German Beer

pnoon · 08-09-2015, 02:47 PM

I love well crafted German beer. American craft brewers can't come close when it comes to lagers and pilsners.

mosesbotbol · 08-09-2015, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

I love well crafted German beer. American craft brewers can't come close when it comes to lagers and pilsners.

Totally agree. We are about Ales in the US.

T.G · 08-09-2015, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

I love well crafted German beer. American craft brewers can't come close when it comes to lagers and pilsners.

KMA.

pnoon · 08-09-2015, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by T.G

KMA.

I was speaking in generalities. There are always exceptions. Sudwerk comes to mind.

T.G · 08-09-2015, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

I was speaking in generalities. There are always exceptions. Sudwerk comes to mind.

I agree. Taking off the corporate hat for a moment, I have to honestly agree, there are not that many good traditional pilsners made here. I wish there were, but it seems like there aren't and the breweries who do make a good one, don't really distribute it. Traditional German lager, like a Munich Helles, isn't that popular over here so no one wants to make it. Even we stopped making it and reformulated it as a dry hopped lager. It's flying off the shelves now. Let's face it, American craft beer drinkers like hops.

kydsid · 10-19-2015, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by T.G

I agree. Taking off the corporate hat for a moment, I have to honestly agree, there are not that many good traditional pilsners made here. I wish there were, but it seems like there aren't and the breweries who do make a good one, don't really distribute it. Traditional German lager, like a Munich Helles, isn't that popular over here so no one wants to make it. Even we stopped making it and reformulated it as a dry hopped lager. It's flying off the shelves now. Let's face it, American craft beer drinkers like hops.

I dont. Never liked any IPAs etc. German by heritage so maybe thats why. Im not the only one by far. To me the presuure to drink hoppy beers is the same pressure that mad Budweiser dominant.

T.G · 10-19-2015, 09:40 PM

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I dont. Never liked any IPAs etc. German by heritage so maybe thats why. Im not the only one by far. To me the presuure to drink hoppy beers is the same pressure that mad Budweiser dominant.

Budweiser also has about 100 year head start on the craft beer industry, that kind of helps their margins a bit. Furthermore, budweiser and other majors have actually lost market share to craft breweries over the last 10 years. Mind, it's only a few points but that's actually huge when you look at the volumes of the craft industry vs the majors.

I'm not a big fan of heavily hopped beer either, but the reality is that it's a huge percentage, I believe the largest percentage, of craft beer sales.

tsolomon · 08-12-2015, 09:33 AM

We have friends who live in Bavaria (Rosenheim) who we visit every other year. We were there last September in time for the Rosenheim Herbstfest where we sat at the community tables and had a great time with all the locals. My wife and I favor the Weissbier while our German friends prefer the Helles. Our first and last stop when visiting is the Ayinger Brewery for beer and lunch. The beer is great and I just haven't found anything that really compares to what you can get over there. Prost!

08-09-2015, 02:47 PM	#1
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: German Beer I love well crafted German beer. American craft brewers can't come close when it comes to lagers and pilsners. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

08-12-2015, 09:33 AM	#8
tsolomon Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 1,248 Trading: (31)	Re: German Beer We have friends who live in Bavaria (Rosenheim) who we visit every other year. We were there last September in time for the Rosenheim Herbstfest where we sat at the community tables and had a great time with all the locals. My wife and I favor the Weissbier while our German friends prefer the Helles. Our first and last stop when visiting is the Ayinger Brewery for beer and lunch. The beer is great and I just haven't found anything that really compares to what you can get over there. Prost!