October bier drinkin!

Ludders

Lowenbrau Oktoberfestbier. Available by the case.

Yummmm.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

Edelsdorf for me.

I went to a couple of Oktoberfests back when I used to live in Munich.

I bought a 5-liter keg of the Lowenbrau Oktoberfest stuff back in 2001 from a service station near Wurzburg. Chilled for 6 hours it was excellent.

If only we could get it here.

Ditto the Paulaner Pils I drank last week.

Lowenbrau Original is widely available in Morissons and Sainsburys, and it's rather nice too in that malty-flowery kind of way - rich without being sweet if you will...


Regards,

Steve.

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Originally posted by Ludwig:
PS- Ayinger worth twice the price?

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Is that the Ayingerbrau pishwater that Sam Smiths pubs serve?

As you all probably well know the Oktober fests usually start at the beginning of September, though I did see my forst Easter Eggs for sale recently too, innit.


G.G.v.Apfelstrüdel

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Originally posted by Steven Toy:
I bought a 5-liter keg of the Lowenbrau Oktoberfest stuff back in 2001 from a service station near Wurzburg. Chilled for 6 hours it was excellent.

If only we could get it here.

Regards,

Steve.

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Steve

My reply, above, gives a clue...."available by the case"...

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

"Available by the case."

Good I'll have three cases.

Where from?


Regards,

Steve.

Mike,

From the Lowenbrau site it appears that Oktoberfestbier is NA in the US.

Pingu,

Never been to a Sam Smith pub, but this is the Ayinger about which I speak, and saw on the shelf.

Fritz,

The weather's just fine here so I'm celebrating through the month.

Ludwig Sauerbraten

Tonight it's Paulaner "Original Munich Premium Lager".

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Originally posted by Ludwig:
Tonight it's Paulaner "Original Munich Premium Lager".

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Prost me old China !!!

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Originally posted by Steven Toy:

Where from?

Regards,

Steve.

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Steve

meant to mention this in my reply - Majestic Wine Warehouses do it by the case - they also have a good selection of Weissbier, including Fraziskaner, plus Bitburger and otyher Rienheizgebot (sp) beers.

Niiiiice.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

Mike,

Just been on their site.

I have to buy 12 bottles of wine as well.

What if I don't want any wine?


Regards,

Steve.

Just found this:

http://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/acatalog/Beers_of_Europe__German_Beer_8.html


Regards,

Steve.

Steve

That is not my experience - bought a case of the stuff - 24 bottles. Have a face to face go.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

German's generally at Bier Fests do not drink bottled beer of any kind, Bittburger is highly overrazed and well advertised in recent years (probably no one for 2006) Paulaner etc is fine bur very different, as I've said yfore all German bier here, is excellent even the cheap stuff, Beck's, Bitt etc is posers youngsters stuff generally, I drink it though if it's free, though as with the Chief we never buy the stuff, and as for L-Brau (70-80's worlds dearest beer in UK, load of old bollox like Blue Nun and Black Tower, great for the Brits, innit. you'll simply never find it here in the Capital of Germany not ex/co Squaddie towns etc.

G.G.V. Eldridge Pope was Protestant !

Mike,

The nearest branch is at Mere Green. I'll pop over there one of these days. It's 16 miles away, but if they've got the stuff in stock it will be worth it.


Regards,

Steve.

Fritz,

I rate Lowenbrau as being among the best German beers I've tasted.

I agree wrt Beck's though.

Bittburger was just the local brew.


Regards,

Steve.

Radeburger a great DDR bier from Dresden, note we've only mentioned Western bevvy so far ! Purely through advertising I shouldn't wonder, and yer cannie get much more easty than Pilsener Urquel, innit.

G.G.v. Bruuuuuuurp Pardon

Bitburger tonight, though I know you don't approve. The best stuff isn't exported I guess, just like here?

I czeched prices on Pilsener Urquel the other day but it was pricey for an American-South African beer that tastes like piss ($8.00/6).

What this... just spotted a Spaten Oktoberfest Marzen lurking in the fridge!

Pilsener Urquell from Plzen is a very rich and quite heavy tasting lager and is the original Pils-type beer. Despite being a 12 degree Balling beer it is only 4.4% abv, so expect to put on weight if you drink enough of it.

Budvar is perhaps more refined, and Velkopovicky Kozel more balanced. They are both at the 5% abv mark for their 12 Degrees Balling (virtually all Czech beers are classed as being either ten or twelve degrees Balling) so more of the carbo-hydrates have been turned to alcohol.

The Plzen brewery also brews a beer called Gambrinus, and I prefer it to Urquell.

In their native Czech Republic you can pick up any of these beers for about 30c in a shop, 60c in a locals' bar and perhaps a Euro/Dollar or more in a tourist bar.

A 66cl bottle of Urquell is £1.99 in the UK.

Regards,

Steve.

Good grief if drinking beer's become a science I give up.

Ludwig Oatmeal Stout for Breakfast!

PS- It's not the Czech stuff I was thinking is piss it was some Dutch stuff at $4/6 (Peters or Pauls or something?).

Beer drinking isn't a science.

You drink it, you get drunk, you fall over.

However, someone has to make the stuff and they tend to have some kind of background in biochemistry.

ITG: Marstons Pedigree Better brewed in wood

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What this... just spotted a Spaten Oktoberfest Marzen lurking in the fridge!

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Things are definitely looking up.

That reminds me, there's a bottle of Erdinger Weissbrau left in mine.

Regards,

Steve.

Washing down some spicy Carribbean-style camarones with Erdinger hefe-weizen this minute.

What's this Stella from InBev all about? It's everywhere I turn lately. I read InBev also wants to put massive dollars behind Brahma (Brazil) and make it the new Corona.

I have absolutely no idea.

I'm not a big fan of Stella. It tastes artificial and gives me a bad hangover without the pleasant feeling of being pissed beforehand.

The genuine Belgian version seems more palatable though.

Regards,

Steve.

ITG: Not Stella.

Suckin down some Weihenstephaner Kristall Weissbier following some brown ale at the pub with the new boss (Irish).