Zischke Kellerbier, presumably brewed as well as being bottled by Königsbacher in Koblenz, but owned by Karlsberg Brauerei in Hamburg. A cloudy, yellow affair with hints of almonds and lemon on the nose. This continues in the flavour with a definite lemony streak with a light carbonic tingle, but it does go down quite smoothly. There's a malty backbone tying to come out, but it disappears under the lemon. Sweet and refreshing, it's almost like 7-Up with a malt body. Radler anyone?Yes, I'm scouring the dregs of an old notebook as a way of building up into more regular posts again. Gotta clear the dross :)
No shame in that. I'm sure you've got a "Good German Bottled Beer Guide" in the works... if not, why not?
ReplyDeleteEven better if it's an ebook, free and licensed under Creative Commons....
It's been one of those months, but thankfully one with rewards for my labours at the end of it all :)
ReplyDeleteNever thought of that. Over the past year I've hardly scratched the surface, and even now I'm hard pressed to state which are my favourites. Well, I probably could if I looked back properly. And there's so much more to discover! i shall consider your idea though! :)
I've had a hell of month too. Stuff on top of other stuff and all the while the bloody blog needles me. I haven't had time to drink any beer at all. I have been subsisting on bargain basement Brooklyn Lager from Tesco. No complaints there but a lot of the beer I have stashed requires a bit of savouring and I haven't had a chance.
ReplyDeleteIf you keep going at this rate you will have a very comprehensive list of German bottled beer.