Celtic

Don't mistake this one for the italian beer"Celtica" posted before! This beer is produced by Thorbräu, a brewery located in Augsburg, Germany. The 330ml bottle was bought in a Getränkemarkt near the place I used to live there.

It contains 5,0% alcohol and attends to the European Union standart for 'Bio' products.

A curiosity: when I live in a place, I end up not knowing the touristical places as if I was there for only two days, mostly because of that old idea: "I can go there anytime, I am living here!"

Well, that stupid idea brought me to the following situation: last day in Augsburg, all the stuff I should bring to Munich inside a backpack or somehow attached to my bike, which I was supposed to ride untill the central station for the train (about 4km, not that far) and I STILL HAVEN'T STOPPED AT THE GETRÄNKEMARKT TO BUY ALL THE BEER I WANTED TO!! In the end, I had to somehow add to all the stuff I was already carrying a bunch of bottles still full (including this one).

I would never forgive myself for missing the opportunity, maybe I'll still pay Augsburg a visit and get some more of their local beer...

Link to the producer: http://www.thorbraeu.de/content/brauerei/augsburg/home.html

Schorschbock - Bock

Bought in the same package and with the same oil-like aspect as the Schorschweinzen, posted just below.

The difference between them is that this one is Lager-type (in this case, bock), but this reflects more in the lable, once both beers have such a strong alcohol taste that is hard to distinguish anything else.

Besides the taste, has the same 330ml, 16% alcohol and is produced by the same frankonian brewery.

Also the same observations apply, attracts me as a curiosity, not as a beer.

Link to the producer: http://www.schorschbraeu.de/schorschbraeu/site/

Schorschweizen - Weissen Bock

There is brewing beer for the taste of it, and there is brewing beer as a challenge, this Frankonian brewery decided to go for the challenge. Producing the strongest beers ever produced through natural fermentation, Schorschbräu is always featuring on world records books. It produces very exclusive beers, in a very limited number due to the time taken in the fermentation.

This 330ml bottle, found at a market in München Hauptbahnhof, is the strongest weissbier (actually, a weissenbock) in the world produced according to the german law purity, it has 16% alcohol and a very dark and thick aspect, according to some friends: "Hey, this looks like oil!"

Some people might appreciate the taste, the challenge of drinking a 16% beer, I enjoy solely the exclusivity of the bottles, because in my opinion, it just doesn't taste like beer anymore.

Link to the producer: http://www.schorschbraeu.de/schorschbraeu/site/

Schneider Weisse - Aventinus*

Schneider Aventinus, or Tap 6, is a weiss doppelbock beer, one of my favorite types of beer, it's a seasonal type, produced in march for the Bavarian festival 'Starkbierfest'.

This is a 500ml bottle of one of the most awarded starkbiers (check the link below to see the prizes), with 8,2% alcohol, this is one of the beers that everyone should try.

Link to the producer: http://www.schneider-weisse.de/index.php?lang=en&tpl=brauerei.spezialitaeten.aven&sid=80827660306872728240576670860808

Birra Moretti - Doppio Malto

This is a 330ml bottle of 7,0% ale beer produced by one of the most famous Italian breweries. Though the Pilsen version of Birra Moretti is sold in several countries, I have never seen this one out of Italy, and bought this one in a three pack, again associated to Andreas, a good bavarian beer-lover friend, in a trip to Italy last August.

The english website of Birra Moretti doesn't bring this type of beer, so the link below will redirect you to the Italian website... when I post the Birra Moretti Pilsen, I'll give the link to the english website, so more people can read it without google translator ^^.

Link to the producer: http://www.birramoretti.it/prodotti_doppio-malto.htm

La Biere du Demon - Blond

"The beer of the devil" - Several beers around the world make reference to the devil in their names, specially belgian and french ales (Duvel, Lucifer...). This one is a 250ml bottle of a 12% alcohol french blond ale, which contains a strong alcohol taste for a beer, bought in a three-pack, in association with another fellow beer bottles collector, Andreas.

I've heard about this beer several times before I was finally able to find it in an Italian supermarket, I even failed to find it at Delirium Tremens Pub, in Brussels (a pub that has not less than 2500 beers in its menu!!), unfortunatly, during the three days I was there, they lacked this beer in their stock.

