Germany Beer Reviews
Germany and beer go together like bread and butter. Known around the world as a country of meticulous precision and superb craftsmanship, Germany maintains strict brewing standards known as the Reinheitsgebot, or “purity decree”. Famous for festivals like Oktoberfest, wheat styles (weizens), and big glass boots full of beer, Germany remains one of the must-visit countries for beer enjoyment.
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier
In keeping with Tom’s review on Saison Dupont, I also recently partook in a famous, celebrated beer that has been on my “to try” list for months: Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier. The Weihenstephan Brewery in Germany can trace its roots all the way back to the year 768,...
Spaten Dunkel
Spaten Dunkel is a Dunkel (dark) Lager brewed by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu (Spaten Brewery) in Munich, Germany. It is a traditional Munich Dunkel, and boasts an ABV of 5.5%. The follow is our team review of this beer: Tom: Spaten Dunkel…so smooth, so good! The malt is...
Beck’s Oktoberfest
Before I was asked to write for PHM I had been jotting down some notes for a couple Oktoberfest beers I sampled during the Fall. Figuring it is probably time I translate those notes into reviews, allow me to sum up my experience with Beck’s Oktoberfest. This is not a...
Paulaner Salvator Dobbelbock
Sometimes, one of a beer’s most distinctive characteristics is its history. Case in point: Paulaner’s doppelbock, Salvator. Back in ye old seventeenth century, when German friars from the mendicant order of Francis of Paola were doing all the brewing, they apparently...