Help finding Brauerei Keesmann Herren Pils

I've heard phenomenal things about that Pils in the Germany forum, and as a HUGE lager fan I would think I'd have heard of or found this in the US.

As far as I know it's not distributed here at all, but I'd love to be wrong.

 

I’ve only had Hill Farmstead’s, they do a good job. Haven’t had the pleasure of having a Suarez lager, but they have quite the reputation on here. I don’t think I’ve had a German Pils from a US brewery that is better than even the “mediocre” (still good) Pils I’ve had in Germany and also what’s imported here to the US (you know, when fresh). Specifically I’m referring to Bitburger I had close to the source. Although Notch’s recent first try at a Northern German Pils was close.

How’s it compare to Jever?

They get a lot of attention in the Germany forum here. It’s one of the favorites, if not many BA’s favorites there.

 

I also fell in love with Herren Pils when I was in Bamberg, so I'll be following this thread. That said, I have a friend who has brought me some back from visits and while it is still very good, it's nothing like having it fresh. I've had the same experience with the Mahrs stuff. Not sure where you are in CT but you might be able to scratch the itch with guest taps that pop-up at OEC.

 

At least in Massachusetts it doesnt appear in the Beverage Journal when I looked it up. Ive never heard of it being available for distribution, so I'm going to say sadly no at least in Mass.

 

Since you live in New England: have you tried Von Trapp Bavarian Pilsner?

I recently discussed a side-by-side tasting of this beer with Rothaus in the New Beer Weekend thread:



https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-beer-weekend-21.651977/#post-7116379

Cheers!

 

I specifically asked about Jever because it's often portrayed as the quintessential Northern German Pils. Exceedingly dry, crisp and quite bitter/hoppy.

Southern German Pils is sort of in between a Czech Pale Lager (like Pilsner Urquell) and a Northern German Pils. Rothaus is in southern Germany. I've had Rothaus many times and there are stark differences between it and Jever.

I've never had the Herren Pils so I can't speak to its flavor profile.

Prost!

 

Yes, the Pilsners in Germany can vary depending where in Germany they are brewed. One reason is the characteristics of the brewing water utilized (but needless to say brewers can vary this via building up their brewing water). I discussed the brewing water situation of German Pilsners in my article “The Family of Pilsners” with an extract of that article below:

“The brewing water of Germany will vary mostly in a South to North aspect. In Southern Germany the water used to brew the Pilsners tends to be lower in mineral content while the water used to brew the Pilsners in Northern Germany will have increased mineral content; in particular there is a greater amount of sulfate. This difference in brewing water gives the Northern German Pilsner a more pronounced hoppy character accented with a drier finish while those from the South are soft in comparison.”

Cheers!