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- German Pilsner. GERMANY, Europe. 4.2 (14)
- Altbier. DÜSSELDORF, Germany. 4.2 (19) Pair with. Noord-Hollandse Gouda Asiago Emmentaler Monterey Jack Cheshire.
- Augustiner Helles: Best German Helles-style lager. Price when reviewed: £40 (12pk) | Check price at Beer Hunter. Made entirely from Bavarian hops and malt and given a long, careful secondary fermentation, this offering from Augustiner is not only a fine example of the Helles style, it’s regarded by beer fans as one of the top lagers in the world.
- Berliner Pilsner: Best German Pilsner. Price when reviewed: £2.45 (per can) | Check price at The Whisky Exchange First off, no disrespect to the OG, Pilsner Urquell, or the nation of Czechia, where that beer and the style itself originated – this is a best German beer list, we’re not trying to start an international beer feud here.
- Franziskaner Weissbier: Best German wheat beer. Price when reviewed: £2.30 (per bottle) | Check price at Waitrose If you’re looking for a delicious, traditional wheat beer, you don’t really have to look any further than Franziskaner.
- Krombacher Dark: Best German Dunkel beer. Price when reviewed: £2.35 (per bottle) | Check price at Ocado. Made using dark, roasted malts and select Hallertau hops, this dark lager from Krombacher is a great introduction to the style.
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Germany has given the world not only some of its most iconic beers, but also some of its most enduring beer styles, so tip your hat to ol’ Deutschland the next time you enjoy a crisp lager or a flavorful hefeweizen, wherever it may be from. And in the meantime, pop open a refreshing Edelstoff helles from Augustiner-Bräu (buy on Instacart) or a rich...
What's the distinctive style of German beers?
As we've enumerated above, Germany has a remarkably diverse beer culture. Compared to the craft beers that many US beer enthusiasts have become acquainted with, however, it's fair to say that many of the classic German styles place more of an emphasis on malt, and all of its attendant flavors (bread, caramel, toast), than on hops (spice, bitterness, herbaceousness).
Do they have higher or lower alcohol content?
This varies as well: while the lighter, crisper beers (kölsch, pilsner, etc.) have alcohol content commensurate with their international "pale lager" brethren (4.5 to 5 percent), the richer entries like the dopplebocks can easily hover around 8 percent. (And there are other classes of German beer, such as the rarely-seen Eisbock—literally "ice bock," so named because the brewers freeze bock and then remove ice from it to lower the water content and boost ABV—in which the alcohol content can r...
How long can you store German beers?
Alcohol acts as a preservative, so the lower the ABV, the fresher you should plan to drink your German beers. Store your pilsner and your schwarzbier no longer than 4 to 6 months. Even the relatively high-alcohol dopplebocks (8 percent) are generally most expressive when consumed fresh, but while a year or more of aging might decrease the carbonation a bit, the flavors and the mouthfeel will likely still be just as lovely.
This piece was edited by Jesse Porter, whose first bar job ever was at a mountainside German restaurant in upstate New York, where steins full of dark lager could be found on every table. And although he's worked since then as a sommelier, a wine educator, and a spirits rep, his love for German beer remains as strong as a good doppelbock. Sarah Fre...
Read our ‘German Beer 101’ article to learn all about German beer brewing, styles (Pils, Hefeweizen, Kellerbier, etc.), glassware, traditions, and much more. You'll soon feel confident in your knowledge of German beer!
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- Reissdorf Kölsch. While the Czechia city of Pilsen is known as the birthplace of the wildly popular pilsner beer style, Germany (and Cologne in particular) is the birthplace of the crisp, easy-drinking Kölsch.
- Köstritzer Schwarzbier. If you’re not an avid German beer drinker, you might not know what a Schwarzbier is. In technical terms, a Schwarzbier is a dark lager with roasted malt and sometimes a slightly memorable smoky flavour.
- Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier. For the uninitiated, rauchbiers are dark lagers known for their robust smoky flavour thanks to being brewed with smoked malt.
- Paulaner Salvator. Popular among German beer fans, Paulaner Salvator is referred to it as “the father of all strong beers”. Brewed for more than 375 years, this bottom-fermented double bock is made with Pilsner malt and Munich malt.
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