The first time I heard of it was from a Brazilian/Italian friend (Gabriel) who drank it in Italy... maybe this beer is just more famous in Italy...

Link to the producer: http://www.brasseurs-gayant.com/anglais/htm/bieres/biere_du_demon.htm

Lasko - Pilsen

This is a 500ml bottle of slovenian Pilsen beer with 4,9% alcoholic degree. It was aquired in Italy, where slovenian products become more and more common, along with slovenians that cross the sea to live or spend vacations in Italy.

Something that called my attention to this bottle is the lable, it's not the only one I have with a transparent one, but I really like this kind of lable that show some investment from the brewery in the package. The photo was taken against a white wall so the details are more visible.

Link to the producer: http://www.pivo-lasko.si/

Celtica - Lager

This is a 330ml bottle of an Italian Lager beer (5,2% alcohol). Some Italian micro breweries have been surprising their costumers with some good quality beer in the last years.

Celtica is quite common in Italian supermarkets though, I don't know if it classifies as one of those micro breweries, in fact, I bought it in a big supermarket in Pordenonne, Italian city where a good friend and notorious colaborator of my colection lives. It is produced in the province of Potenza, Basilicatta region.

Link to the producer: http://www.anticaricettaceltica.com/

Paulaner Oktoberfestbier*

The Oktoberfest starts tomorrow! And celebrating 200th years since the festival was created to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe Hildburghausen!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR8VmCDdt5o&feature=related (I promise to post a self-made one later).
As promised: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yoLU7JSZlg

Every big brewery in Munich has its own oktoberfestbier, and this year Paulaner offered this 1 liter mug as a gift with every package of twenty four 500ml bottles of oktoberfestbier.

As the name suggests, Oktoberfestbier is a type of beer produced specially for Oktoberfest, the biggest and more famous public festival in the world; it has 6,0% alcohol and, I must say, it's no sacrifice at all to drink 24 of these to get the mug...

Links to the producer:  - http://www.paulaner.de/home.php#/ofbtisch
- http://www.paulaner-kundenportal.de/203.0.c13d5025f6346c5b6c589747c7cedc57.html?PHPSESSID=c13d5025f6346c5b6c589747c7cedc57

Wells Banana Bread Beer

It sounds as strange as it sounds interesting (at least for me). When I crossed this beer by in a small 24/7 market in Budapest, Hungary, two things called my attention:
1- What the hell is a British Banana Bread Beer doing in a hungarian market?
2 - Hey, this bottle looks kinda nice...

Produced by an independent family brewery in England, this beer contains 5,2% alcohol and is embottled in a nice transparent 500ml bottle. I can't properly classify this kind of beer, I just can say that it does taste like beer... and it also taste like bananas (might sound a little bit obvious, but this doesn't happen with all the fruit brewed beers).

Link to the producer: http://www.wellsandyoungs.co.uk/home/our-beers/ales/wells-banana-bread-beer

Baltika 4 Original

4 Original is a 5,6% russian dark beer, produced by the Baltika breweries group, which owns several famous breweries, like Carlsberg and Tuborg. This 500ml bottle was aquired in Augsburg, during exams period, I was taking a walk through the neighbourhood for relaxing a bit from the studies, when I crossed by a small Russian supermarket.

Link to the producer: http://eng.baltika.ru/brand/0/3/11/4_original.html

Wersteiner Premium Verum

The Wersteiner is an international beer, originally produced in Germany, but also in several other countries. This 330ml bottle, for instance, was produced in Argentina, and, although it has the same 4,8% alcohol pilsen beer inside, the taste will never be the same as the one produced in Germany.

There are also other kinds of Warsteiner, they promote the mixing of beer with cola, orange juice and other stuff. You will never see any of these other bottles in this Blog.

Link to the producer: http://www.warsteiner.de/html/Unser_Bier_Premium_Verum.html

Das gute Zirndorfer Landbier

Translating, it sounds something like "the good 'country beer' from Zinville" but one should not translate the name that identifies a beer nor its brand- this is a 500ml bottle of Landbier, one of the traditional kinds of beer Bavaria has to offer to mankind, produced by Zirndorfer, contains 5,0% alcohol.

