Well Hefeweizen has to be poured out entirely in order to get the real taste of that beer. By the way "Hefe" means "yeast" and "weizen" means "wheat".So basically "Hefeweizen" means literally "yeast-wheat" beer. And the yeast is on the bottom of the bottle or can, because during time it will deposit down there, therefore you have to pour out the beer entirely in order to distribute the yeast evenly in the beer again..the technique is to pour out the beer into a glas until a last sip is left in the bottle or can, that last sip left in the bottle has to be pivoted in the bottle in order to detach the yeast from the bottom of the bottle and then pour out the last sip with all the yeast into the glass and the yeast will then distribute evenly in the beer again ...and only then you´ll get the whole taste of any Hefeweizen.
For everyone reading this comment who is not german. Pouring beer the right way is mandatory knowledge here in Germany. You even need the right glass for the right beer.
I just watched this video randomly because youtube algo I guess, but I find it hilarious that almost in every one of these at some point the comment section will become EIGENTUM DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND. Every time and it is still funny. xD
Having been in military stationed over seas in Germany Beer was ruined for me because German beer is drinkable any time of day every day and with any meal
@@happymonk4206 I think that's a bit of a stereotype. The "big TV beers" are pretty tasteless in the US, but they are not great in Germany either. Germany has a lot of smaller local breweries who make good beer, and in the US there is a vibrant craft beer scene.
German beer is like pizza, even the worst is kinda ok. :D But seriously, I don't know if we have the best beers in the world but I think we are very consistent in quality and taste.
There is a local Brewery here (RLP) that produces bad beer (cheap beer) on purpose, for the alcoholics that don´t care how it tastes. And mixed, even that is actually kinda ok. It´s called Oettinger.
So think about that: In 1900, three German brewers established Cervecería del Pacifico in the small Mexican port town of Mazatlán. Word of the exceptionally drinkable pilsner-style lager traveled fast. Soon, thirst for Pacifico spread from Sinaloa and up the rugged Baja coastline. The german beer tradition always goes on. Also the famous chinese Beer Tsingtao is established by german settlers in 1903. And so it is in other countrys too (Australia, Argentina, Russia, Japan and so on ). Also in the US: Eberhard Anheuser und Adolphus Busch, Frederick Miller (born as Friedrich Müller), David Gottlob Yuengling (born as Jüngling) Greetings from germany
Read about a little town in Texas called Shiner. Story is a Bavarian immigrant moved into the area and found he didn’t like the beer that was available. So he founded a brewery and made old style Bavarian beer. One of the best selling beer in Texas and a lovely town full of old German and Czech families. Cheers from Texas.
"Kölsch" is a type of beer mainly served around the city "Köln" (Cologne). People from other regions make the joke: "Kölsch: the successful dilution of water" 🙂 So it's normal you say it's a light beer. The idea is to have a beer that is fast to brew and can be drunk during work.
Is a beer not being properly named if it's outside that state/region? Craft breweries are making "kolsch" in the US and they're not exactly budweiser or coors (light) beer. I know some german beers have more flavor/body and my favorite are Marzen but kolsch is still fine.
In Germany, beer in cans is generally considered an abomination. You generally resort to this only when you want to be without class on purpose or have no other choice 😂.
Technisch (Geschmackserhalt) gesehen ist die Reihenfolge Fass > Dose > Glas. Aus der Dose trinken wäre ein Verbrechen, deshalb macht man das nur bei schlechtem Bier auf Festivals, wo es nur praktisch ist. Die richtig guten (und teuren) Biersorten werden deshalb auch nur in Dosen verkauft.
@@hannesromhild8532 where tf would you even get beer in plastic bottles in germany? I´ve never seen it here and probably never will. Bottled still tastes better than canned tho.
The red can is Kolsch - the beer common in Cologne. They normally serve it in 200ml glasses. When you go into the bar they serve you a glass. And when that glass is done, they give you another. And another. And another. Each time 200ml. You put a coaster over your glass to tell them that you don't want another one and the bar then adds up all your glasses and charges you based on how many you've had. Means your beer isnt sitting for any length of time and is always freshly poured when you're drinking it. Dangerous as it's easy to lose track of how many you've had. If you're not in a bar but they're serving Kolsch then they sometimes sell them in a fitted tray with 10 glasses (2 litres) as a single order.
U will be surprised but these beers are not craft beers after german brewing law called the " Reinheitsgebot" or purity order in English. The only ingredients that can be used in the production of beer are water, barley, hops and yeast ( yeast in german is "Hefe" like the first beer in the video was). So technically every beer with more ingridents is not a german beer but can be a craft beer.
Living in the Texas hill country I am blessed by an abundance of German beers and German heritage. We have a local beer here called "Shiner". It's a bock beer and named after the town it is brewed in. The town is made up of almost entirely Czech, and Czech Germans. The story is that the immigrants from Bavaria that came here got tired of the beer that was available and started their own brewery and made beer the way it was "Done back home". They've brewed it the same way ever since and it sells all over the country.
Big Hi from Germany ❤ btw you're not wearing german, you're wearing bavarian. But even in Bavaria it's only worn on special occasions. We germans dress pretty normal 😂😂😂 I am happy you like our beers. And I like your deep and complex ratings 😜🤣
No Bavarian would call this Bavarian clothing. Sorry for my honest words, but this is this cheap tourist crap. The original Bavarian clothing has a lot to do with tradition, is very high quality and quite expensive. But the beard is nice... and Boss is well equipped for the real stuff. Hopefully he can visit Europe/Germany/Bavaria and try some original clothes.
@@clash8181 I don't know the difference between a real and a fake Gucci or Breitling. The same goes for a cheap violin and a real Stradivarius. I just don't know. And you might say it's a small thing, but to the other it's an insult (not to me). They have quite old traditions and some take them quite seriously. His costume is made out of paper and plastic rather than leather and solid fabric. I'm not offended, and I don't mean to be offended, but one still has to respect those traditions. Like the king´s guards...
