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[glennheinzel]

Oooo nice haul their Rukh!

Tried Ayinger Celebrator when I was in Munich this time last year. Awesome stuff, definately one of the best beers i've ever tried. Their Kellarbier and Weissbier also very nice.
Managed to try Diebels Alt and Augustiner Edelstoff(sp?) when I was there too, oddly enough. Thought the Alt was very nice...particularly for a breakie beer...but the Augustiner i wasn't a fan of.
Gotta love the selection of beer over there though!

Ayinger and Schneider are my favourite breweries. The only problem with Schneider is that too much hefe tends to clear the sytem out. Speaking of Schneider, I just helped my brother bring a crate (20 bottles) of the Aventinus Eisbock crate back to his place. It cost 35 Euros/70 AUD. Cheap as chips!

 

[glennheinzel]

Ayinger Ur-Weisse (dark wheat beer). Fruity with cloves dominating.

Jever (North German Pilsner). Hay aroma. Nice bitterness throughout the beer. The Lowenbrau Keller in Sydney used to sell this beer, but they stopped because there wasn't enough interest.

Kostritzer Schwartzbier. I've had this beer a couple of times in Aus (as per Jever and others), but I thought that it would be interesting to try it fresh. Nice low levels of roastiness. Good beer.

Schneider WeizenHell

Schneider Weiss 1608. Hints of banana (and citrus). Quite a dry finish.

Reutberger Kloster-Weisse. Banana and hop aroma. Reasonable bitterness poking through.

 

[stillscottish]

I'll let others decide about this one. <_<



Campbell

 

[glennheinzel]

Okay guys. I don't have too many more to go.

Ayinger Bru Hell. This was the best helles that I tasted. The flavour was deeper and richer than what the others offered.

We did a day trip to Bamberg yesterday (which is about 3 hours from Munich). Our first stop was Mahrs Bru

Mahrs Brau - Ungespundet (unfiltered lager). Fairly dry finish which accentuated the hop bitterness. The finish is a little short, but this is still a good beer. For what its worth, this pub (attached to the Mahrs Brauerie) was nominated as the best pub in the world by an American magazine. I've got no idea which magazine voted it as the best pub (or how long ago). It was a great pub, but I'm not sure if it was the best pub. After all, they didn't have Little Creatures Pale Ale on tap!

Mahrs Brau Festtags-Weisse (seasonal beer). Hints of bubblegum and caramel. This beer is at the bigger end of the style and we could only have one.

Maisel Landbier Dunkel. Quite malty, but with just enough bitterness (which stands out slightly) to hold it together. This is the first dunkel that I've really enjoyed.

Spezial-Brau Rauchbier (lager). Only had hints of smokiness. Served from a wooden barrel.

Of course if you are in Bamberg, then Aecht Schlenkerla is the main attraction. Below is a pic of their mrzen which was rally good). I also had their urbock, although it was a bit too malty and thick for my liking. Both beers were served from a wooden barrel.

As a side note, we had a quick look at Nrnberg on the way back to Munich. There was a pub called Htt'n near the castle which had a great range of beers that were different styles to what Munich offers. Unfortunately I was short on time and had already had enough in Bamberg so didn't get to try any more beers.

 

[reVoxAHB]

ReVox! That slab of meat looks great. What was the beer like?

Had another last night.

Beautiful sweet caramel nose, light with some toasty components. Medium toffee-like, malt body that finishes quite dry, almost to where body feels medium to light, but I reckon it's mashed low with great attenuation. Begs for another sip. Certainly caramel and (minimal) chocolate flavours present. Bittering is quite low. No detectible U.S. hop character, eg. can't pickup any spicy, floral or citrusy note which presumably would push this (taste wise) into American over Northern English Brown. Overall, a sessionable brown which is likely a feat in itself. Great beer.

Last night i roasted a 2 Rib beef rack (about 1kg). Bashed up some fresh garlic with sea salt, black pepper, praprika, fresh thime and oregano flowers with a bit of olive oil and poured the pesto like mix over the meat and baked it for 3 or 4 hours at about 140 deg.

served it up with some roast potatoes baked in olive oil, half garlic cloves and rosmary and some steamed greens.

Made a sauce of beef stock and red wine, reduced with mushrooms and buttter to thicken.

Awsome meal!

No pics though........ it didnt last! My wife doesnt like meat much but she pollished of 1/2kg of beef I just sliced it bown the middle between the 2 rib bones.

Anyway....... back to the beer

cheers

hehe. yum! I overnight-marinated the frenched pork loin in mild soy, honey, crushed garlic, whole pepper corn and bay leaf. pan seared and finished in the oven with heaps of smoked chipotle BBQ sauce. Meat and growler only. Couldn't press myself with greens, etc. :lol:

I wouldn't have normally put soy with chipotle, but the marinade was mild enough where it really only introduced a bit of honey sweet salt character to the meat, and the dominant flavour was smoked chipotle. Oh, and I used Geoff Love's smoked chipotle. Top stuff. Seriously. Can be purchased here and interview with Geoff here.


