I started drinking beer at home a couple of years ago when they closed the pubs during lockdown. So part of the reason for my conversion was imposed and that left a bad taste. A bad place to start for sure. My regular beforehand was Heineken and occasionally a stout, Murphys or Beamish. However, the supermarkets shelves were strained with the best available at different price points and I had money to spend. I had a taste for beer honed over decades and the thirst that goes with it. Time moves along and I now happily settled as a home drinker of Reinbacher, by the neck (by the way) and which I can commend with the certain authority that my age and lifelong drinking habits bestow. I miss the baloney and meeting people for sure, the public house was a great invention no doubt, but time is not on my side and having coin left over is no harm either. Thank you for your video, to my mind we are the winners because these companies are providing good beer at affordable prices. Best.
First stumbled across Perlenbacher about ten years ago, when they were on offer for £3.99 for a six pack. Very good beer for the price. I'm sure they were 5% back then. Still a very refreshing brew on a hot day. I wouldn't swap it for a UK brewed lager.
I've got splinters in my arse from sitting on the fence but both of these beers are amazing for the price point. Really good for the money, and consistent. I'll happily buy and drink both depending where I shop that week. Massively better than the Carling, Fosters etc which all taste soapy and chemically to me. Great review and I agree with the comment about matching glasses. You need Merch!
I think from Aldi the best they do is Steinhauser, which I believe is made by Dortmund Aktien Brewery. For £4.50ish for 6 bottles it's really good stuff. Another good video, keep them coming mate cheers 🍻
For me the Rheinbacher tastes better by a long shot, especially more so when very cold, if I'm not mistaken by my research, the Perlenbacher Pilsener is brewed in France.
Best imported lager beer was Herold at Lidl about 2017-ish. They had a dark one and a standard Pilsner called Praha. Both fabulous, authentic and brewed in a village in the middle of nowhere on the Bohemia Moravia border.
Just recently started drinking the Rheinbacher as my daily refresh and I really like it. The canned version doesn't taste as good as the bottled in my opinion - what do people think? BTW I am no expert.
I think the Perlenbacher in cans is better, but I just hate anything in green bottles so might be my bias. Think the ABV is lower in the canned version though
Last September after a hot afternoon helping my mate clear his front garden he gave me a Rheinbacher and I was well impressed. Also like the Perlenbacher. For me the price is the main issue. Also Im not close to an Aldi so Perlenbacher is more likely to be in my fridge. Both certainly beat the "fake foreign" macro lagers produced by the multinational brewers.
Currently drinking the Rheinbacher and it's pretty good quality! It's sweet and crisp, tastes very organic and pure but I find the carbonation to be a little ubderwhelming, could be sharper. It's quite mild, hops seem a little dull and mostly malt coming through, but for what it is I think it's pretty good! Could easily session this
I'm currently drinking the Rheinbacher but from the can, £3.29 for 4 cans is a no brainer! Will have to get some of the Perlenbacher to test it as I prefer the bottles :)
I don't find either outstanding lager, (I think the Aldi one is a little better)but I think they are a little more tasty than the UK brewed beers like Stella you've reviewed, slightly dryer, more authentic lager. I think for the £1.29 they are good value
Same here. Do your Lidl sell them 500ml or 440ml cans? I'm just asking because I was on holiday in Devon and they sold it in 500ml cans and I never saw it again lol
I'm going to with the Perlenbacher (in the green bottles as they changed the cans last year and its not as good) ,precisely for that additional maltiness. I'm having one now, and I'm also getting the Saaz hops grassy aroma and flavout too. £1.29 is outrageous really, but then I remeber when it was 99p for the 500ml bottle.
But I then had Perlenbacher pilsner in a can and although it said brewed in France it also had 'Under German purity laws' stated as well... I didn't know there were three different Perlenbacher beers in Lidl plus a non-alcoholic one!
I bought the Perlenbacher tonight from this video and on first pour it was full of life but after a while the head soon went down to nothing. I was drinking in a lager glass too.
When I lived in Germany, our go to beer was crates of bittburger. Cheap as chips, and got you a very lovely glow. And what was great, if you took all the bottles back in the crate, you got your next crate cheaper. Brilliant.
@@MarcHenshall I'd rather they just charged more rather than reduce the abv but I suppose they would argue its not what they are about. It needs to be "budget".
Yep German beers top . Int northan Italy lots younger people 30s who worked in Germany have come back in last 25 years have been making home made beer in German and Belgium stile in micro breweries in old farm / stable houses in rural country side . As a Brit with Italian ancestry it’s heaven just heaven good beers just subscribed 🎉
I bought the Perlenbacher yesterday and have been drinking it now during your review. I encounter the maltiness and bitterness you describe, which is not to my taste. I wouldn't say it's as good as the other German style budget beers I've tried out, but I respect your enthusiasm for it. I'll try the Rheinbacher next. Meanwhile I've been getting through 100 bottles of Lowenbrau (I've 60 left) - now that's what I call 9 out of ten!