I never thought I would ever get to see another Craft Brew Review with Alabama Boss again... Thank You so much for bringing these back! I really hope to see more in the future.
Reissdorf, (the red can) imo has the lightest taste even of the Kölsch beers. I personally prefer other Kölsch brands when I chose this kind of beer. Also theres a difference in taste if the beer came from a can, a bottle or a barrel.
Dude, when it says "Hefeweizen," it has remains of yeast in it. (Hefe-Weizen = wheat yeast, i.e. not only barley malt but also wheat malt; and top-fermented yeast is used for it instead of bottom-fermented, that's why it is also called "Weißbier" = white beer in Germany too, because during brewing it looks white from above) So that means cloudy. Get the yeast out, it carries the most important aromas. You can see the yeast from the outside of the bottle, it collects on the bottom of the bottle. (That's why canning wheat beer is a stupid idea from the customer's POV.)
I'd have to disagree with Alabama boss. Germany is king of beers. No one goes to Mexico from all over the world to drink their beer in mass waves of celebration. Germany is KNOWN for that.
Anything German that starts with a W, has the sound of a V. So while it says Hefeweizen, it actually sounds like Hefeveizen, when translated to English means "yeast wheat" which basically just means that it is a beer made with wheat (has to be at least 50% wheat to be considered a Hefe), and unfiltered (as it has the yeast in it).
@@michellebrown7714 Funny, because that isn't the way they pronounce it at the brewery, which I have been to many times. Vy-hun-STEF-uh-nur is the actual pronunciation
@@viper29ca true but the german language tends to be pretty consistent with the exception of this case, like I said Ive heard it pronounced WHY instead of VY in germany itself
This was Bavarian attire and mostly Bavarian beer. There is no "one" attire for Germany and there are 5000 beer brands. But yeah, i would like to see him trying all of it... til he retires. 😜
German wheat or wheat beer is a top-fermented beer that is made with top-fermented yeast from wheat malt (over 50%) and also uses barley malt, the only one in Europe. The top-fermenting yeast differs from bottom-fermenting yeast (used for all bottom-fermenting beers such as Pils, Export, Märzen, etc.), which therefore taste different.
I recently discovered Paulaner thru a friend that lived in Germany, im a mexican dude that drinks mainly mexican beer and I absolutely love them things!
dunkel = dark, weiss = white, hefe = yeast, bier = beer , many times you'll see Reisen Dorf or weihenstephaner etc. that's usually the location its from in germany. hope this helps
As a Mexican i speak for all my people, we do not care if you dressed like a Mexican. We would actually think it's a good thing. Keep up the good work Alabama Boss 😎🤙🏽
Good video, but you do need to pour the whole bottle of beer into the glass. Canned beer is 'frowned upon' here in Germany. I live in Lower Saxony, and we are fiercely loyal towards our 'Einbecker'. I'm English, and Beer was one of my reasons for deciding to live here, been here for over 30 years. 🙂
Some Bavarian would flip their lid now - Wheat beer in a can? It belongs in a bottle there... you pour it in a specialy shaped glas, leave a bit in the bottle to shake up the yeast (Hefe)
I just found your channel. I spent 5 years in germany and it took me 3 or 4 years to be able to drink american beer when I came back. In the 80's beer was served at about 48 degrees and it was very good. You could have a case delivered to your house every friday.
I’m not sure what is funnier, you being pissed about wearing that outfit or you struggling with the German names. Hysterical!!! Boss, you’re the best thing on TH-cam! Keep the beer reviews going. You’ve got me rurnt on other reviews.
Hey I’m English we do have some good ales like Shepherds Neam to Theakstons but my preference since I was old enough to drink will always be German it’s the best beer in the world hands down , when have you had a German beer and thought ugggh I can’t finish this. Maybe the Saxon blood in my lies strong .
So I am a male, 16 yo and yes i can legally drink Beer in Bavaria. I suggest to try some Bayreuther Helles maybe its a bit hard to get but an all time classic
one thing about us germans. we don't like beer... WE LOVE BEER. a bad german beer will not stand. every small town has their own brewery in germany and most of them are in 4-5 generation if not older. brewing beer is an artform here cuz if you brew pisswater you go bankrupt. even the cheap oettinger beer that rocks the nickname "hobo's delight" is a good beer regardless of the jokes about it. also a watered down 'light' beer is an insult to the brewmaster. so yeah germans don't enjoy drinking bad beer
As someone who doesnt even like beer I gotta say I loved Oktoberfest beer, but the problem is if you dont get it in munich during oktoberfest it isnt the same
I think it would be hilarious if Boss did one of theses reviews with a beer connoisseur trying to explains all these "flavors" of the beer. Or send Boss to beer college 😂. So glad yall are back by the way.
Ok, i am german, and no one would ever wear this folklore custum. Also, we drink bear out of a bottle or glas, but avoid at all times straight out of a can. Omg.... 😮
We are looking at 1000 years of brewing experience. What do you expect? Everyone will find a beer that he likes in Germany. We have over a thousand breweries. Let's get some insight to the beers. 1. Hefe Weizen is wheat beer it is made with yeast (Hefe). 2. The Andechs monastery is famous for their beer cellar. Go there an take a Doppelbock-Dunkel 1 litre Maß. :) 3. Einbecker is a typical Pilsner kind of beer. 4. Same as number one just from another brewery. 5. Kölsch is a beer which is only allowed to be brewed in Cologne (Köln). It is a light beer and you will only get small glasses with 200 ml but every time the glas is empty, your Köbes (waiter in Cologne slang) will bring you a new one. He will stop only if you put your coaster on your glas. So it is an Opt-out. 6. Lager beer from Weihenstephan, as you said the oldest brewery.
Bock beer is brewed with higher alcohol content for longer shelf life. Around 7% alc. I can tell that you know beer! Because you spotted the dud at first taste. About a fifty miles radius where i live, there are hundreds of breweries. Every village has its own and sometimes even several! Have a good time.
