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Beer-o-Mat

In this section I want to publish all the nice (and not nice of course) beers I tasted so far. Of course this list doesn’t represent all the beers I actually drank in my short beer life. But of course this list will be extended in the course of time. I’ll try to write a short review of the beer.

Amstel

AmstelName: Amstel
Type: Lager
Alcohol: 5.0%
Brewery: Amstel Brouwerij (now Heineken International)
Country: Netherlands
Region: Netherlands
Review: A light dutch lager. Easy to drink with a light taste.

Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel

Andechs - Andechser Doppelbock DunkelName: Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel
Type: Doppelbock
Alcohol: 7.1%
Brewery: Klosterbrauerei Andechs
Country: Germany
Region: south, whole Germany (picture was taken in Holland)
Review: Strong nice Doppelbock. Nice brown dark color and full taste. Be carefull very potent beer. So if you need to drive leave it.

Appenzeller Holzfass-Bier

Appenzeller Holzfass-BierName: Appenzeller Holzfass-Bier
Type: Spezialbier
Alcohol: 5.2%
Brewery: Brauerei Locher AG
Country: Switzerland
Region: Appenzellerland, Switzerland
Review: Very different beer in taste. This beer is stored in oak barrels to give it it’s unique taste. It has a full, nuttily taste.

Appenzeller Weizenbier

Appenzeller WeizenbierName: Appenzeller Weizenbier
Type: Wheat Beer
Alcohol: 5.2%
Brewery: Brauerei Locher AG
Country: Switzerland
Region: Appenzellerland, Switzerland
Review: A very nice wheat beer. Strong aromatic taste, nice to drink.

Astra

AstraName: Astra
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.9%
Brewery: Bavaria-St.Pauli GmbH Hamburg
Country: Germany
Region: north, whole Germany
Review: Strong pilsener from Hamburg. Got smokey features and it’s not easy to drink. After a few beers you’re gonna like it. Then it tastes quite good.

Baisinger Keller Teufel

Baisinger Keller TeufelName: Baisinger Keller Teufel
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.8%
Brewery: Baisinger Löwenbrauerei Teufel GmbH, Rotenburg a. N.
Country: Germany
Region: south
Review: Nice natural finish pilsener. A little herb in taste but good to drink for a nice summer evening when coming from work or sports.

Barbar Bock

Barbar BokName: Barbar Bock
Type: Bock
Alcohol: 2.5%
Brewery: Lefebvre Brewery
Country: Belgium
Region: Belgum
Review: It’s a different taste than normal Bock beer as it is laced with honey. They say it’s one of the oldes ingredient for beer.

Beck's

BecksName: Beck’s
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.9%
Brewery: InBev Deutschland Vertriebs GmbH & Co KG Bremen
Country: Germany
Region: north, whole Germany, whole World
Review: Really popular pilsener. The beer is easy to drink not that bitter. Beck’s is a nice summer beer when you did some sports or want to relax on a sunny evening (I drink it the whole year though).

Beck's Green Lemon

Beck's Green LemonName: Beck’s Green Lemon
Type: Beer Mix
Alcohol: 2.5%
Brewery: InBev Deutschland Vertriebs GmbH & Co KG Bremen
Country: Germany
Region: north, whole Germany, whole World
Review: This beer is a typical girl beer (sorry :P ) It’s flavored beer so you taste only the fruit juice and not the beer.  If you need to drive and Coke is not your favorite pick taste this. But be careful it sill contains 2.5%.

Brand Dubbelbock

Brand DubbelbockName: Brand Dubbelbock
Type: Bock
Alcohol: 7.5%
Brewery: Brand Brouwerij
Country: Netherlands
Region: Netherlands
Review: For my taste no good beer. A bit tasteless. But as usual that’s my taste. A good friend of mine likes this beer very much.

Budweiser Lager

Budweiser LagerName: Budweiser Lager
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 5.0%
Brewery: Budweiser Budvar Budweis
Country: Czech Republic
Region: Worldwide
Review: Popular lager. This is of course the real deal from the Czech Republic and not the cheap fake from the US. Soft pilsener, good to drink for every occasion.

