Much envy on my part on having open access to any German variety. I, on my end, do not have such varied access and is instead limited to a small, albeit still outstanding, selection.
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Well, on the Latin American mainland, having anything European is either prohibitively expensive, or limited in selection.
Here we get, what some Germans argue, are the en masse production beers.
As it happens, (and probably for the exact same reason), we are in the identical position re beers from the Americas.
Limited in selection, and not an inviting selection (with the exception of Founder's, a few of which I can obtain from a small number of high end off licences).
I keep forgetting you live in the British Isles and not in the new world. For us, German beers, are limited to Tucher, Maisel, Warsteiner, Oettinger, Hofbrau Munchen, and Paulaner.
Limited, but they do come in several varieties.
Beers are on the way; my store was able to lay hands on (on my recommendation) some of the lesser known beers brewed by the splendid Weihenstephaner brewery.
Sipping a splendid Weihenstephaner Festbier, (for some reason, auto-correct thinks that that should be spelt "Fester"), which is a beer I haven't encountered before.
Delicious.
Delicious.
Ok I will check some of the beer shops for these particular brands. I forgot to mention when I got back from Canada this past August I had a rather long layover - 5 hours - in Munich so I enjoyed some Hofbräuhaus at the airport which really helped pass the time.
Weihenstephaner brews some superb beer; the brewery is close to a thousand years old (one of the oldest, if not the oldest, breweries in the world), and, seems to (almost effortlessly) top its "class" irrespective of the actual beer brewed.
Thus, its version of the Weissbier is considered a classic (and viewed as possibly the very best of the Weissbier style beers that it is possible to lay hands on), its version of the Festbier (the October Festival beer, although, apparently, available all year around), a beer I hadn't had until last night, seems to draw superlatives from anyone who has had it (including your humble scribe), their Helles beer, drew stunned, delighted silence from beer reviewers ("what can I say?" silence, sip, slurp, "it's great"...), along with remarks to the effect, "well, it's Weihenstephaner, everything they do is excellent", comments I am in complete agreement with, as well.
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A lychee based ale?
I await, with bated breath, a more detailed description.
Meanwhile, do enjoy.
Tonight's first beer is from Germany, an old favourite from the Weihestephaner stable, their Hefe Weissbier.
And, tonight's second beer is another beer that I had not sampled, savoured, or sipped prior to this evening.
It also hails from the Weihenstephaner stable, and it is a beer that has received rave reviews (which is why I asked whether my local off-licence might see if they could lay hands on some for me).
The beer is the legendary Weihenstephaner "Vitus".
And, yes, it is every bit as superb as its stellar reputation had suggested.
An amazing beer.
It also hails from the Weihenstephaner stable, and it is a beer that has received rave reviews (which is why I asked whether my local off-licence might see if they could lay hands on some for me).
The beer is the legendary Weihenstephaner "Vitus".
And, yes, it is every bit as superb as its stellar reputation had suggested.
An amazing beer.
It's one of the many micro brews that have popped out in this neck of the woods. It is made by a German-American founded brewery in the area of Honduras called Lake Yojoa.
As the area is suffuse with citrus, lychee, and several exotic fruit groves farms. These readily available fruits, allowed this particular brewery christened D&D Brewery to make there crafts.
The brew itself is a strong 6.4% and is not as sweet as one might surmise. Notes of barley and wheat with not as much malt. There is a hint of crispness.
Depends on my mood, and also on the time of year.
For example, I like lighter beers (such as the Weihenstephaner Helles, or Old Speckled Hen, to mention but two) in the summer (and early autumn) months, but my preferences for much of the rest of the time tend to be Trappist classics from Belgium, (Trappistes Rochefort, Westmalle, St Bernardus), or classics from Germany, (again, almost anything from the wonderful Weihenstephaner brewery comes under that category) that are rich, (often dark) beers, and - almost invariably - are high in alcohol. Good quality ales also meet with my approval, and appeal to my palate.
Personally, I am partial to Weissbier, - the Weissbier style - and classic Dunkel styles, and have come to realise that I do not much care for the over-hopped varieties that are currently fashionable, though I will partake if little else is available, and such beers are fine in summer.
Moreover, I also like to try to support local, artisan breweries, when possible, and I do purchase their products, even if what they produce is rarely of the quality of the established classics, which is why I find myself reverting to them regularly.
My second (and final) beer of the evening is also from Erdinger: Erdinger "Pikantus", an impressive dark beer.
I’m a huge fan of Blanc de Bourgogne and I tried for the first time a red one, it’s amazing! Wow!!!
A German Weissbier - Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier - has just been opened, and is being sipped, and savoured, with considerable enjoyment.