Beerbeque
Well-Known Member
When it comes to classic German beers, I can only think of lagers. Hmmm I guess they mostly like lagers just like the rest of the world- but do you know of any classic German ales?
Beerbeque
Beerbeque
Altimate Nullifier (all grain)
4 lbs Cargill 2-row Pale
3 lbs Cargill europils
.5 lbs Cargill red wheat
2 lb mussedorfer munich
1.5 lbs Weyerman caramunich
0.1 lbs Bairds chololate
2 oz Tettnang (60 minutes)
1 oz tettnang (45 minutes)
1 oz saaz (30 minutes)
1 saaz (0 minutes)
SG: 1.056
IBUs: 52
abv: 6.2%
German ales tend to be fermented at a somewhat lower temperature, and have more body than British or Belgian ales due to differences in mashing process; the traditional German decoction mash tends to create more oligosaccharides to provide body to the beer. The best-known varieties are Kölsch, a very pale ale from Cologne, and altbier (most associated with Düsseldorf but made in other parts of western Germany as well); wheat beers such as Hefeweizen and Berliner Weisse are also technically ales, though they may have different flavours, particularly the pronounced banana-like estery flavour of hefeweizen.
German ales are all kinda funky... Weizen, Gose, Berliner Weiss, and a raft of deprecated styles with crazy names like Peeterman. Germany settled on lager as its primary style... you've gotta be looking for something really out of the ordinary to be looking for a german ale...
When it comes to classic German beers, I can only think of lagers. Hmmm I guess they mostly like lagers just like the rest of the world- but do you know of any classic German ales?
Beerbeque
Wow, almost a year to the date resurrection.
haha.
I actually just got back from a German beer tasting at our local shop. Feeling pretty good right now.
I discovered that Dunkels are neat.
Swarzbier's good, too.
So are Schwarz Beirs!
....But they give you nasty schwartz in the morning...
hey, like i said, i just got back from the tasting. i looked at it ... knew it was spelled wrong ... carried on ... played some kirby's avalanche.
Actually, while we're on this topic. A new one (for this list) is Dampfbier. I might brew that next.
From GermanBeerInstitute.com:
<<Dampfbier (literally: steam beer) is a centuries-old style from the region of the Bavarian Forest, the southeastern portion of Bavaria, near the Czech border. It is an all-barley ale, usually deep golden to light amber in color.>>
Wait wait wait. Now the Germans invented Steam Beer too!
Gawddammit. The one beer we could say was truely invented in America. And now the Germans are saying they did it first.
Rudeboy
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