Sir, calling Andechs Doppelbock a dud is harsh, to say the least. If I were to drink beers during the sweltering Alabama heat, the Andechs DB would not even be on the menu. It is a very good doppelbock and as such is to be enjoyed during a cold winter day. These beers were initially made as a cheat mode for monks not to break fast when indeed the beer offered the sustenance of a full meal.
for the real experience of different german beers it's mandatory to use the right glass (or beerstein in case of a Doppelbock like the Andechser or an "Export" (lager)). You haven't tried a "Kristall-Weizen" which is a 10/10 ice-cold with a slice of lemon on a hot day, or a "Berliner Weisse mit Schuss" that has to be seved in a special glass with a shot of either raspberry or "Waldmeister" (woodruff) syrup - that's s/th for the ladies maybe. A Hefeweizen (dark or light) must be poured entirely to get the yeast out of the bottle for it often settles at the bottom. There are so much more types of beers in Germany: Rauchbier (smoke beer), Schwarzbier (black beer), Altbier (old-beer), Märzen (cause it's made early in the year in March) and the list goes on. You'll find everything from hoppy bitter to heavily sweet, and these are only the traditonal made ones. And more often than not the small breweries have the really really good stuff. Hard to come by in the States, though. Btw. nobody really likes Kölsch (the "light" beer in the red can) it simply tastes like nothing and if you drink 5 you have to piss 10.
I am from Germany and I know most of these beers. But in my opinion non of these even are close to Waldhaus Diplom Pils and Waldhaus Hefe Weizen. You should try these. Cheers from the Black Forrest
Good reaction vid! I come from a German family, mom was from the Bavarian 'state', Aichach was the city - so I'm familiar with all of these beers (and so, SO many more)! I'm of the mind that there really isn't a bad beer in Germany. Not sure if it has anything to do with their Beer Purity Law (beer can only have 4 ingredients - water, hops, yeast & barley/wheat) - no additional preservatives, rice, flavourings, etc. Sure there are some I prefer the taste of (DAB, Warsteiner, and others, including a few you tried), but I've never had one where I said "I can't drink that". I cannot say I can abide with your 'Mexican beer is better' stance...but to each their own! Need to try some Polish, Czech & Belgian beers next!
@@slin2903 yes, I've had Beck's! I don't buy it here (Ontario, Canada) cause it's WAY too expensive for what you're getting! Too many 'good' beers for less money!
@@slin2903 LOL...speaking of green bottles, then I guess Heineken is if a pig pissed in that same bottle?! My other half is Dutch, and I've long said Heineken tastes like what I would imagine the canal water in Amsterdam would be like! My opa 'loved' Lowenbrau - I never understood what he saw in that brew.
I was born in Augsburg in an army hospital. when my dad was stationed there, he used to have the local brewery deliver his beer and pick up his empty bottles at the front door of our house, like a milk man would. the beer was called tafertengen (tay-fer-ting-in).
Living in Texas and being from a town that's 85% Hispanic, I can absolutely confirm that 99% of them would not give a fuck if you wore a Sombrero and a blanket. Most of them would be tickled
I think beer that is not special but just "good" is the most preferred beer in germany. We also have a lot of craft beer breweries with great beer and tasting parties. But those kind of beers can't be drunk everyday. We usually buy beer in boxes of 20 bottles and drink them casually on many days of the week. After work, for dinner or with friends. And a beer with a special or strong taste just can't be drunk that casually. That saying, your description is acurate. It's a good beer that can be drunk every day but isn't special, and that makes it perfect.
For five of the six beers in your lineup, many Germans choose one thing, rarely using anything else. If someone likes Bavarian-style light beers (Nr. 6), he will generally rarely drink pilsner (Nr. 3) or wheat beers (Nr. 1 and 4). Kölsch (Nr. 5) is a local type of beer from Cologne, so its inhabitants will most likely drink it, ignoring all others. I can see that you prefer pilsner, so the others aren't that interesting to you. And the evaluation of the doppelbock from Andechs as the worst in taste can also be explained by subjective taste. Doppelbock is definitely the farthest away from pilsner in terms of flavor. However, I would like to say that doppelbocks are a completely separate category of beer that goes down particularly well in winter. One of the best impressions of a visit to the Christmas market in Munich is to walk around all the stands on the cold Marienplatz and then go to the "Andechser am Dom" and have a glass of doppelbock in the warmth.
Need to do a lineup: Weihenstephaner Vitus, Leffe Blonde, Hoegaarden, Lindemanns Kriek Lambic, Schofferhoffer Grapefruit Radler, and finish with Delirium Tremens and Delirium Nocturnum. That's a good euro trip mostly focused on Germany and Belgium, with a huge variance in flavor profiles.
the one from the red can is from cologne. They use 0.2Liter test tubes for drinking in the pub. when your glass is empty you will find a full glass in front of you that the "köbes" the waiter put there. it will continue until you put the beer mat on the glass...
Used to listen to a podcast called Super The Hardest, they'd review a beer they hadn't tried from anywhere in the world, and I learned a LOT about beer despite never having tried any. This is really fun to watch because I recognize the Dobblebach and the Hefe Weissens. I think Hilden would have loved this video too.
Greatings from Germany! And specifically Cologne, the city Reissdorf Kölsch ("Big Red Can") comes from. Yeah it's not a heavy beer but if you get the chance try it from the bottle or better from tap. I don't know what they do with the cans, but (as we say in Cologne) the stuff from the can isn't even worth pouring into a donkeys ear!
Well Kölsch is known for tasting like Piss and its basically known as thin weak kinda Beer (dont know exactly how to put this in english Words xD ) It doesnt has the best Reputation. Would have love to see some other Beer aswell. Altbier for example, Schwarzbier or such. I like darker more ^^
That's not 6 styles of beer. It's 3 styles of beer. 4 Bavarian wheat beers, one northern German Ur-Bock, and one Kölsch from Cologne. The biggest verity of beer in Germany is Pils and my local beer from the Rhineland is Alt. You basically had 4 Bavarian beer and two local specialties.
