German Beers
Types of Beer:
- Altbier-a copper-bronze colored beer made mostly around Dusseldorf, Germany. The word "alt" is German for old. This beer refers to a type of beer style older than the lager.
- Berliner Weiss-a Berlin, Germany style wheat beer (naturally carbonated and on the sweet side).
- Kristallweizen-a Bavarian style wheat beer that is filtered.
- Hefeweizen-a Bavarian wheat beer.
- Bock-a strong version of a lager beer.
- Dunkel-a German dark beer.
- Munchener Helles-a light in color version of a lager beer from Munich, Germany.
- Pils-refers to a pilsner, which is often a lighter beer in color, but can often be slightly bitter in taste.
- Rauchbier-this means smoked beer. The malt in this beer is dried by a heat source.
- Maerzen or Oktoberfest-beer typically served brewed in March and served in the autumn. Often an amber colored beer.
Popular Brands of German Beer:
- Krombacher-brewed in a small town called Krombach, Germany.
- Kostritzer-known for its dark beer.
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| Kostritzer beer logo |
- Bitburger-has the slogan "bitte ein bit" which translates to "please a bit."
- Warsteiner-this beer is made in Germany's largest private-owned brewery.
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| Warsteiner beer logo |
- Becks-known for having more of a universal flavor rather than the more traditional taste of a German ale.
- Erdinger-uses wheat to brew beer
- Paulaner-
- Tucher-brewery located in Nuremberg, Germany.
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| Tucher beer tap with logo |
- Lowenbrau-brewery located in Munich, Germany.
- Augustiner-brewed in a monastery near Munich, Germany.
- Weihenstephan-oldest brewery.
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| Weihenstephan beer bottle and glass with logo |
- Spaten-owned by the Spaten-Franziskaner brewery.
- Hofbrauhaus-one of Munich, Germany's oldest breweries.
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| Hofbrauhaus beer in glass with logo |
As the Germans would say "Prost!!" meaning Cheers!!
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