Desperados

DesperadosName: Desperados
Type: Mix Beer
Alcohol: 5.9%
Brewery: Brasserie Fischer Schiltigheim Cedex
Country: France
Region: Europe, whole world?
Review:

DOGtoberfest Märzen

Bierproeverij 013Name: DOGtoberfest Märzen
Type: Bock
Alcohol: 5.2%
Brewery: Flying Dog Brewery
Country: USA
Region: USA
Review: Some German folks started to brew Märzen in the US. This beer is more for US citizens and Germans who lived more than a few years without real beer. For my taste this beer is too soft to be called a Märzen. The color is good though.

Erdinger Weißbier

Erdinger WeißbierName: Erdinger Weißbier
Type: Wheat Beer
Alcohol: 5.3%
Brewery: Privatbrauerei Erdinger Weissbräu Werner Brombach GmbH Erding
Country: Germany
Region: south, whole Germany (picture was taken in Holland)
Review:

Erdinger Weißbier Dunkel

Erdinger Dunkel

Name: Erdinger Weißbier Dunkel
Type: Wheat Beer
Alcohol: 5.6%
Brewery: Privatbrauerei Erdinger Weissbräu Werner Brombach GmbH Erding
Country: Germany
Region: south, whole Germany, probably even the whole world
Review:

Flensburger Pilsener

Flensburger PilsenerName: Flensburger Pilsener
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.8%
Brewery: Flensburger Brauerei Emil Petersen GmbH & Co. KG Flensburg
Country: Germany
Region: north, whole Germany
Review:

Flensburger Pilsener Dunkel

Flensburger Pilsener DunkelName: Flensburger Pilsener
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.8%
Brewery: Flensburger Brauerei Emil Petersen GmbH & Co. KG Flensburg
Country: Germany
Region: north, whole Germany
Review:

Fosters

FostersName: Fosters
Type:
Lager
Alcohol:
5.0%
Brewery: N.V. Brouwerijen Alken-Maes Brasseries S.A. Waarloos
Country: Belgium (Licensed)
Region: whole world (ironically not in Australia where they like other beers more)
Review:

Franziskaner Weissbier

Franziskaner WeissbierName: Franziskaner Weissbier
Type: Wheat Beer
Alcohol: 5.0%
Brewery:
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu GmbH München
Country:
Germany
Region:
Bavaria (south), whole Germany
Review:

Franziskaner Weissbier Dunkel

Franziskaner Weissbier DunkelName: Franziskaner Weissbier Dunkel
Type:
Wheat Beer
Alcohol:
5.0%
Brewery: Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu GmbH München
Country: Germany
Region: south, whole Germany
Review:

Füchschen Alt

Füchschen AltName: Füchschen Alt
Type: Altbier
Alcohol: 4.5%
Brewery: Brauerei im Füchschen Düsseldorf
Country: Germany
Region: Rheinland (Düsseldorf)
Review: Strong Altbier from a private brewery in Düsseldorf. Almost only in Düsseldorf to buy. The beer itself has a strong character and if you come from the pilsener world or wheat beer is your favourite you’ll have to get used to this taste. Nevertheless a very nice beer.

Gold Ochsen Original

Gold OchsenName: Gold Ochsen Original
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.9%
Brewery: Gold Ochsen Brauerei Ulm
Country: Deutschland
Region: south of Germany
Review: One of the cheaper German beers available in Switzerland bottled. Itself a very good alternative to all common Feldschlösschen, as it is more aromatic in taste.

Hertog Jan Bockbier

Hertog Jan BockbierName: Hertog Jan Bockbier
Type: Bock
Alcohol: 6.5%
Brewery: Hertog Jan Brouwerij
Country: Netherlands
Region: Netherlands
Review: A dutch approach of a Bock. The best Bock I drank in the Netherlands so far but no chance against the Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel.

