Oh, Augustiner has long been the most expensive import on shelves -- next to Jever Pils. Neither labels are rarely in my stash.
Jever too huh. I don't think I've seen it here. I rarely buy the Augustiner either for same reason but I treat myself every now and then.
The only trouble is, at the prices I see either of the two, I'm never comfortable "splurging" because I'm sure they're not the freshest.
That's true. But I readily admit, I have never had it super fresh (maybe 4-6 months old at best) and it still stands out to me.
4-6 months isn't bad. I'm afraid some of the six-packs I'm seeing are well over a year old because no one wants to drop the cash.
Yes, they are generally quite pricey. The price at my local Retail Beer Distributor is $10.99 a sixpack but that is likely because the importer for Augustiner rents office space from them. Now freshness is an issue at times. Cheers!
FWIW -- Augustiner is $18 a six-pack at the local big box retailer (and probably the cheapest price in town, if not the only place carrying it). $11 is a standard price for craft six-packs around here -- I'd be drinking a lot of Augustiner at that price -- and I'm sure it wouldn't wither on the shelves.
Wow! At that price it would be a go to. That's the kind of pricing I see on Weihenstephaner, which tends to be my go to when I'm not drinking the local offerings.
But to reinforce what I mentioned above, freshness can be an issue. Even though the price is economical, I will not buy old beer. Cheers!
Weihenstephaner is $15 a six-pack around here -- far from my considering it a go-to. But what's weird is that their 4-pack cans are only $9. Bit of a discrepancy, but fewer choices.
Yeah, the four packs are primarily what I'm talking about. A six pack of the Original is $13.99 at Total Wine and most retailers. I prefer the 4 packs of cans because they are a pint vs 11.2 oz bottles. I just like pints in lagers.
22.4 fills my .5 liter Becher pretty nicely. Seriously, I wish they still imported more of the single, half liter bottles they used to 25 years ago. Grabbing a single of Spaten Pilsner on my way home from work was the perfect wind down.
Ha! I know what you mean. I still see those 0.5L bottles of Weihenstephaner Original and Dunkelweisse around a good bit. Nothing better than pouring out one of those when you are just wanting that one perfect pour. Those do tend to sit longer here, I guess because most of the beer heathens down here are scared of them or something.
I had a Fair State brewing German Pils tonight. Canned in May 2025. Very flavorful for 4.9%. Perfectly balanced clean pils malts and Hallertau Mittelfrüh hop flavors. Zero warming ABV. Spot on style. Lemony and woody/spicy hop flavors. 4.12/5
I discussed in the NBW thread: My favorite beer at the recent German Bierfest in Philly I once again attended the annual German Bierfest which is held at the Pennsylvania German Society at 6th & Spring Garden streets in Philadelphia (February 27th). https://www.phillybierfest.org/ There are lots of beers at this event, both German brewed and US brewed. According to the booklet there were about 40 German brewed beers and over 70 US brewed beers. Too many brands to try them all but I got my fair share. I wrote a ‘trip report’ for a friend who could not make it to the event and a snippet from that report: “FWIW, the Gold Medal winning beer for me at this event was East Branch Riemer Pilsner. I went back for several pours of this beer!” Last Friday I met some buddies for beers & lunch at a local craft beer bar/restaurant and bottle shop: Capone’s in Norristown, PA. As good fortune would have it there was Riemer Pilsner beers in the beer refrigerator. It was not a long decision as to whether I would buy this beer (a four-pack). Will this beer taste the same from the can as to those I enjoyed at the beer festival? Served in my Polish Pilsner glass: Appearance: Straw/Golden yellow colored with a three finger white head. Aroma: An enticing combination of is bready/cracker-like Pilsner Malt aroma and hops aromas of herbal/spicy. Taste: The flavor follows the nose with bready/cracker-like malt with a pleasing combination of herbal/spicy flavors from the hops. There is a notable bitterness. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a dry finish. Overall: In one word: excellent. Just as good from the can as on draft. On the can’s label it states: “a classic German style Pilsner”. Yep, that pretty much sums things up. For folks who might be curious as to the brand name Riemer, it is the name of a man-made lake in Munich. Cheers!
Score!!!!! Rothaus Pils on draft as guest tap at Cherry Street Brewing. Holy cow and I just wrapped up my yard work in 70°F warmth and was superthirst so this is tasting extra refreshing. We need more of this pils here in the States! Prost!
