Guide to German Beer
Here痴 my guide to German beer. One of the joys of traveling for me is to enjoy a traditional meal in whatever country I may be traveling in and to experience the local beers. Germany can sometimes feel like heaven when it comes to beer. However, understanding German beer can be difficult because it is nothing like what you might experience in North America or even in the UK. In fact there are so many different varieties it can be difficult to keep up. First I would like to break down German beer into two general categories.
AlesLagers Afterwards I値l talk about the beers and their regions. In the Ale category you値l find the following varieties:
| Variety |
Color |
Flavor |
Region |
| Alt |
dark amber |
hoppy |
Dusseldorf |
| Gose |
amber |
sour |
Leipzig |
| Kolsch |
pale |
light |
Cologne |
| Weizen |
white/cloudy |
sweet |
throughout |
| Berliner Weisse |
dark |
sour |
Berlin |
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 In the Lager category you値l find the following varieties: | Variety | Color | Flavor | Region | | Bock | amber | heavy | throughout | | Dunklesbock | dark | heavy | throughout | | MaiBock | pale | strong | throughout | | Doppelbock | dark | very heavy | throughout | | Dunkel | dark | sweet | Munich | | Export | pale | malty | throughout | | Helles | pale | malty | Bavaria | | Marzen | pale/amber/dark | malty | throughout | | Pilsner | pale | Light/hoppy | throughout | | Rauchbier | dark | smoky | Bamberg | | Schwarzbier | dark | chocolaty | throughout | | Spezial | pale | bitter-sweet | throughout |
German Beer Regions
Generally, German beer is Maltier in the south and hoppier in the north. Bavaria in the south tends to be considered the beer capital of Germany. Bavaria has the most varieties of beer with different tastes and colors. The Pils style of beer, which is the world痴 most popular, comes from the Czech region of Bohemia which is just to the east of Bavaria so people who live in this region along the border tend to be Pils drinkers. In the Rhineland area you値l find more of the German ales and ancient German beer making ccan be traced back to this region In the north you値l find hoppy Pils and a variety of wheat beers.
I hope my guide to German beer will help you while you're planning or on your European vacation.
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