tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post174115025608247667..comments2024-01-20T04:48:07.301+01:00Comments on The Bitten Bullet: Festival der Bierkulturen 2010 - The other beersBarry Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-832111017333621042010-05-21T19:52:33.521+02:002010-05-21T19:52:33.521+02:00@ Mark : the Reiheitsgebot isn't law anymore i...@ Mark : the Reiheitsgebot isn't law anymore in Germany. There's a legisltaiotn on beer which indeed allows a few things (including sugar in top-fermented beer and hop extracts) and forbids others, but the only practical effect it has is you can't legally call a beer with spices or fruit "Bier", but have to label it "Trunk", or possibly "Biermischgetränk", depending on how you did it... The rest, i.e. rarity of different beers, owes more to many German getting cold feet at the idea of leaving their beery comfort zone of a dozen recognised ordnance styles...<br /><br />I mean Jloseter neuzelle have been brewing a pretty nice beer with cherry juice in it for quite a while now, and I'm not aware of them getting in much troble for it.Laurent Moussonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381315158768575211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-59886501750440860932010-05-20T13:27:41.296+02:002010-05-20T13:27:41.296+02:00Hmm, I haven't encountered a German brewery ma...Hmm, I haven't encountered a German brewery making an imperial stout, and in fact it was only last weekend that I came across that one making a regular stout. Likewise, I've not seen anything resembling an IPA (or the current, general interpretation of what that is), though I've heard of some high IBU (100+) lagerbiers.<br /><br />Going by some of the guys I work with and neighbours, I guess if they could get them, they'd drink 'em! But it takes a moment of adjustment as they're quite different in flavour from the vast majority of German beer. Some people go "oh, that's interesting, really different and tasty" (particularly with pale ales and IPAs) while some go "Oh, that's really strong! Not sure if I like it." (usually with quite strong, dark beers or barley wines).<br /><br />Was kinda pleased to see German brewer making a barley wine (well, it was translated to Gerstenwein), and amused to hear a British woman saying there was no such thing as Gerstenwein. There is now, love!Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-3432115854354875712010-05-20T07:54:49.960+02:002010-05-20T07:54:49.960+02:00Interesting... So how do Germans react to IPAs and...Interesting... So how do Germans react to IPAs and imperial stouts? Are they big styles or not? I'm just curious as I have no idea!<br /><br />"If TBN needed a sit down after the Barrel, I wanted to try it!" That makes me want to try it too :)Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-68076715017350771912010-05-19T09:04:12.826+02:002010-05-19T09:04:12.826+02:00Ya know, I was expecting this to be obviously beyo...Ya know, I was expecting this to be obviously beyond the gebot, because of the strap line billing the festival, but in reality, most of the German brews seemed to be within, or just subtly outside, and weren'T making a big deal of it. It was the Belgian, Italian (both bringing mostly sourish beers) and Danish stuff that was clearly outside, and it was great fun to watch the locals trying these out. "Stay away from that Danish beer, it's terrible!" said one, of the Mikkeller 1000 IBU :D Actually, I forgot to try it!<br /><br />I'd only heard of Revelation Cat since TheBeerNut mentioned then being at Copenhagen. Same guy was in Köln. If TBN needed a sit down after the Barrel, I wanted to try it! :D The Cat guy said there are over 300 micro breweries in Italy, but only a few are good, in his opinion.Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-75203939283860463082010-05-19T06:25:15.963+02:002010-05-19T06:25:15.963+02:00Wow, that sounds like a great beer list -the Germa...Wow, that sounds like a great beer list -the German and the others - but what happened to the Reinheitsgebot?! :)<br /><br />Some really great sounding beers there. I love Brunch Weasel. Cat in a Barrel sounds great and it's not often you see a beer described as a tiger! I haven't heard of Revelation Cat before but a quick google and they sound like the sort of brewery I'd get on with - I must go to Rome soon... In fact, I probably should go to Germany soon!Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-74939473969691847072010-05-18T23:51:53.923+02:002010-05-18T23:51:53.923+02:00lol, I hadn't thought of that :Dlol, I hadn't thought of that :DBarry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-82858222866311541522010-05-18T23:48:11.647+02:002010-05-18T23:48:11.647+02:00"My own strain of yeast" is a much bette..."My own strain of yeast" is a much better term than "infected".The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com