Holger Bier

Holger BierName: Holger Bier
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 5.0%
Brewery: Brouwerij Bocholt
Country: Netherlands (?)
Region: Netherlands
Review: This beer is sold by Jumbo in the Netherlands and categorized as Cat. II. Compared to the other beers its cheap and the taste is rather simple than the others. A good beer if you have a lot of people around but not if you want to drink a nice beer.

Hürlimann

HürlimannName: Hürlimann
Type: Lager
Alcohol: 4.8%
Brewery:Brauerei Hürlimann AG
Country: Switzerland
Region: Switzerland
Review: Light beer. Although the brewery is now owned by Feldschlösschen this beer is a very good alternative to the ever present Feldschlösschen in Switzerland.

König Ludwig Weissbier

König Ludwig WeissbierName: König Ludwig Weissbier
Type:
Wheat Beer
Alcohol:
5.5%
Brewery: König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schloßbrauerei Kaltenberg
Country: Germany
Region: south, Munich area, whole Germany
Review:

Kuchlbauer Alte Liebe

Kuchlbauer Alte Liebe.jpgName: Kuchlbauer Alte Liebe
Type: Wheat Beer
Alcohol: 5.2%
Brewery: Brauerei zum Kuchlbauer GmbH und Co KG, Abensberg
Country: Germany
Region: south, limited available
Review: This wheat beer is simply the best wheat beer there is. It has a strong malty taste and if you’re switching from other beers you might experience some sort of smoky taste. Delicious beer!

La Trappe Dubbel

La Trappe DubbelName: La Trappe Dubbel
Type: Trappist
Alcohol: 7.0%
Brewery: Bierbrouwereij De Koninghoeven
Country: Netherlands
Region: Netherlands
Review: A dark red beer. In my opinion it has a barrique taste but that can be my imagination as this beer is not stored in wooden crates. All in all a good beer for a nice evening.

Paulaner Hefe-Weißbier Dunkel

Paulaner DunkelName: Paulaner Hefe-Weißbier Dunkel
Type: Wheat Beer
Alcohol: 5.3%
Brewery: Paulaner Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG, München
Country: Germany
Region: south, whole Germany
Review:

Paulaner Hefe-Weißbier Naturtrüb

Paulaner NaturtrübName: Paulaner Hefe-Weißbier Naturtrüb
Type: Wheat Beer
Alcohol: 5.5%
Brewery: Paulaner Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG, München
Country: Germany
Region: south, whole Germany
Review:

Pietra - Bière Ambrée

Pietra - Bière AmbréeName: Pietra – Bière Ambrée
Type: Chestnut Beer
Alcohol: 6.0%
Brewery: Brasseria PIETRA, Furiani, Corse
Country: France
Region: Corsica
Review: Got this beer as a present. Don’t want to spill it. So you need to wait a bit for the review.

Pitt Bier

Pitt BierName: Pitt Bier
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.8%
Brewery: Interall, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Country: Netherlands
Region: Netherlands
Review: This beer is sold by Jumbo in the Netherlands and categorized as Cat. II. Compared to the other beers its cheap and the taste is rather simple than the others. A good beer if you have a lot of people around but not if you want to drink a nice beer. (This is not the same review as with Holger Bier… :) )

Radeberger

RadebergerName: Radeberger
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.8%
Brewery: Radeberger Exportbierbrauerei GmbH Radeberg
Country: Germany
Region: whole Germany
Review: Standard pilsener you can get almost everywhere. Medium strong taste. Good for dinners.

Rothaus Pils Tannenzäpfle

Rothaus Pils - TannenzäpfleName: Tannenzäpfle
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 5.1%
Brewery: Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus AG
Country: Germany
Region: south, whole Germany
Review: It’s a good herb pilsener with a nice note of hop. The Tannenzäpfle became a quite popular beer very recently and spread from the south to the north across Germany. At good parties this beer is a must have today.