It is world-famous and on everyone's lips: our Purity Law. In 2016, the Reinheitsgebot celebrates its 500th birthday. The Purity Law was enacted in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, on April 23, 1516, by Dukes Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X as part of a state order. Initially, the Purity Law applied only to the Duchy of Bavaria, but after its promulgation on April 23, 1516, it was adopted by more and more states and has been the law in force throughout Germany since 1906. The Purity Law stipulates that only water, malt, hops and yeast may be used to produce beer. It stands for the preservation of a time-honored craft technique and is also considered the oldest food law regulation in the world that is still valid today. In Germany, this has developed over centuries into an art of brewing that is respected worldwide: Day after day, over 1,500 German breweries use just four natural ingredients to create a globally unique variety of over 40 different types and around 7,000 individual beer brands. That's why it's a good beer.
We were in Germany on a pub crawl... there they drink Kolsch ( Cole-sh) and our guide didn't understand why American's have so many different types of beer. Beer is beer. I like our varieties.
Around 25 different beer styles are brewed in Germany. Within these beer styles, there are around 6,000 different types of beer in Germany. There are also many smaller breweries, traditional breweries and craft beers in Germany
THIS, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE ALL WANTED FOR YEARS
Yup America!!! Eagle flies! 🦅🦅
There are so many more better German beers out there. Alot of these beers are wheat beers and dunkel, dark lager
Well Hefeweizen has to be poured out entirely in order to get the real taste of that beer.
By the way "Hefe" means "yeast" and "weizen" means "wheat".So basically "Hefeweizen" means literally "yeast-wheat" beer.
And the yeast is on the bottom of the bottle or can, because during time it will deposit down there, therefore you have to pour out the beer entirely in order to distribute the yeast evenly in the beer again..the technique is to pour out the beer into a glas until a last sip is left in the bottle or can, that last sip left in the bottle has to be pivoted in the bottle in order to detach the yeast from the bottom of the bottle and then pour out the last sip with all the yeast into the glass and the yeast will then distribute evenly in the beer again ...and only then you´ll get the whole taste of any Hefeweizen.
For everyone reading this comment who is not german. Pouring beer the right way is mandatory knowledge here in Germany. You even need the right glass for the right beer.
@@valentinotonkovic656.....oder einfach aus der Flasche trinken?
@@lonesome3958 doch kein hefeweizen pils und helles ja normal aber net hefeweizen
@@valentinotonkovic656 bier aus der flasche. Simpel as that. Nenn mich barbarisch aber ich machs halt so
I just watched this video randomly because youtube algo I guess, but I find it hilarious that almost in every one of these at some point the comment section will become EIGENTUM DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND. Every time and it is still funny. xD
Having been in military stationed over seas in Germany
Beer was ruined for me because German beer is drinkable any time of day every day and with any meal
I've had warm beer there that was great.
We are sorry, that we ruined drinking other beer than german beer. Come back and have some more 😉
@@AndreasArmbruster-j6w I always do I save all my beer drinking for Germany and Belgium and Czech beer when I do my Christmas markets tour
In Germany, these different kinds of beers would require different glasses. But I'm glad you consider our beer drinkable. We are trying. Prost!
your beer is far supior to the watered down american beer. I spent 5 years in Germany and loved the people,beer and food.
If you ever go to Germany and ask for a American beer, the bar tender will say you mean water. Yup American beer is like water. Don't bother.
@@happymonk4206 I think that's a bit of a stereotype. The "big TV beers" are pretty tasteless in the US, but they are not great in Germany either. Germany has a lot of smaller local breweries who make good beer, and in the US there is a vibrant craft beer scene.
@@happymonk4206you’re so confidently wrong 😂
He needs to finish all the beers he opened, not to waste a drop! German sin! Prost. 🍻 😊
German beer is like pizza, even the worst is kinda ok. :D
But seriously, I don't know if we have the best beers in the world but I think we are very consistent in quality and taste.
we do
There is a local Brewery here (RLP) that produces bad beer (cheap beer) on purpose, for the alcoholics that don´t care how it tastes.
And mixed, even that is actually kinda ok.
It´s called Oettinger.
Die Belgier und die Tschechen können auch ganz gute Biere brauen…
@@SD_Alias Die Belgier? Naja. ^^"
@@fuselpeter5393 Warst Du mal in Belgien? Nette kleine Brauereien gibt es dort noch… Hier gibt es doch fast nur noch Großkonzern Biere...
So think about that: In 1900, three German brewers established Cervecería del Pacifico in the small Mexican port town of Mazatlán. Word of the exceptionally drinkable pilsner-style lager traveled fast. Soon, thirst for Pacifico spread from Sinaloa and up the rugged Baja coastline. The german beer tradition always goes on. Also the famous chinese Beer Tsingtao is established by german settlers in 1903. And so it is in other countrys too (Australia, Argentina, Russia, Japan and so on ). Also in the US: Eberhard Anheuser und Adolphus Busch, Frederick Miller (born as Friedrich Müller), David Gottlob Yuengling (born as Jüngling)
Greetings from germany
yup but we dane didnt need the germans for beer lol
Read about a little town in Texas called Shiner. Story is a Bavarian immigrant moved into the area and found he didn’t like the beer that was available. So he founded a brewery and made old style Bavarian beer. One of the best selling beer in Texas and a lovely town full of old German and Czech families. Cheers from Texas.
@@jakemensik2842 We go to Shiner every year. Wife runs a 5K, and I drink beer. Love that place.
@@jakemensik2842 Fredericksburg, TX Oktoberfest.
Pabst aswell
"Kölsch" is a type of beer mainly served around the city "Köln" (Cologne). People from other regions make the joke: "Kölsch: the successful dilution of water" 🙂 So it's normal you say it's a light beer.
