tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post2857669110889372598..comments2024-01-20T04:48:07.301+01:00Comments on The Bitten Bullet: Dortmunder Bergmann BrauereiBarry Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-60521179544796006312008-11-03T10:32:00.000+01:002008-11-03T10:32:00.000+01:00Yep, Mrs Velkyal is from South Carolina and both o...Yep, Mrs Velkyal is from South Carolina and both of us feel the need for a change of scenery, so we are planning to up sticks to either SC or NC - plenty of decent breweries in that neck of the woods, and from what I hear, room for a few more! ;)Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-43971095938012099692008-11-03T09:06:00.000+01:002008-11-03T09:06:00.000+01:00I didn't realise you were moving to the US. Or at ...I didn't realise you were moving to the US. Or at least considering it... :DBarry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-27793789605173892672008-11-03T08:20:00.000+01:002008-11-03T08:20:00.000+01:00I am trying to work out how to get back up there b...I am trying to work out how to get back up there before we make the move to the US - mind you if McCain steals the election I might be tempted to persuade the missus to move to Germany instead, and with friends already in Berlin that would be fun!Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-74918964824479297012008-10-29T09:15:00.000+01:002008-10-29T09:15:00.000+01:00I'm not railing directly against the gebot (for on...I'm not railing directly against the gebot (for once), as you can make all sorts of things that are not Pils, Export, Helles or Dunkel and still comply if you really really want to. It's just that every so often I am reminded about how samey the types of beer can be here. But yes, it's good to see some brewers being <I>extra</I> brave and not just making something different, but clearly going out of the Rheinheitsgebot (which I am slowly chipping away at with my colleagues and exposing it for what it did to northern beer types). And people probably quite like it too and don't care as long as it tastes good!<BR/><BR/>I was reading about another place in Berlin over on <A HREF="http://www.thirstypilgrim.com/2008/10/we-are-all-jelly-donuts.html" REL="nofollow">Thirsty Pilgrim</A> where they make pumpkin lager, potato beer, honey and ginger beer and, gasp, IPA and Stout! I see Lemke do Stout und diversen Ales! Bloody brilliant :D<BR/><BR/>Next year... I need to see if I can be sent on a business trip there :DBarry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-25538267893362579802008-10-29T08:02:00.000+01:002008-10-29T08:02:00.000+01:00If you ever get the chance to head up to Berlin yo...If you ever get the chance to head up to Berlin you should visit Brauhaus Lemke - they have torn up Reinheitsgebot with abandon and are making some fabulous beers - their malty "Original" is magnificent!Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-5836550974201258102008-10-28T11:45:00.000+01:002008-10-28T11:45:00.000+01:00As we have discussed on ICB, it's a bit like the w...As we have discussed on ICB, it's a bit like the way startup Irish micros have approached the market in the past; a Lager, a Stout and maybe a Red Ale. Keeping it safe so to speak. I think the likes of Galway Hooker show that if you have something relatively unique it can make a difference, or if like the Porterhouse you make lots of different things to cater for almost every audience.<BR/><BR/>I was reading about the <A HREF="http://pivni-filosof.blogspot.com/2008/10/hats-off.html" REL="nofollow">Primátor Stout</A> over on Pivnà Filosof, and while I think that's bloody brilliant, I don't hold out hope for German brewers being so brave, and I get the impression that they remain inward looking, like many beer drinkers here. In fact, i was looking at a <A HREF="http://www.bierclub.de" REL="nofollow">beer club</A> online that i was considering joining, as you get 9 bottles of beer delivered every month, and they vote for a beer of the month, year etc... But looking through the archives there was not a single non-German beer, and that's after existing for 10 years! What kind of beer appreciation club is that?<BR/><BR/>I know some brewers do go out and do really unusual beers, like the <A HREF="http://thebittenbullet.blogspot.com/2008/09/franken-sense.html" REL="nofollow">Smokey George from Brauerei Rittmayer</A>, but that's a twist on a local beer tradition rather than something completely different for the area.<BR/><BR/>They need a revolution here to wake peoples tastes up.Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-43299313380794170942008-10-28T11:22:00.000+01:002008-10-28T11:22:00.000+01:00I know what you mean about the diversity. Is the a...I know what you mean about the diversity. Is the ale revolution underway in the Czech Republic giving you any hope at all?The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com