I've decided to drink one beer from every country in the world. I know it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. And that someone is me. The rules: I have to drink the whole beer, I have to photograph it to prove that I've done it, and it has to be an official, commercially produced beer (no homebrews). The only countries I can skip are ones that don't produce beer (haven't found any yet).

Monday, March 28, 2011

Country #1: Germany


OK I figure I might as well begin with one of the great world powers of beer, Germany. The Germans have been making excellent beer for hundreds of years and their beverages really need no introduction. Here I am at the nice German / Austrian restaurant Essen in Broadway, drinking a very refreshing Krystalweizen style beer by one of the top German beer producers, Schoefferhofer. I've gone off wheat beers (aka weiss or weizen beers in German) quite a bit over the last few years, but this is one style that I still like: a Krystalweizen. This is a wheat beer that has had the residual yeast filtered away, giving it a very clear complexion and a crisp, refreshing taste. It was served with a small slice of lemon and was absolutely delicious.

Name: Schoefferhofer Krystalweizen
Country of production: Germany
Style: Filtered wheat beer
Taste: Quite light and fresh, slightly herbacious, low to medium hops. Very quaffable.
Cost: I paid AU$10 for a 500ml at Essen restaurant
Availability in AU: Medium to high
Cred: none really
My score: 8 out of 10 beer goggles

Coming soon will be a beer from Mexico (and no it's not Corona). I should probably knock Australia off the list too. I'm currently tossing up between a Mountain Goat Organic Steam Ale (a current fave of mine) and one of the beers from the excellent Sydney brewer pub, the Lord Nelson. Redoak could be a good option too. Any suggestions / requests / furious criticisms?
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3 comments:

  1. ShanathalasMarch 28, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    The photo is too dark! You must drink it again to get proper photographic evidence!

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  2. Chris PlummerMay 4, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    Great blog Leon!

    I think Australian beer has come leaps and bounds over the last decade, there's really too many good ones to mention now. :)

    Some of my personal favourites at the moment are White Rabbit Dark Ale from the Yarra Valley, Moo Brew Hefeweizen from Southern Tasmania, Goodieson Pale Ale from McLaren Vale and Knappstein Reserve Lager from the Clare Valley. Can't go wrong with a good ol' Coopers Sparkling Ale either, in moderation of course. ;)

    You could probably do a whole blog about Australia's beer achievements these days!

    Cheers,
    Chris P

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  3. DaseinMay 4, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Thanks Chris! Yes Australian beer has come a long way since when I started going to pubs, that's for sure. I'll have to try some of those (White Rabbit seems to be cropping up a lot lately, it must have something going for it). And I'm a huge fan of anything from the Clare Valley (possibly my favourite wine region of Australia), so I'll have to try the Knappstein too!

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