them...

    Thanks @Domingo I agree with you wholeheartedly. Most blonde ales I have tried are either watery or overhopped. I want a flavorful beer that tastes like beer with a pronounced pilsner malt edge. I know that @herrburgess is a big fan of this flavor profile, and I also agree that German pilsner malt is far superior to 2-row, but it is also a question of COGs. The middle is where I landed.

    I avoided calling it a Kölsch because we are using an ale yeast. If you ask me, and I am sure many will agree, a Kölsch or a decent blonde ale are the hardest to brew.

    [​IMG]
     
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  13. Gutes_Bier

    Gutes_Bier Maven (1,363) Jul 31, 2011 Germany

    Well...

    I saw an ad for this website on TV:

    http://www.bier-deluxe.de

    ...which means....

    ALL OF THESE BEERS ARE NOW FERNSEHBIERE!!!!!! :grimacing::grimacing::grimacing::grimacing::grimacing:

    :stuck_out_tongue:

    In all seriousness this "gourmet beer" angle in Germany does break my heart just a little bit. And I don't understand their inclusion of Augustiner's Helles Lagerbier (€1,79 + shipping, no doubt). This is a beer you can literally get at any drink store in Germany for €1,15.
     
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  14. danfue

    danfue Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2012 Germany

    CALIFORNIA ÜBER ALLES...:grinning:

    I'm sitting here laughing my ass off. It reminds of Duff-Man. "This empire will last a thousand beers!"
     
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  15. einhorn

    einhorn Savant (1,175) Nov 3, 2005 California

    I like to be a bit tongue in cheek (if you haven't noticed) and this seemed like the perfect phrase to bridge my German heritage and the west coast of the USA.

    I have already thought about running an ad on local cable with me surfing in Lederhosen.
     
    #675 einhorn, May 1, 2014
  16. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    Are you aware that that very same picture is used on labels at http://www.beerlabelizer.com/ ?
     
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  17. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Uh-oh… but I wonder if they got permission? Many people outside the marketing and graphics community don't understand that some vintage images are royalty free, while others have copyrights that don't allow their free usage. Since Einhorn sought out (and received) permission for use, it makes me wonder if Beer Labelizer used it under the assumption that it was royalty free.
     
    #677 steveh, May 2, 2014
  18. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Um… see above wailing and gnashing of teeth about Fernsehbiere. :grinning:
     
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  19. Gutes_Bier

    Gutes_Bier Maven (1,363) Jul 31, 2011 Germany

    My gnashing of teeth was done tongue in cheek. Which sounds like it could hurt now that I think about it.
     
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  20. grantcty

    grantcty Savant (1,016) Feb 17, 2008 Minnesota
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    Are most of your products still available or only these new offerings? I may be out your way (Santa Barbara) this summer and would like to pick a few up to sample. Thanks!
     
    #680 grantcty, May 2, 2014
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