Scholarship table
5 best German Brews? I know there are vast differences but the three I generally buy or snag on tap are: Schnieder-Weisse, Goffel, and the Ayinger Marzen O-Fest (when they have it). Reissdorf does have a cool glass.
We don't see most of the German brews on the shelves here. Gaffel is one of 6 Kolsch brewers.It depends where in Germany you are to what is brewed. Dusseldorf - only Alt beers; Cologne - only Kolsch beers; Munich - Helles or Dunkel beers and the fest beers are only seen for Octoberfest; Hamburg/NW Germany - you get the Beck's beer types; Berlin - Weiss beersI usually hit the supermarket when I'm there for work and pack a few bottles in the suitcase for home.
Personally, I love Augustiner-Bräu beers. I also like Köstritzer Schwarzbier and Franziskaner Hefe
That question, as noted in the replies will vary widely from area to area (heck town to town) in Germany. I wouldn't say only, but primarily. In the town near where my company is located in Germany, their local brewery has several types on tap. And when you order a sampler, each type is served in a miniature of the proper class. I am not sure I am welcome back in Cologne. I mentioned that I do not like Kolsch beer. I left there much the way Dr. Frankenstein left town, with villagers chasing with torches and pitchforks. Nothing better than sitting at the Augustiner-Keller biergarten in Munich in nice weather (along with several hundred of your closest friends) - or their cellar in winter. BTW, I like a good dunkel or a dunkelweiss, but hard to get in the US.
How to tell you found a good local tavern in Germany when this is how they track your beer tab.
That looks like a back shoulder tattoo from the thumbnail.Germans, eh?
I will be in Munich with my bride and another couple September 18-21 and any tips on Oktoberfest would be greatly appreciated.
I will be in Munich with my bride and another couple September 18-21 and any tips on Octoberfest would be greatly appreciated.
Drink Augusteiner.
We have an AirBNB outside the city and planning on taking the train into Munich. Do we need to make reservations in the tents?
Do they still serve the little weisswursts as street food on a plate with spicy mustard, sauerkraut and a wooden fork? They were delicious but that memory is circa 1983.