German Culture/Beer

wayneL said:

Well despite my giving Austin_Powers69 such a hard time in the SBM thread, I am actually quite fond of German culture and.... ummm, beer.

I was interested to look up Austins' favourite brew... looks like one I should try.

Any other fans?

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wayneL said:

Here is one brew we can get here in WA that I'm quite fond of.

Weihenstephaner Hefe It's nice

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austin_power69 said:

Try this one (also a english version available)

http://www.augustiner-braeu.de/
Check out "our beer" and than "Edelstoff" Thats by far the best Beer ever brewed.

Greets Austin

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The Bavarian "Reinheitsgebot" (Purity Law) was issued on 23rd April 1516 at a convention in Ingolstadt by the two common regents of Bavaria, the dukes William IV and Ludwig X, and sets that only barley, hop and water are allowed for beer's production. Yeast is not mentioned at all because in 1516 nobody owned the knowledge about its substantial part for fermentation and that therefore it is the fourth necessary raw material for beer.
The Purity Law is the last chapter of a protracted development of resolutions, which lasted over 200 years, in order to regulate the production of the beer, so that neither unhealthy adjunctions nor for bread's production relevant grain were added. Furthermore it determined all prices related to beer and secured thereby a basic foodstuff for the Bavarian people.
In the course of the centuries this brewing regulation has been taken over gradually by all German countries and, since 1906, by the whole First German Empire and its successors until the modern Germany. Still today the German Beer Law is based on the Bavarian Purity Law, which still is an indication of outstanding quality.

Translation from German of the "Reinheitsgebot".

How beer is to be brewed and poured out across the land:
[…]We decree, establish and ordain at the behest of the Lords of Bavaria that henceforth in all the land, in the countryside as well as our towns and marketplaces, there is no other policy than this: From Michaelmas until the Feast of St George, one mug(1) or 'head'(2) of beer will not be sold for more than one Munich penny; and from the Feast of St George until Michaelmas, a mug will not be sold for more than two pennies of the same reckoning, and a head for no more than three heller(3), under pain of penalty. But when one brews any beer (other than Marzenbier), it will under no circumstances be poured or sold for more than one penny per mug. Further we decree that henceforth in all our towns, marketplaces and the whole of the countryside, no beer shall contain or be brewed with more ingredients than grain, hops, and water. He who knowingly violates these laws will be summarily fined a keg of beer, each time it happens[…].

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austin_power69 said:

Dont really like it because is hat not enought CO2.

Better try: König Ludwig Weissbier:
http://www.koenig-ludwig.com/klw/koenig_ludwig.asp

(guess its impossible to get it outside germany...exept Austria)

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wayneL said:

We're a bit limited for choice here, unfortunately

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austin_power69 said:

yep, the "Reinheitsgebot" doesnt allow any preservatives.

If you want to try germanys strongest beer, than the "triumphator from Löwenbäu is yout 1st choice.

Its dark, its strong and its strong.
After 1 Beer you have the feeling of 4 or 5 regular 0,5Liter ones.

Yummy!

http://images.google.de/imgres?imgu...br%C3%A4u+triumphator&svnum=10&hl=de&lr=&sa=N

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wayneL said:

Ah yes! hahaha

They gave me one like that at a Trakehner stud I was visting... after several normal beers. That was the end of me for that day!!

They said it was "Spring Beer"??

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austin_power69 said:

Also in May you can get "Maibowle" Its white wine with waldmeister leaves ( a green...ääähhh, lets say herb)

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Woodruff, as the scientific name odoratum suggests, is a strongly scented plant, the sweet scent being derived from coumarin. This scent increases on wilting and then persists on drying, and woodruff is used in pot-pourri and as a moth deterrent. It is also used, mainly in Germany, to flavour wine (Maiwein), beer (Berliner Weisse), brandy, sausages and jam, and to make a herbal tea with gentle sedative properties.

High doses can cause headaches, and very high doses (far beyond those found in the afore-mentioned drinks) can even have mind-altering properties, as well as vertigo, somnolence or even central paralysis and apnoea while in a coma; so, some common sense should be applied when consuming woodruff. Three grams of woodruff per litre of Maiwein is considered safe in Germany.

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imajica said:

Belgian beer is the best

try DUVEL

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austin_power69 said:

Woodruff: Yes it ´s exactly what we call "Waldmeister"

What you mean is "Mohn Kuchen" It ´s a cake with lots of poppy sees inside.

Thats still legal. Even small kiddies can buy it, but better try that not too often, because Mohn is also used for opium.
In Germany you gan get Poppy Beagles, Poppy cake, and what ever. Absolute legal.

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Milk Man said:

Funnily enough my best mate just got back from a glass expo in Dusseldorf. He wasnt real fond of 'traditional' german beer (or english for that matter) but he said the lagers were pretty good. Hes not a beer drinker much so i'll have to evaluate that for myself He said fosters actually tastes good in england! I'll have to taste it myself to believe that one; tastes like crap over here. Incidentally my absolute favorite brew is boag's premium; not too sweet, not too bitter and a nice malty aftertaste (crystal malt barley). I love my lager's, which is a nice german I can possibly get over here? Any czech's feel free to give tips too; the second beer country I want to visit (would be 1st but theres no autobahn).

CHEERS!
:bier:

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Milk Man said:

Funnily enough my best mate just got back from a glass expo in Dusseldorf. He wasnt real fond of 'traditional' german beer (or english for that matter) but he said the lagers were pretty good. Hes not a beer drinker much so i'll have to evaluate that for myself He said fosters actually tastes good in england! I'll have to taste it myself to believe that one; tastes like crap over here. Incidentally my absolute favorite brew is boag's premium; not too sweet, not too bitter and a nice malty aftertaste (crystal malt barley). I love my lager's, which is a nice german I can possibly get over here? Any czech's feel free to give tips too; the second beer country I want to visit (would be 1st but theres no autobahn).

CHEERS!
:bier:

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