The idea is to have a beer that is fast to brew and can be drunk during work.
Kölsch is the only knows "drink" that doesn´t change its chemical composition before and after drinking.
@@Schulzffw I now it like this: Kölsch is the only drink that didn't change between entering the body and exiting it.
Wall Köllner halt nix können. Im Norden trinkste Korn während Arbeit.
Is a beer not being properly named if it's outside that state/region? Craft breweries are making "kolsch" in the US and they're not exactly budweiser or coors (light) beer. I know some german beers have more flavor/body and my favorite are Marzen but kolsch is still fine.
It's like bia hoi beer in Vietnam, brewed fast, and you can drink copious amounts of it when out with friends :D
In Germany, beer in cans is generally considered an abomination. You generally resort to this only when you want to be without class on purpose or have no other choice 😂.
No beer in plastic bottles is an abomination! Cans are fine and used to be quite normal back in the day.
vorallem hefe aus der dose😂
2005 ist vorbei, niemand mit Ahnung denk so
Technisch (Geschmackserhalt) gesehen ist die Reihenfolge Fass > Dose > Glas. Aus der Dose trinken wäre ein Verbrechen, deshalb macht man das nur bei schlechtem Bier auf Festivals, wo es nur praktisch ist. Die richtig guten (und teuren) Biersorten werden deshalb auch nur in Dosen verkauft.
@@hannesromhild8532 where tf would you even get beer in plastic bottles in germany? I´ve never seen it here and probably never will. Bottled still tastes better than canned tho.
The red can is Kolsch - the beer common in Cologne. They normally serve it in 200ml glasses. When you go into the bar they serve you a glass. And when that glass is done, they give you another. And another. And another. Each time 200ml. You put a coaster over your glass to tell them that you don't want another one and the bar then adds up all your glasses and charges you based on how many you've had. Means your beer isnt sitting for any length of time and is always freshly poured when you're drinking it. Dangerous as it's easy to lose track of how many you've had.
If you're not in a bar but they're serving Kolsch then they sometimes sell them in a fitted tray with 10 glasses (2 litres) as a single order.
Been waiting years for a new craft brew review and it didn't dissapoint!
U will be surprised but these beers are not craft beers after german brewing law called the " Reinheitsgebot" or purity order in English. The only ingredients that can be used in the production of beer are water, barley, hops and yeast ( yeast in german is "Hefe" like the first beer in the video was). So technically every beer with more ingridents is not a german beer but can be a craft beer.
These are the contrary of craft beer. Nothing fancy in them, and nothing special - they are the epitome of mass produced German beer.
1. Beck's
2. Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier
3. Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier
4. Bitburger
5. Jever
6. Edinger Hefe Weissbier
7. Warsteiner
8. Veltins
9. Paulaner Hefe-Weizen
10. Krombacher
11. Flensburger
12. Oettinger
13. König
14. Füchschen Altbier
15. Clausthaler
16. Schneider Weisse
17. Gaffel Kölsch
18. Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel
19. Augustiner-Bräu Edelstoff
20. Einbecker Ur-Bock Dunkel
21. Köstrizer Schwarzbier
22. Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier
23. Hofbräu Hefe Weizen
24. Spaten
25. Ayinger Dunkel
Thank You Germany!! 🇩🇪 🍺
I would flip your list around. I've turned to the dark side. Pils is too thin bodied and hoppy for me. I like a full bodied Helles.
Beautiful list. Personally Id change 1 and 2 around. Prost!
Living in the Texas hill country I am blessed by an abundance of German beers and German heritage. We have a local beer here called "Shiner". It's a bock beer and named after the town it is brewed in. The town is made up of almost entirely Czech, and Czech Germans. The story is that the immigrants from Bavaria that came here got tired of the beer that was available and started their own brewery and made beer the way it was "Done back home". They've brewed it the same way ever since and it sells all over the country.
Big Hi from Germany ❤ btw you're not wearing german, you're wearing bavarian. But even in Bavaria it's only worn on special occasions. We germans dress pretty normal 😂😂😂 I am happy you like our beers. And I like your deep and complex ratings 😜🤣
Thanks Form Germany
Thats not Tracht ... its plastic shit
No Bavarian would call this Bavarian clothing. Sorry for my honest words, but this is this cheap tourist crap. The original Bavarian clothing has a lot to do with tradition, is very high quality and quite expensive.
But the beard is nice... and Boss is well equipped for the real stuff. Hopefully he can visit Europe/Germany/Bavaria and try some original clothes.
@@klaus2t703 that's nitpicking. Not even germans know the difference when they're not from Bavaria.
@@clash8181 I don't know the difference between a real and a fake Gucci or Breitling. The same goes for a cheap violin and a real Stradivarius. I just don't know. And you might say it's a small thing, but to the other it's an insult (not to me). They have quite old traditions and some take them quite seriously. His costume is made out of paper and plastic rather than leather and solid fabric. I'm not offended, and I don't mean to be offended, but one still has to respect those traditions. Like the king´s guards...
I never thought I would ever get to see another Craft Brew Review with Alabama Boss again... Thank You so much for bringing these back! I really hope to see more in the future.
expect that are no craft beers xD
@@CoL_DrakeI feel like he would die if he tried languinitas ipa but feel like he'd love dragons milk stout 😂
I came to the realization when first introduced to it that German beer is everything I ever wanted a beer to be.
Sooooo good to see you back Boss!!!! Bout damn time!!!! We missed ya for sure!!!!
These beers are way better than Mexican beers but taste is subjective. Great Vid Boss!
Reissdorf, (the red can) imo has the lightest taste even of the Kölsch beers. I personally prefer other Kölsch brands when I chose this kind of beer. Also theres a difference in taste if the beer came from a can, a bottle or a barrel.
