Need a quick recommendation for a German beer

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  1. thomasrayw

    thomasrayw Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2011 Texas

    Headed to a German restaurant tonite, where I have the hardest time finding a beer I like. Can someone make a good recommendation? Normally I like hops (yay IPA), but find that hard to find in German beers. I'm not a fan of heavy malt and really dislike the clove tastes I find in many German beers. Help or I'll just pick a Dunkel Weizen. Was looking and choices and wondered if I would like Vitus.
     
    #1 thomasrayw, Apr 4, 2014
  2. Harnkus

    Harnkus Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 New York

    Aecht Schlenkerla Lagerbier
    Any maibock
    schneiderweisse anything
     
    #2 Harnkus, Apr 4, 2014
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  3. thomasrayw

    thomasrayw Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2011 Texas

    I was considering Schneider Aventinus, but some reviews had me worried about the cloviness. Cloviness - is that a word?
     
    #3 thomasrayw, Apr 4, 2014
  4. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    I had Schlenkerla Lagerbier just the other night. I had forgotten just how utterly outstanding it is.
     
    #4 Zimbo, Apr 4, 2014
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  5. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Try a Kolsch like Reissdorf its crisp and slightly hopped with no cloves
     
    #5 gatornation, Apr 4, 2014
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  6. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Pilsners are hoppy, especially Northern German ones. Get Jever if they have it. Weihenstephaner's is also great.

    Vitus is amazing, and has more banana than clove.
     
    #6 TongoRad, Apr 4, 2014
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  7. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    Wouldnt it be awesome if you could just goto the restaurant and have the server be able to recommend a beer fitting the characteristics youre looking for? Need more beer aficionados as waiters and servers. Get something from Ayinger if they have it. Celebrator is my favorite. Dang, now I want some Celebrator... Delicious malty goodness. *Homer drooling noise*
     
    #7 Jay_Ulreich, Apr 4, 2014
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  8. boilermakerryan

    boilermakerryan Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2011 Indiana

    Krombacher, Diebels Alt, Bitburger, Warsteiner, Veltins...really wish we could get Herforder here in the US.
     
    #8 boilermakerryan, Apr 4, 2014
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  9. thomasrayw

    thomasrayw Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2011 Texas

    Was hoping that would be the case, but I wasn't going to hold out thinking I could trust the server. You never know. I have a few plastic rams hanging around my office, but think I prefer Salvator. In general though, German beers just aren't my thing. I should know, I drank enough to get my free stein at the local German restaurant, but it would be extremely rare to find a German beer in my own fridge.
     
    #9 thomasrayw, Apr 4, 2014
  10. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    Do you have the draft/bottle list?
     
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  11. thomasrayw

    thomasrayw Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2011 Texas

    http://www.bavariangrill.com/menus/the-taste-of-bavaria/bier-beer

    And I lean toward dunkels, but (it's worth repeating) I don't like the clove overtones of many German beers. Aventinus? Pikantus? I know I've enjoyed Warsteiner Dunkel and Salvator in the past, but looking to finally get some German beer knowledge here.
     
    #11 thomasrayw, Apr 4, 2014
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  12. micromaniac129

    micromaniac129 Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2009 Pennsylvania

    andechser
     
    #12 micromaniac129, Apr 4, 2014
  13. BradStokley

    BradStokley Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2013 Maryland

    That reminds me, I've got a few Celebrators in my fridge in the basement. Time to pop one open!!
     
    #13 BradStokley, Apr 4, 2014
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  14. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    Ooooh free Stein? yes, that sounds like a place I need to visit! Too bad Im so far from Texas. I gotta find a good German restaurant that may offer some kind of cool deal like that. I need a quest such as that to go on, thank you sir! I hope you get a decent beer when you go, if it was closer to Octoberfest, Id say just get any one of those. Spaten makes a good beer, you might want to try one of theirs. Also, I find Lowenbrau and nice treat as well. Love a good Helles.
     
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  15. billandsuz

    billandsuz Pooh-Bah (2,097) Sep 1, 2004 New York
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    is this a joke? because right now, after seeing that list, a lot of us BA's are thinking something like "most any beer on the list with more than one syllable is outstanding."

    understood that you are typically interested in something big and hoppy, but that just ain't in the German beer lexicon. big malt is out. cloves and banana are out. so to be fair, if that is your criteria, you are missing out on what makes German brew so fantastic.

    now is a good time to reconsider.
    Cheers.
     
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  16. Beer-A-Lot

    Beer-A-Lot Pooh-Bah (2,031) Oct 4, 2012 Virginia
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    Weinstephaner Vitus or Korbinian
    Ayinger Ur-Weiss
    Aventinus
     
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  17. dungledauf

    dungledauf Zealot (520) Nov 8, 2005 Pennsylvania

    Ayinger or Weihenstephaner or Andechs
     
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  18. ParkbrauFan

    ParkbrauFan Pundit (829) Feb 8, 2014 Iowa

    fass is tap and flasch is bottle if it matters. Even though Im in Iowa, I'm in Plano every Christmas. This is a great German restaurant and nearly every beer listed is great. The other posters have given great tips
     
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  19. Jwale73

    Jwale73 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Aug 15, 2007 Rhode Island
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    Wow - what a list. Anything from Weihenstephaner or Kulmbacher Pils.
     
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  20. busternuggz

    busternuggz Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 California

    So you want hoppy and/or dark, but not malty or banana/clove characters? Given those guidelines I'd recommend the Köstritzer Schwarzbier or Paulaner Pilsener.
     
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