As Mike recently wrote, beer geeks and beer dabblers alike can get wrapped up in a vicious cycle of always seeking out the bigger and more extreme beer, and neglect the classics.  While it happens to the best of us, a little balance–beer feng shui–is in order.  Thus the choice of Bitburger as the Sip [...]

Following cue from Mike’s article that suggests beer geeks need to take time to revisit the classics, the Sip With Us Saturday beer this week is Bitburger.  Bitburger is truly a classic, and is Germany’s number one draft beer. The brewery has been pumping out  beer for 190 years, but it didn’t always taste like [...]

Beer sampler packs have proven themselves an enigma to this beer scribe, who actually owes the development of his palate to these tantalizing packages.  For many (yours truly included) the initial draw to the sampler is (1) economy, (2) variety, and (3) fear of commitment to six or twelve of the same potential offensive beers.  [...]

For many, simply knowing that a wheat beer is a beer made with wheat as an ingredient, is intellectually satisfying.  But anyone who has delved into the word of beer, has discovered that there is more than meets the eye to this category, and may be thirsty for more beer instruction.  For example, if one [...]

As the bottle and the name indicates, this beer’s name means “White Star.” I really liked the shape, look, and qualities of the bottle. It was one of those stand-out on the shelf bottles that I was drawn to. According to the Hacker-Pschorr website, this beer combines the different qualities of lighter and darker wheat [...]

As I said, I consider this a go-to beer.  That is; upon purchasing, I do not expect to be floored by a magnificent flavor, but for the price, it’s great enjoyable beer. The Pour: This beer pours a dark ruby brown color with a decent head that disappears quickly.  I noticed that the head had [...]

Trinken Sie mit uns! We are heading back to Bavaria, a land rich in beer history, for this weeks Sip With Us Saturday beer:  Paulaner’s Salvator.  Paulaner is one of those breweries that has achieved a certain respect over time, and for many a beer geek world wide, I dare say it is one of [...]

As we stated in the outset of the launch of this blog, as much as we love beer, we love the experience, culture, and ambiance associated with the historic beverage.  Thus said, this review includes a little bit more than the spotlighted beer, Franziskaner’s Hefe-Weisse Dunkel , and will allow for a little more subjectivity [...]

This week we are heeding our own wisdom and that of a reader, and drinking a beer that just might come in handy for any of your beer-vangelistic encounters this Friday.  Franziskaner’s Hefe-Weisse Dunkel should be easy enough to find for the inexperienced beer hunter, and should revive the winter-deadened nerves of those of us [...]

Normally I include a link to the official website to the brewery, but this one is in German.  So, I’m giving another site which gives good information about the brewer/beer.  The beer itself is pretty low in alcohol content, being 3.1%.  When I poured this beer it had some nice head retention.  Man, was this beer [...]