This week is hot. Scorching hot. Cracker-day-dad-let's-go-fishing Hot.
In the UK, folks are cramming themselves into tiny hatchbacks and crawling along the M2 to dip their toes in the turbid waters of the Channel at Ramsgate. Here in Bayern, a much more elegant solution has been developed. The Biergarten.
Below are my top three tips for beer drinking beneath the shade of a mature chestnut tree in full and glorious leaf. One of these I have reviewed already, and the other two are yet to be, but I thought it worthwhile to note them down now, whilst the weather is agreeable.
In no particular order:
1. Weissbierbrauer Kuchlbauer - Sportsfreund
This beer is a delightful low-alchohol Weizen. Weißbier says summer like a couple of jerseys say "makeshift goalposts", that it, it says it well. Kuchlbauer have managed to keep this Weizen from going all sugary and heay, which just won't do in weather like this. The lower alchohol volume also significantly recudes the chances of dehydration induced headaches. It's a win-win situation.
2. Schlossbrauerei Herrngiersdorf - Hallertauer Hopfen-Cuvée
A Champagne of beers. Chill this one down and pour it into a tall half-litre glass. Wait for the moiture to condense on the glass exterior then dream your way through the contents; I have recently reviewed this beer very favourably here.
3. Lösch-Zwerg Pils
This little champion is a great summer beer for taking out. It comes in a tiny bottle, a few of which can easily be squeezed into a small bag. It's ideal for taking on the bicycle or in a small coolie-bin. The small bottle means that you also don't end up with 20% of the beer going warm in the sun before you finish.
In the UK, folks are cramming themselves into tiny hatchbacks and crawling along the M2 to dip their toes in the turbid waters of the Channel at Ramsgate. Here in Bayern, a much more elegant solution has been developed. The Biergarten.
Below are my top three tips for beer drinking beneath the shade of a mature chestnut tree in full and glorious leaf. One of these I have reviewed already, and the other two are yet to be, but I thought it worthwhile to note them down now, whilst the weather is agreeable.
In no particular order:
1. Weissbierbrauer Kuchlbauer - Sportsfreund
This beer is a delightful low-alchohol Weizen. Weißbier says summer like a couple of jerseys say "makeshift goalposts", that it, it says it well. Kuchlbauer have managed to keep this Weizen from going all sugary and heay, which just won't do in weather like this. The lower alchohol volume also significantly recudes the chances of dehydration induced headaches. It's a win-win situation.
2. Schlossbrauerei Herrngiersdorf - Hallertauer Hopfen-Cuvée
A Champagne of beers. Chill this one down and pour it into a tall half-litre glass. Wait for the moiture to condense on the glass exterior then dream your way through the contents; I have recently reviewed this beer very favourably here.
3. Lösch-Zwerg PilsThis little champion is a great summer beer for taking out. It comes in a tiny bottle, a few of which can easily be squeezed into a small bag. It's ideal for taking on the bicycle or in a small coolie-bin. The small bottle means that you also don't end up with 20% of the beer going warm in the sun before you finish.
Schlossbrauerei Herrngiersdorf - Hallertauer Hopfen-Cuvée You've sold that fellow
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