Posts Tagged: Germany and German Styles
When Posing In A Beer Shot, Drink Deeply
Posted by on Sunday, June 16, 2013 in - 3 comments
Is there anything sadder than a politician handling a beer related photo op timidly? To the left is German Chancellor Merkel draining a litre of beer as was noted here last September. A resounding affirmation of a cultural cornerstone. To the right, Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper caught …
Ontario: Weissbier, Denison's Brewing, Toronto
Posted by on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in - leave a comment
Brewed since 1990, this wheat beer is one of the best arguments against worrying at all about tenancy forms of brewing in principle. While one might unkindly point out the web 1.0 nature of the brewer's web presence, it does give you what you need to know and, more to the point, sets the tone …
Did Those Diatoms Poison Your Beer Lately?
Posted by on Monday, April 8, 2013 in - 5 comments
Interesting news today out of Germany: • “When arsenic level in beer is higher than in the water used during brewing, this excess arsenic must come from other sources,” Coelhan noted. “That was a mystery to us. As a consequence, we analyzed all materials, including the malt and the hops used …
Germany: Original, Hövels Hausbrauerei, Dortmund
Posted by on Thursday, December 6, 2012 in - 3 comments
Ah... beer mail. This came a few weeks back and, in fine style, there were two bottles. Two bottles is a good thing to get to have a decent think about a beer. Neighbour of Düsseldorf, Dortmund is in the North Rhine-Westphalia matrix of beers that are alleged ales... no... hybrids... no …
Figuring Out Spaten Beer's Place On Picadilly
Posted by on Thursday, November 22, 2012 in - 10 comments
A fun bit of twooting today as a tangent on a tangent led to the confirmation that there was a bar or restaurant of some sort in late Victorian London. BB found this photo. This ad was provided care of Martyn while ATJ wondered why there was a dedicated German beer palace in the heart of London … read more »
Merkel Laughs At Obama's Tiny Home Brewery
Posted by on Monday, September 3, 2012 in - 11 comments
As we have reviewed, Canadian politicians have no need to consider themselves second best when it comes to love of beer... or at least they have to admit their inferiority to beer in the great Canadian cultural pecking ladder. Sure it would help if we could get the whole beer betting thing right …
So What The Heck Is Masskrugstemmen?
Posted by on Sunday, August 26, 2012 in - 2 comments
Compared to the fine points of the fine points of beer nerdism, nothing thrills me as much as learning about another sorta dumb beer related game like this one: • What the heck is Masskrugstemmen? It's the sport that compels grown men to stand in one spot, holding a five-pound stein of beer …
Ontario: Festivale Altbier, Beau's All Natural, VKH
Posted by on Thursday, August 16, 2012 in - 3 comments
I like this stuff. This take on altbier pours a light chestnut under a cream foam and frothy rim. Very nutty aroma. In the mouth, steely green hops hover well above a mouthful of sweet nut and caramel apple butter malt. Meaty even. Black tea dry finish. Seeing as it is a summer seasonal, I have to …
Beer In Music: Please Make This Sound Go Away!!!
Posted by on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in - leave a comment
Summer. It must be because it is summer that there is no other beer news other than the mergers and acquisition of macro brewers by other macro brewers and some guys in Germany making music blowing on beer bottles while sitting in a circle. How do you stop laughing at yourself to get any good at …
Your Excellent 1930 Decoction Brewery Video Moment
Posted by on Monday, June 18, 2012 in - 4 comments
A very interesting visual explanation of decoction mashing from a 1930 German film with a bracing soundtrack. It's actually a pretty good instructional piece on basic brewing principles just as the arse was starting to go out of the whole Weimar Republic thing. Hans Neuberger made other films but …