Link to the producer: http://www.zirndorfer.de/

Frankeinheim Alt

Frankeinheim is an Altbier, this quality of beer is only produced in Düsseldorf, city located in North-Westphalia, Germany. Frankenheim is one of the most common examples of Altbier, with 4,8% alcohol, comes embottled in different volumes, this bottle is a 330ml.

Link to the producer: http://www.frankenheim.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=65

Schneider Weisse - Original

This is one of the most beautiful and unique bottles in my collection, bought in a supermarket in Brazil.

I am still trying to find this fine, 330ml, blue bottle here in Bavaria, Germany, where it is produced, but all I can find is the regular brown 500ml bottle (that will be posted in another ocasion), which contain more of the same 5,4%, good-tasting weissbier inside, but does not look so nice empty in a shelf as the first one.

Here's the link for the producer: http://www.schneider-weisse.de/

Paulaner Salvator *

One of my personal favorites, this is a double bock beer produced by Paulaner, one of the biggest breweries in the region of Bavaria, Germany.

Containing 7,9% alcohol, the Paulaner Salvator is a seasonal beer (to be produced in March, during the Oktoberfest less famous cousin, Starkbierfest) that ended up being produced all year long, it comes embottled in several volumes, this is a 330ml bottle.

Link to the producer: http://www.paulaner-kundenportal.de/204.0.98fe581bd2e370375945ff14877a689e.html?PHPSESSID=98fe581bd2e370375945ff14877a689e

Breznák - Pils

For a small change from the Germans, this is an original Bohemian Pilsner beer, produced since 1753 in nowadays Czech Republic. Lately, the brewery was bought by Heineken, this is a 500ml bottle and the beer graduation is of 5,1%

Link to the producer: http://www.breznak.cz/?katalog

Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier - Märzen *

The city of Bamberg, in Franconia, Germany, is famous for their regional smoked beer. It contains a very interesting taste that goes very well with sausages, ham, salami and smoked meat in general.

The best quote about this beer I heard from a Brazilian friend: "Shit man, cancel the appetizers we ordered! This beer already has the salami in it"

The Schlenkerla brewery is one of the Bamberg breweries and this is a 500ml bottle of the 5,1% smoked Märzen beer they produce.

Link to the producer: http://www.schlenkerla.de/indexe.html

Hacker-Pschorr, Oktoberfestbier

The 200th Oktoberfest is coming! 

This is a 2l bottle of Oktoberfestbier (a kind of beer specially made for oktoberfest), with 6,0% alcohol, produced by Hacker-Pschorr, a Bavarian (Germany) brewery.

Link to the producer: http://www.hacker-pschorr.de/

Franziskaner - Hefe Weissbier

This is only one of the Fraziskaners in my collection, there is also the Dunkle, that will be posted in another ocasion. This is a 500ml bottle, this beer is produced in the region of Bavaria, Germany and contains 5,0% alcohol.

This is the second bottle I decided to keep in my shelf... the funny thing is that this Franziskaner was bought by accident, I was actually searching for the beer that I tasted a few months before with my brother.

I wish that all the mistakes in my life would taste like this beer.

Link to the producer http://www.franziskaner.com/3_products/3_1_product_spectrum/index.htm

The beggining

It all started when my brother came back from Germany in year 2000 and introduced me to something that, at that time, was completely new and strange... a beer made out of wheat! I tasted it and loved it, and decided to keep the bottle to remember the name of that awesome and different beer.

A few months later, walking in the supermarket, I found the same bottle, maybe a little bit different, with the inscription "Weissbier" on the lable. Due to a lack of german language knowledge, I though that was the same beer I had home, and bought it.

Once home I realized it was not the same beer, the brand was different, I drank it, and kept the bottle on my shelf. Then I realized the bottles looked quite good there...

Today I have over 400 empty beer bottles, and finally decided to post my collection on the web, I will post a picture of the bottle, some details like country/region of production, alcoholic degree, any prizes the beer has already won and a link to its producer website when availiable.

I would like to post also a description of the taste, but many of them were tasted years ago, and my words can't possibly describe the sensation and taste of each one of them. Besides, I am NOT a beer-sommelier, maybe one day, but still not.

PROST!