I'm finding it a little off putting that every European lager I look up on here to find recipes has the local USA brigade slamming it for being "skunky" rubbish.
Stella, Becks, Hieniken etc. etc. all slanted as skunky German/European rubbish.
Well, to be honest, I'm sorry for you guys that nobody over there brews under license and maybe it doesn't travel well, but over here Becks is very nice, very refreshing and fresh, green bottle or not. This is most likely because they are brewed here in the UK under license and usualy as a result, well inside it's BB date. Why green bottles? I don't know, maybe as it's generally cold here in the UK and in Germany it's less of an issue. Maybe they know the market is strong enough that they won't be stored long enough and maybe never exposed to daylight until the last minute when they go on the fridge shelf in the shop.
Granted I would probably be keen to avoid the unfridged crate sitting in the window of the shop!
Recent bottles/cans of Stella and Becks have inspired me to attempt that fresh crisp hops flavour that they tend to have.
I have to attempt to brew something with Hallertau and/or Saaz hops to see if I can get anything close.
Stella, Becks, Hieniken etc. etc. all slanted as skunky German/European rubbish.
Well, to be honest, I'm sorry for you guys that nobody over there brews under license and maybe it doesn't travel well, but over here Becks is very nice, very refreshing and fresh, green bottle or not. This is most likely because they are brewed here in the UK under license and usualy as a result, well inside it's BB date. Why green bottles? I don't know, maybe as it's generally cold here in the UK and in Germany it's less of an issue. Maybe they know the market is strong enough that they won't be stored long enough and maybe never exposed to daylight until the last minute when they go on the fridge shelf in the shop.
Granted I would probably be keen to avoid the unfridged crate sitting in the window of the shop!
Recent bottles/cans of Stella and Becks have inspired me to attempt that fresh crisp hops flavour that they tend to have.
I have to attempt to brew something with Hallertau and/or Saaz hops to see if I can get anything close.