RockJeep
Member
When I was in Italy I had a beer called Spaten, it was pretty good. Yet I don't recall where it is brewed. Who knows?
thanks
bob
thanks
bob
Spaten
- Thread starter RockJeep
- Start date
Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:
Otis_The_Drunk
Member
- Joined
- Sep 12, 2004
- Messages
- 9
- Reaction score
- 0
Spaten is brewed in Germany, it is a Dark sometimes Amber wheat beer that is brewed in Bavarian tradition.
RockJeep said:
Michael_Currie
Active Member
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2004
- Messages
- 34
- Reaction score
- 0
I also enjoy their Optimator -- real good!
homebrewer_99
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2005
- Messages
- 19,581
- Reaction score
- 1,217
- Location
- I-80, Exit 27 (near the Quad Cities)
Spaten is brewed in Munich. If you remember what the label looks like it is a red "shovel" or "spaten".
I used to live 40 miles from Munich. I lived in Germany for 9 years and been to plenty of Oktoberfests.
BTW, any "ator" beer is extra strong, for Lent purposes.
I used to live 40 miles from Munich. I lived in Germany for 9 years and been to plenty of Oktoberfests.
BTW, any "ator" beer is extra strong, for Lent purposes.
Janx
Well-Known Member
Is "ator" for any strong beer or just doppelbocks? I think I've only seen it on doppelbocks before.
homebrewer_99
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2005
- Messages
- 19,581
- Reaction score
- 1,217
- Location
- I-80, Exit 27 (near the Quad Cities)
I think any strong beer, but I can't confirm that.
I have seen it referring to Doppelbocks though so you may be right.
I have seen it referring to Doppelbocks though so you may be right.
OSUmoney83
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2005
- Messages
- 111
- Reaction score
- 4
homebrewer_99 said:
the prefix ator refers to any doppelbock, which I think means "liquid bread".
first brewed by austrian monks for lent purposes if my history is correct.
homebrewer_99
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2005
- Messages
- 19,581
- Reaction score
- 1,217
- Location
- I-80, Exit 27 (near the Quad Cities)
Actually, "ator" is a suffix not a prefix. A "prefix" is "pre" or "before".
"Liquid Bread" in German would be "flussig brot". It is just a common phrase meaning you get all the grains without the fiber.
Correct, it is used for Lent since monks were supposed to fast (much like Ramadan where the Muslins fast during daylight hours, but theyt get around that too so where's the sacrifice, which this is supposed to be all about).
If you remember stereotypical pictures of monks always look fat. The reason is because of the beer. During Lent a monks daily ration of beer was 5 liters. That's right, 5 liters!
"Liquid Bread" in German would be "flussig brot". It is just a common phrase meaning you get all the grains without the fiber.
Correct, it is used for Lent since monks were supposed to fast (much like Ramadan where the Muslins fast during daylight hours, but theyt get around that too so where's the sacrifice, which this is supposed to be all about).
If you remember stereotypical pictures of monks always look fat. The reason is because of the beer. During Lent a monks daily ration of beer was 5 liters. That's right, 5 liters!