Dude, when it says "Hefeweizen," it has remains of yeast in it. (Hefe-Weizen = wheat yeast, i.e. not only barley malt but also wheat malt; and top-fermented yeast is used for it instead of bottom-fermented, that's why it is also called "Weißbier" = white beer in Germany too, because during brewing it looks white from above) So that means cloudy. Get the yeast out, it carries the most important aromas. You can see the yeast from the outside of the bottle, it collects on the bottom of the bottle. (That's why canning wheat beer is a stupid idea from the customer's POV.)
I'd have to disagree with Alabama boss. Germany is king of beers. No one goes to Mexico from all over the world to drink their beer in mass waves of celebration. Germany is KNOWN for that.
Anything German that starts with a W, has the sound of a V. So while it says Hefeweizen, it actually sounds like Hefeveizen, when translated to English means "yeast wheat" which basically just means that it is a beer made with wheat (has to be at least 50% wheat to be considered a Hefe), and unfiltered (as it has the yeast in it).
not always. Weihenstephaner is actually said with the W sound, as its pronounce why-hen-steph-aner
@@michellebrown7714 Funny, because that isn't the way they pronounce it at the brewery, which I have been to many times.
Vy-hun-STEF-uh-nur is the actual pronunciation
@@viper29ca Ive always heard it pronounced WHY, when i was in germany
@@michellebrown7714 Not how it is pronounced at the brewery, whom I think would be the authority on the subject.
@@viper29ca true but the german language tends to be pretty consistent with the exception of this case, like I said Ive heard it pronounced WHY instead of VY in germany itself
I would love to see Boss continue this thread. Trying beers from around the world while wearing their countries attire 😂
This was Bavarian attire and mostly Bavarian beer. There is no "one" attire for Germany and there are 5000 beer brands. But yeah, i would like to see him trying all of it... til he retires. 😜
This ist Not the traditional Clothing from Germany 🇩🇪.... Sorry 🤷
A drive thru beer joint wouldn’t be a bad idea 😂
German wheat or wheat beer is a top-fermented beer that is made with top-fermented yeast from wheat malt (over 50%) and also uses barley malt, the only one in Europe. The top-fermenting yeast differs from bottom-fermenting yeast (used for all bottom-fermenting beers such as Pils, Export, Märzen, etc.), which therefore taste different.
I recently discovered Paulaner thru a friend that lived in Germany, im a mexican dude that drinks mainly mexican beer and I absolutely love them things!
BIG THANKS THAT GIVE U SO MUCH HONOR TU OUR GERMAN BEER.....
U r great, greetz from germany...
😊👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Oh shit, I love craft brew reviews with Alabama Boss
Love to see you back!
dunkel = dark, weiss = white, hefe = yeast, bier = beer , many times you'll see Reisen Dorf or weihenstephaner etc. that's usually the location its from in germany. hope this helps
Paulaner is one of my favourite summer beers. Good to see the Boss enjoying it.
Paulaner is a brand. they brew different types of beer.
The most sad part is in Germany your tab for all those beers would be under 20 euro. In America that would be well over 30$.
That is sad.
As a Mexican i speak for all my people, we do not care if you dressed like a Mexican. We would actually think it's a good thing. Keep up the good work Alabama Boss 😎🤙🏽
Good video, but you do need to pour the whole bottle of beer into the glass. Canned beer is 'frowned upon' here in Germany. I live in Lower Saxony, and we are fiercely loyal towards our 'Einbecker'. I'm English, and Beer was one of my reasons for deciding to live here, been here for over 30 years. 🙂
Ahhhhhh we needed this. Back again
Paulaner is one of my favorite beers period. Weihenstephaner Weiße is a close one though
In my opinion, the "hazy" ones (unfiltered) are often the best beers.
Some Bavarian would flip their lid now - Wheat beer in a can? It belongs in a bottle there... you pour it in a specialy shaped glas, leave a bit in the bottle to shake up the yeast (Hefe)
Out of Most Countries Germany makes some of the Finest Beers i hear
They’re back!
I just found your channel. I spent 5 years in germany and it took me 3 or 4 years to be able to drink american beer when I came back. In the 80's beer was served at about 48 degrees and it was very good. You could have a case delivered to your house every friday.
Welcome!
Love pilsoners. I doubt whether you can go far wrong with German or Czech beers - though the wheat beers aren't generally my favourite.
I’m not sure what is funnier, you being pissed about wearing that outfit or you struggling with the German names. Hysterical!!! Boss, you’re the best thing on TH-cam! Keep the beer reviews going. You’ve got me rurnt on other reviews.
Dude, seeing you put a Weissbier in THAT glass makes my german blod boil! Get yourself a proper Weizenglass!
Well done... Six beers from Germany. Only 5000+ to go...
Made me smile, thanks for this video.😊 Greets from munich!
I needed this! Thank you!
Hey I’m English we do have some good ales like Shepherds Neam to Theakstons but my preference since I was old enough to drink will always be German it’s the best beer in the world hands down , when have you had a German beer and thought ugggh I can’t finish this. Maybe the Saxon blood in my lies strong .
„Germany: Your beer is drinkable. 😑“
Making compliments like a German ha ha ha ha 🤟🏼😆
I'm so happy to have you all back.
Feels good to be back! It’s been a long time coming.
Drinking Hefe Weizen like this is a crime.....but other than that great Video!😄
Keep the vids coming. Happy u guys are back.
I‘m from Germany/Bavaria, and it was funny to see you drink German Beer.
Thank you Sir, we are proud that you wear these clothes. Greetings from germany
Trying to test german beer and almost only tasting bavarian beers 😉
So I am a male, 16 yo and yes i can legally drink Beer in Bavaria. I suggest to try some Bayreuther Helles maybe its a bit hard to get but an all time classic
There is a video from Feli from Germany, where she explains the pronounciation of some german beer brands
one thing about us germans. we don't like beer...