Samson Budweiser Bier

Samson Budweiser BierName: Samson Budweiser Bier
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.9%
Brewery: Budejovicky Mestansky Pivovar a.s.
Country: Czech Republic
Region: Czech, Austria and maybe south of Germany
Review: Great lager. Not so strong in taste but very good to drink casually. Another great product from Budweis.

Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen

Schöfferhofer HefeweizenName: Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen
Type: Weißbier
Alcohol: 5.0%
Brewery: Schöfferhofer Weizenbier GmbH Frankfurt Am Main
Country: Germany
Region: Bavaria (south), whole Germany
Review:

Schwaben Bräu - Das Echte Märzen

Schwaben Bräu - Das Echte MärzenName: Schwaben Bräu – Das Echte Märzen
Type:
Märzen
Alcohol:
5.5%
Brewery: Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu GmbH & Co. KG
Country: Germany
Region: south, Stuttgart area
Review: Strong and tastefull Märzen. Optimal with a hearty dish or for a cinema/tv evening with salty chips. One of my current favorites.

Schwaben Bräu - Das Schwarze

Schwaben Bräu - Das SchwarzeName: Schwaben Bräu – Das Schwarze
Type:
Schwarzbier
Alcohol:
4.9%
Brewery: Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu GmbH & Co. KG
Country: Germany
Region: south, Stuttgart area
Review: Typical for Schwarzbier it has a uncommon taste which can not be compared to your standard pilsener. Although it is not so strong from an alcohol percentage point of view it has a strong flavor. This is certainly not everyone’s taste but if you like Schwarzbier you should try it.

Schwaben Bräu - Das Weizen

Schwaben Bräu - Das WeizenName: Schwaben Bräu – Das Weizen
Type:
Wheat Beer
Alcohol:
5.0%
Brewery: Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu GmbH & Co. KG
Country: Germany
Region: south, Stuttgart area
Review:

Stiegl Goldbräu

Stiegl GoldbräuName: Stiegl Goldbräu
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.9%
Brewery: Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg
Country: Austria
Region: Austria
Review: I guess the best beer product Austria created. Brewed according to the German Reihnheitsgebot of 1516 great of taste. I like to say it’s as good as some German beers.

Veltins

VeltinsName: Veltins
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.8%
Brewery: C.& A. Veltins GmbH & Co. KG
Country: Germany
Region: Germany
Review:

Warsteiner (Import)

Warsteiner (Import)Name: Warsteiner (Import)
Type: Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.8%
Brewery: Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer KG, Warstein
Country: Germany
Region: whole Germany
Review:

Wasseralfinger Spezial

Wasseralfinger SpezialName: Wasseralfinger Spezial
Type: Export/Spezial
Alcohol: 5.2%
Brewery: Wasseralfinger Löwenbrauerei Aalen-Wasseralfingen
Country: Deutschland
Region: south of Germany
Review: A colleague of mine was quite fascinated, when I told him about my Beer-o-Mat section on my blog, sou he brought me two local beers. Today I came around testing the “Spezial”.
On the first sip it was quite surprising as this beer has a strong aromatic taste. A lot of malt comes through. Even though it only has 5.2% it is quite a strong beer.

Weihenstephaner Vitus

Weihenstephaner VitusName: Weihenstephaner Vitus
Type: Wheat Beer / Bock
Alcohol: 7.7%
Brewery: Bayrische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Country: Germany
Region: south, whole Germany (picture was taken in Holland)
Review: This beer is actually one of my new favorites. It’s a combination of a good old fashioned Wheat Beer with the strength of a Bock. It’s good to drink in the summer but as it is a Bock you only get it in the autumn. Perfect beer!

Wieckse Witte

Wieckse WitteName: Wieckse Witte
Type: Witbier
Alcohol: 5.0%
Brewery: Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Country: Netherlands
Region: Netherlands
Review:

Wittinger Premium

Wittinger PremiumName: Wittinger Premium
Type:
Pilsener
Alcohol: 4.9%
Brewery:
Privatbrauerei Wittinger Wittingen
Country:
Germany
Region:
north, whole Germany
Review: