German beer seems to be the number 1 attraction in Germany, even more popular than Berlin and Neuschwanstein. However, beer is a great thing as there are so many local brews. Lets give some insights to the rich German buffet of beers and discuss it here.

And however: If you are in DUS feel invited to PM me. If I am there and if you come to DUS I buy you a beer.

Everybody knows that Koelsch is better than that 'altbier' you Duesseldorf folk drink.

With all the fabulous German beer available it seems strange to import UK beer. I guess the warm British beer and the DUS Altbier are acquired tastes. Like most Americans, I prefer Pilsner or Lager syle beers served cold.

Everybody knows that K�lsch is different from Alt. And taste is different, too. I like both: The bright and pale K�lsch is clearly a summer beer, the amber Alt is better for cooler days. But you guys in the empire of Miller light and Bud should really refrain from evaluating and judging real beer....

You know that one: Three guys are sitting together in a local pub, one from Cologne, one from D�sseldorf and one from Duisburg. The Cologne guy orders a K�lsch, the D�sseldorf guy orders an Alt and the Duisburg guy (who should order a Pils, just to explain) orders a glass of water. The other folks are somehow surprised: "What makes you ordering a glass of water??". "Well", the Duisburg guy says, "both of you guys did not order a proper beer, so I stick to the same quality you have..."

It goes without saying that I live in the Pils-Country

It's not strange if you get 2000 M&M miles for the price of a bottle of strange UK beer. They had an offer today (and withdrew it quickly) that bought you 45 bottles of beer and a C-Class LH ticket over the pond for GBP 355,00. Details to be found in the LH Forum:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...541711&page=69

Hey!!! Just because I'm an American doesn't mean that I drink the cheap beer-flavored water that the big business in America tries to pass off as beer.

Seriously, one of the reasons that I go to Munich whenever I can is for the beer. I'm a big fan of the regional helles lagers, as well as the unfiltered, unpasteurized weizens that you can only seem to find in Germany. I was just joking regarding the Koelsch comment. I've had both Koelsch and Altbier and like them both, generally speaking. Dom Koelsch is my Koeln favorite, and whenever I am in the DUS area, I would have to say Diebels is what I usually drink. The Pilsners of your area seem to be a little bitter for my taste, although I did develop a taste for Kirner Pils when I lived in Bad Kreuznach.

Heavens sake....!!

So you fancy Diebels, the Issum copy of a Duesseldorf beer brewed by the Belgium-Brazilian brewing giant InBev? I feel sympathy. Poor boy! This is worse compared to K�lsch . By the way, InBev poisons Canada with Bud and Bud Light brewed under license of Anheuser Busch...

I extend my beer offer to you and you will get a F�chschen, Uerige or Schumacher:

http://www.fuechschen.de/
http://www.uerige.de/
http://www.schumacher-alt.de/

Try the Schumacher web page. Good music and presentation. Click the link "Direkt zur Homepage...." at the bottom of the page after enjoying the nice beer they offer....

Did somebody say beer? I'll meet you in your truck full of beer

Definately need to expand my beer-cabulary... we have a few decent micro-brews in Canada, but ever since moving to the UK I've been going to the pub and asking for whatever is warm, flat and on the pull. Quite enjoy the bitters here.

I did split the Dusseldorf-K�ln river boat thread and moved some posts into this new thread. I think it may be interesting to have a place to discuss the different beer specialities Germany has to offer.

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For all of you looking for further education (in German only):

http://www.bier.de/bierforum/

Great idea, a thread about german beer (Das reimt sich, und was sich reimt ist gut)

The best beer country according to my experience is Franken, where you'll find a local brewery in any small town or village. All of them have their specialities. The best Weizen I ever had is H�nika from Wunsiedel, unfortunately it's not available outside that area. And all those different unfiltrated amber beers named "Kellertrunk" or similar. Ah yes, and Bamberger Rauchbier...

I've also developed a taste for the black beers in and around Saxonia. K�stritzer is the big and well-known brand, but there are several smaller ones.

In our area (Rhine/Black Forest), my favourite is Alpirsbacher, Weizen or Naturtr�b.
For those who come to Karlsruhe, look for a pub that serves Wolf.

Cheers to D�sseldorf, save me an Uerige!

When in Muenchen, one of my local favorites when it comes to Weissbier is Augustinerbrau, if I'm doing it 'vom fass'. Almost all of the weissbier in Germany is to my liking, with the exception of Schofferhofer. I recently discovered a very smooth and tasty helles lager that I could only find in bottles in Muenchen, called Rosenheimer Floetzinger brau. It was one of the more delightful beers that I have experienced in the area.

Here in the states, one of my recent favorites has been Licher hefeweizen. It seems to have a slightly smoother taste to me than the Muenchner weissens that seem to lose something when they are shipped to the US.

I can't believe I stumbled on this thread!!! My personal favorite is Weihenstephan Weizen from Freising just outside Munich. It is home of the oldest brewery in the world. My father (geborn in Muenchen, now living in Florida) came to to visit me in Freising. We went to the brewery for dinner and while walking up the steps he stopped, clearly overwhelmed, and exclaimed, "can you believe we are at the oldest brewery in the world", a father-son moment I will never forget! BTW - the food is great, with Schweinebraten mit Knoedel being my favorite

Weihenstephan helles Hefe is great, I also love Rothaus Hefeweizen.
But I'm always happy when I have the opportunity to get a frisch gezapftes from almost any brewery. For example Paulaner Hefe and Prinzregent Luitpold are pretty good if frisch gezapft.

Regarding Schöfferhofer: If they don't sell anything else, go for the Dunkles Hefe, as it is drinkable, still not good but better than the Helle Hefe. Speaking of crappy Weissbier: STAY AWAY FROM HEIDELBERGER HEFEWEIZEN!!!!!