WE LOVE BEER.
a bad german beer will not stand. every small town has their own brewery in germany and most of them are in 4-5 generation if not older. brewing beer is an artform here cuz if you brew pisswater you go bankrupt. even the cheap oettinger beer that rocks the nickname "hobo's delight" is a good beer regardless of the jokes about it.
also a watered down 'light' beer is an insult to the brewmaster.
so yeah germans don't enjoy drinking bad beer
As someone who doesnt even like beer I gotta say I loved Oktoberfest beer, but the problem is if you dont get it in munich during oktoberfest it isnt the same
The boss beer drinker is back.
Awesome, being in Europe these are some of my faves as well. I’d love to see boss try a Carlsberg or a Smithwicks
Carlsberg is nasty
I think it would be hilarious if Boss did one of theses reviews with a beer connoisseur trying to explains all these "flavors" of the beer. Or send Boss to beer college 😂. So glad yall are back by the way.
Because it's a costume, it's not authentic :P but it still looks good and fits him perfectly^^
Ok, i am german, and no one would ever wear this folklore custum.
Also, we drink bear out of a bottle or glas, but avoid at all times straight out of a can. Omg.... 😮
A NEW ONE!!!! HOLY MOLY!! We love you Alabama Boss!!
We are looking at 1000 years of brewing experience. What do you expect? Everyone will find a beer that he likes in Germany. We have over a thousand breweries. Let's get some insight to the beers.
1. Hefe Weizen is wheat beer it is made with yeast (Hefe).
2. The Andechs monastery is famous for their beer cellar. Go there an take a Doppelbock-Dunkel 1 litre Maß. :)
3. Einbecker is a typical Pilsner kind of beer.
4. Same as number one just from another brewery.
5. Kölsch is a beer which is only allowed to be brewed in Cologne (Köln). It is a light beer and you will only get small glasses with 200 ml but every time the glas is empty, your Köbes (waiter in Cologne slang) will bring you a new one. He will stop only if you put your coaster on your glas. So it is an Opt-out.
6. Lager beer from Weihenstephan, as you said the oldest brewery.
I've tried 4 different beers from Weihenstephaner, and they've all been very good!
Bock beer is brewed with higher alcohol content for longer shelf life. Around 7% alc. I can tell that you know beer! Because you spotted the dud at first taste. About a fifty miles radius where i live, there are hundreds of breweries. Every village has its own and sometimes even several! Have a good time.
Sir, calling Andechs Doppelbock a dud is harsh, to say the least. If I were to drink beers during the sweltering Alabama heat, the Andechs DB would not even be on the menu. It is a very good doppelbock and as such is to be enjoyed during a cold winter day. These beers were initially made as a cheat mode for monks not to break fast when indeed the beer offered the sustenance of a full meal.
Exactly, for hot days I go to Andechs Export Dunkel.
Paulaner..... munichs tourist beer, a true munich drinks Augustiner!! And a fine Andechser.
for the real experience of different german beers it's mandatory to use the right glass (or beerstein in case of a Doppelbock like the Andechser or an "Export" (lager)). You haven't tried a "Kristall-Weizen" which is a 10/10 ice-cold with a slice of lemon on a hot day, or a "Berliner Weisse mit Schuss" that has to be seved in a special glass with a shot of either raspberry or "Waldmeister" (woodruff) syrup - that's s/th for the ladies maybe. A Hefeweizen (dark or light) must be poured entirely to get the yeast out of the bottle for it often settles at the bottom. There are so much more types of beers in Germany: Rauchbier (smoke beer), Schwarzbier (black beer), Altbier (old-beer), Märzen (cause it's made early in the year in March) and the list goes on. You'll find everything from hoppy bitter to heavily sweet, and these are only the traditonal made ones. And more often than not the small breweries have the really really good stuff. Hard to come by in the States, though.
Btw. nobody really likes Kölsch (the "light" beer in the red can) it simply tastes like nothing and if you drink 5 you have to piss 10.
No, not really. It's not uncommon to use wineglasses in professional tastings
I am from Germany and I know most of these beers. But in my opinion non of these even are close to Waldhaus Diplom Pils and Waldhaus Hefe Weizen. You should try these. Cheers from the Black Forrest
The Germans make really good flavorful beer. Some are quite heavy like Guinness almost like a meal the way they fill you up lol
Good reaction vid! I come from a German family, mom was from the Bavarian 'state', Aichach was the city - so I'm familiar with all of these beers (and so, SO many more)! I'm of the mind that there really isn't a bad beer in Germany. Not sure if it has anything to do with their Beer Purity Law (beer can only have 4 ingredients - water, hops, yeast & barley/wheat) - no additional preservatives, rice, flavourings, etc. Sure there are some I prefer the taste of (DAB, Warsteiner, and others, including a few you tried), but I've never had one where I said "I can't drink that".
I cannot say I can abide with your 'Mexican beer is better' stance...but to each their own!
Need to try some Polish, Czech & Belgian beers next!
Did you ever drink Becks? If you did you would know there is "beer" you can't swallow.
@@slin2903 yes, I've had Beck's! I don't buy it here (Ontario, Canada) cause it's WAY too expensive for what you're getting! Too many 'good' beers for less money!
@@EchoesDaBear Becks is just what you get if a cow pissed in a green 0.33 bottle
@@slin2903 LOL...speaking of green bottles, then I guess Heineken is if a pig pissed in that same bottle?! My other half is Dutch, and I've long said Heineken tastes like what I would imagine the canal water in Amsterdam would be like!
My opa 'loved' Lowenbrau - I never understood what he saw in that brew.
@@EchoesDaBear I don't drink Heineken too expensive for me.
I was born in Augsburg in an army hospital. when my dad was stationed there, he used to have the local brewery deliver his beer and pick up his empty bottles at the front door of our house, like a milk man would. the beer was called tafertengen (tay-fer-ting-in).
Living in Texas and being from a town that's 85% Hispanic, I can absolutely confirm that 99% of them would not give a fuck if you wore a Sombrero and a blanket. Most of them would be tickled
Welcome back Boss.