Cheers,
reVox

 

[joshuahardie]

I'll let others decide about this one. <_<

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Campbell

WTF
You have got me stumped on that one..... Is it a joke, or that actually exists!!!

 

[white.grant]

WTF
You have got me stumped on that one..... Is it a joke, or that actually exists!!!

Hmm, a Rodenchuck?

 

[vicelore]

Hey fellas.

Tried a few lambics the other night

1st one was enjoyed out the front of the Mrs waiting for her to get home.

It was meant to be the most sour beer in the local shop but i really liked it. Found it to have kinda a sidar flavor Lovley..pitty it was $9 a bottle.

2nd was a lovely fruity beer the fruit flavor was very strong and this is one. I would recommend this for any bloke trying to get there Mrs into beer. My GF loved it, I also loved it. It was $9 a bottle too.

Cheers guys

 

[Tony]

WTF
You have got me stumped on that one..... Is it a joke, or that actually exists!!!

I think the piss is being taken there!

Do you really think there is a Hahn premium light Grand Cru?.......


That is green?

I like the concept though

 

[Muggus]

I think the piss is being taken there!

Do you really think there is a Hahn premium light Grand Cru?.......


That is green?

I like the concept though

A macro Aussie-brewed light Flemish sour ale?

How could you go wrong!

 

[Tony]

I give it 10 points for effort!

Next there will be a XXXX tripple

Or a VB gold!

cheers

 

[Tony]

Had a great arvo.

Had some lamb shanks for lunch that had been slow cooked in tomatoe and beans for 10 hrs

I enjoyed this with a bottle or 2 or Murrys Sassy blond. The spicy character of the beer went so well with the big flavours of this dish.

Tonight i cracked a bottle of this Dunkelweisenbock.

Bloody fantastic!

Somooth and rich. Big bark malt character with a big choc/caramel after taste. No huge yeast character to decern but clove and a touch of bananna is there

Very nice beer!

 

[Fents]

Jever Pilsner

Workmate just went over to Germany at xmas to see his missus....cam back with four diff beers for me.

Very nice pilsner. Cant pick the hop though, could be sazz could be hallertau. either way its sliding down way too ez.

 

[winkle]

Do you really think there is a Hahn premium light Grand Cru?.......
That is green?

Hahn premium light is always green h34r:

 

[Tony]

ITs better than fosters light ice!

 

[reVoxAHB]

Fuller's 1845. One of the best beers I've had in a very long time.

Raisiny, Plumy, Cherry. Beautifully bittered (rather high) with goldings. Gorgeous dense white head which didn't photograph well on a windy Melbourne afternoon - head blew right off it at pour and it's a bit funky in photo (should have shot inside but light is poor). Noticeable alcohol warming but smooth, as expected. Finishes malty, hoppy and strong. :icon_drool2:

reVox

 

[redbeard]

Tui IPA - rather malty, low bitterness. Not really an IPA but still a good session beer. Amsterdam Mariner style pricing, so good if HB stocks are low

 

[KoNG]

Spezial-Brau Rauchbier (lager). Only had hints of smokiness. Served from a wooden barrel.

whats going on in the background there....??

:icon_chickcheers:

 

[Hargie]

Had a great arvo.

Had some lamb shanks for lunch that had been slow cooked in tomatoe and beans for 10 hrs

I enjoyed this with a bottle or 2 or Murrys Sassy blond. The spicy character of the beer went so well with the big flavours of this dish.

Tonight i cracked a bottle of this Dunkelweisenbock.

Bloody fantastic!

Somooth and rich. Big bark malt character with a big choc/caramel after taste. No huge yeast character to decern but clove and a touch of bananna is there

Very nice beer!

....Hi Tony....

...you have to try the Weinstephaner Vitus if you havent already...mind blowingly good fresh...the Vitus and Pikantus and Schneider's Aventinus battle it out for Wheat Beer Heavy Weight Champion of the world...with the Vitus,for me, being the king of the hill...subtlety, complexity,balance ,power, and endurance...ask the good Dr K just how good a fresh one is...he actually got in contact with the US BJCP bigwigs after a BJCP study night tirade of mine about why when the oldest brewery in the world calls their Weizenbock a Weizenbock it falls terribly short in the bjcp guidelines....change the guidelines...this beer was here first !!...remember that Doc ?....yeah i know, how do you compare a weizenbock,dunkelweizenbock,and a Doppleweizenbock...??? like Heavyweight , Super heavyweight and Gorilla i guess... anyway rant over....go the VITUS....

....Cheers ,Scott....


...p.s...Rukh...as a devoted German Beer fan....you lucky,lucky,*******....very envious...well done...

 

[Bizier]

Rukh, you are making me thirsty and I have a beer in my hand... it is just not doing the trick.