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Paulaner Hefe-Weizen — Paulaner Brauerei GmbH

November 13, 2012 · 1 comments

Know what goes down like magic on a hot summer's day? A solid wheat beer. Know what goes down like magic on a dreary fall day? A solid wheat beer. Don't believe me? That's crazy talk. While most people look to bright, …

Oktoberfestbier — Hofbräuhaus

November 1, 2012 · 2 comments

"The Court's Brewery", sounds somewhat regal and important, doesn't it? Indeed, that is roughly the translation of the German word "hofbräu". That being said, throughout the brewing history of Germany, numerous breweries …

Munich Gold — Hacker-Pschorr Brau GmbH

November 1, 2012 · 1 comments

While most people see beers from places like Hacker-Pschorr and Paulaner, and think "Oktoberfest", Munich Gold is actually more of a summer time beer. It's a helles lager, which translates to "Pale" lager. Outside of …

Oktoberfest Bier — Paulaner Brauerei

October 30, 2012 · 5 comments

First off, I must apologize to you, dear reader, as well as the myriad breweries that sent me Oktoberfest beers to review. The week I planned on doing all Oktoberfest actually turned into all hard work week, and I'm only …

Cheers to Germany and Podolski!

July 14, 2010

I just came across this article, after reading a post over at Saint John's Wort. If you don't know BrewDog, look into them. I posted a note about them producing "Sink The Bismark" a while back, but they have upped the …

Hopfen Weisse - Schneider Weisse

June 22, 2010 · 0 comments

So this is an exciting brew, to say the least! The brewers from Brooklyn Brewery and Schneider Weisse decided to hook-up, and produce a love child. And here it is: A dry-hopped, boozy wheat beer. Considering I have good …

Gaffel

June 4, 2010 · 5 comments

Today is a 3 for 1. Not only are you getting a review of a great beer, but two little (related) lessons. So what is up with this beer? It's a Kölsch, which is the beer of choice in Köln, Germany. Kölsch is an ale (which …

Organic Weisen Edel-Weisse - G. Schneider & Sohn

May 22, 2010 · 2 comments

The first organic weisse beer I've ever had, I was excited to give it a try. [caption id="attachment_379" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Organic Edel-Weisse"][/caption] Poured from a 500ml bottle with some …