I think beer that is not special but just "good" is the most preferred beer in germany. We also have a lot of craft beer breweries with great beer and tasting parties. But those kind of beers can't be drunk everyday. We usually buy beer in boxes of 20 bottles and drink them casually on many days of the week. After work, for dinner or with friends. And a beer with a special or strong taste just can't be drunk that casually. That saying, your description is acurate. It's a good beer that can be drunk every day but isn't special, and that makes it perfect.
For five of the six beers in your lineup, many Germans choose one thing, rarely using anything else. If someone likes Bavarian-style light beers (Nr. 6), he will generally rarely drink pilsner (Nr. 3) or wheat beers (Nr. 1 and 4). Kölsch (Nr. 5) is a local type of beer from Cologne, so its inhabitants will most likely drink it, ignoring all others. I can see that you prefer pilsner, so the others aren't that interesting to you. And the evaluation of the doppelbock from Andechs as the worst in taste can also be explained by subjective taste. Doppelbock is definitely the farthest away from pilsner in terms of flavor. However, I would like to say that doppelbocks are a completely separate category of beer that goes down particularly well in winter. One of the best impressions of a visit to the Christmas market in Munich is to walk around all the stands on the cold Marienplatz and then go to the "Andechser am Dom" and have a glass of doppelbock in the warmth.
Need to do a lineup: Weihenstephaner Vitus, Leffe Blonde, Hoegaarden, Lindemanns Kriek Lambic, Schofferhoffer Grapefruit Radler, and finish with Delirium Tremens and Delirium Nocturnum. That's a good euro trip mostly focused on Germany and Belgium, with a huge variance in flavor profiles.
ok you got me subscribing, cause that intro had me dying laughing. glad i didnt take a bite of my food yet 🤣🤣
the one from the red can is from cologne. They use 0.2Liter test tubes for drinking in the pub. when your glass is empty you will find a full glass in front of you that the "köbes" the waiter put there. it will continue until you put the beer mat on the glass...
So glad boss is back with craft brew please keep it going missed these
Used to listen to a podcast called Super The Hardest, they'd review a beer they hadn't tried from anywhere in the world, and I learned a LOT about beer despite never having tried any. This is really fun to watch because I recognize the Dobblebach and the Hefe Weissens.
I think Hilden would have loved this video too.
Yes! Good to have you back Alabama boss!
Greatings from Germany! And specifically Cologne, the city Reissdorf Kölsch ("Big Red Can") comes from. Yeah it's not a heavy beer but if you get the chance try it from the bottle or better from tap. I don't know what they do with the cans, but (as we say in Cologne) the stuff from the can isn't even worth pouring into a donkeys ear!
Well Kölsch is known for tasting like Piss and its basically known as thin weak kinda Beer (dont know exactly how to put this in english Words xD )
It doesnt has the best Reputation.
Would have love to see some other Beer aswell. Altbier for example, Schwarzbier or such. I like darker more ^^
Hefer is german for yeast,also wheat beers are usually cloudy.
I'd imagine all Americans would like wheat beers because although theyre always a bit cloudy, they aren't hoppy, so can be a bit bland
Oh sh** I’m glad this series returned!
That's not 6 styles of beer. It's 3 styles of beer. 4 Bavarian wheat beers, one northern German Ur-Bock, and one Kölsch from Cologne. The biggest verity of beer in Germany is Pils and my local beer from the Rhineland is Alt. You basically had 4 Bavarian beer and two local specialties.
th-cam.com/video/5wUwf5sDYFU/w-d-xo.html they try typical German beer from a German supermarket: 2 wheat beers, 1 Alt beer and 8 Pils beers
Not Alabama Boss anymore. Octoberfest Boss! 😂
btw in germany Kölsch is considered piss water, but I guess light beer lovers get along with it.
It is world-famous and on everyone's lips: our Purity Law. In 2016, the Reinheitsgebot celebrates its 500th birthday. The Purity Law was enacted in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, on April 23, 1516, by Dukes Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X as part of a state order. Initially, the Purity Law applied only to the Duchy of Bavaria, but after its promulgation on April 23, 1516, it was adopted by more and more states and has been the law in force throughout Germany since 1906.
The Purity Law stipulates that only water, malt, hops and yeast may be used to produce beer. It stands for the preservation of a time-honored craft technique and is also considered the oldest food law regulation in the world that is still valid today. In Germany, this has developed over centuries into an art of brewing that is respected worldwide: Day after day, over 1,500 German breweries use just four natural ingredients to create a globally unique variety of over 40 different types and around 7,000 individual beer brands.
That's why it's a good beer.
None of those is bad, but the Kloster Andechs is my favourite of this bunch.
would love to see him try some Rauchbier (Beer made from smoked malts)
Greetings from the Hollertau!! hometown of hops and malt!
I remember watching the Mexican beer video and people asking for the German beer review and here it is!
Who ever chose these beers knows Germany Beer! The Andecs Klosters Double bock Dunkle is my favourite beer of all time! Germany 🇩🇪 beer rocks!
Ja 3halbe Liter und am nächsten Tag dröhnt der Schädel 😂🎉
I like it best of these too, but mostly it is too powerful and I choose their Export Dunkel for refreshment.
@@panzerpoodle Na ja, zur Starkbierzeit habe ich schon mal 2 Maß Triumphator im Löwenbräukeller mal überlebt.
It is important not to waste a drop of German beer 🍺, it’s a German sin! Prost!!! 🍻 😊
We were in Germany on a pub crawl... there they drink Kolsch ( Cole-sh) and our guide didn't understand why American's have so many different types of beer. Beer is beer. I like our varieties.
Around 25 different beer styles are brewed in Germany. Within these beer styles, there are around 6,000 different types of beer in Germany.
There are also many smaller breweries, traditional breweries and craft beers in Germany
The BOSS IS BACK THANK GOD 😂🎉😅