Theres nothing not to like about either beer. Lovely ,esp with the warm weather we are enjoying. I cant really choose between the two, the price is excellent for a quality product. Think someone else mentioned Steinhauser at Aldi, whiich is very Becks like. The real ales are spot on at both too. Great vid. Defo noticeable that theres no crap in them either. Esp morning after.
Reinheitsgeböht is the keyword Every German beer is good, even from a small town local brewery, which some Germans might despise. I wouldn't drink or like beer until I discovered German beers in Paderborn.
I think most Germans like their local town brewery. Certainly in Speyer where I used to live (check the Domhof, which brews its own beer) or the brewery/pub/Kneipe in central Freudenstadt which makes its own beer.
I always preferred the bottled Graffenwalder to the Perlenbacher that replaced it. Thing is if you go back a bit further alongside the Graffenwalder they used to sell 500mm cans of Bitburger for 60p a can, boy those were good days, their cheap beer is now sold as a premium beer in the big UK supermarkets. This was back when Michael Schumacher's Benetton had "Bitburger" across his rear wing.
@@firstlast5350 Yeah, Graffenwalder was the one, shame they stopped selling it. I supposed they could no longer source it for the price and replaced it with a cheaper product, certainly tastes like it.
love your vids. I'm from Scotland and drink a lot of beers and whisky and I'm curious what is your fav beer? I have tried a lot of new beers only because of your vids. Thanks
Great value beers. Yes there are slightly more flavourful fancy beers out there but these are excellent job doers especially when on a budget. Often pick up a 4 pack of one of these and a good value ale from lidl or aldi all in for a fiver👍
Rheinbacher was a lover pilsner 5 years ago but it's long since lost its quality and I only buy it for it's cheapness(even that's less appealing now due to its price rise). Also there seems to be 50% of it emitting a gassy/eggy smell these days. Perlenbacher is ok but it has less flavour than Rheinbacher, a bit watery almost.
I found the perlenbacher less pilsnery and more lagery but very drinkable. The rheinbacher was flat out of the can and didn't get much of the flavours talked about in this video. I was disappointed but what can you expect for less then £1 a can these days I guess.
Rheinbacher at 4.5% ABV I would personally classify as a medium to strong Pilsner, however this lager is available in a four 50cl can pack at £3.50 at Aldi that is little more than £0.87p per can. So much less expensive than £1.29p for the bottled version. I've tried the two and can't tell the difference. OK, this may not set the World alight, such as Proper Job IPA, although being a totally different style of beer but Rheinbacher is a reasonable inoffensive lager for such a nominal price. I like it.
Keep up the good work mate 👍 I've shopped in a Lidl way back when it wasn't so fashionable! Miss those days it used to be like a private supermarket no one ever in there, different story now! Always have Lidl's Perlenbacher in fridge and only because Lidl is nearest, if Aldi was closer it would be there one. Converted a lot of my friends to the Perlenbacher as their "daily driver" ! 😁🍻
@@noteanotell937 I always preferred the bottled Graffenwalder to the Perlenbacher that replaced it. Thing is if you go bit a bit further alongside the Graffenwalder they used to sell 500mm cans of Bitburger for 60p a can, boy those were good days, their cheap beer is now sold as a premium beer in the big UK supermarkets. This was back when Michael Schumacher's Benetton had "Bitburger" across his rear wing.
Quick question… what do you now do once you’ve opened two beers? Do you drink then one by one? Or do you take a sip of each one by one until they both cease to exist? Intrigued!
A daily driver beer has never been on my menu. If I am going to drink a lager or bitter, it has to hit the spot. I won't drink it unless I really enjoy it. Thrown many pints away because they have been tasteless. I do drink the Rheinbacher, I tried, but do not like the Perlenbacher.
l prefer the Rheinbacher it is excellent value for money. I lived in Germany for three years and got to like Pils.Its usually sold in 0.2l glasses so you drink it in its best condition.
Thank you for the budget German pilsners. Here in the States, Aldi imports a German Pilsner called Wernesgruner. Better than Veltins and some of the other budget German pilsners for less. Watch for it!
Lidl in the Netherlands also sells Perlenbacher, but it's at 4.9% ABV, i don't have a bottle/can right now to find out where it's brewed, but i do enjoy it, it's a nice and fresh beer. Aldi NL on the other hand does not appear to sell Rheinbacher, the main lager they sell at Aldi here is "Schultenbräu", and frankly, i don't think it's as good as Perlenbacher, kind of sucks to know they have a better one out there, just not here :D
Rheinbacher used to be awesome in the uk then they changed the recipe and it’s a bit crap now. Perlenbacher in uk Lidl is strange the big bottles like what is in the video are imported from Germany and are higher percentage compared to the cans that we get which are only 4.5% and brewed under license in France
I had found the Lidl one but now I am going to buy the Aldi one. You described the taste perfectly and I completely understand what you mean about clinical. Great video mate.
Screw caps are brilliant for easy opening and can be resealed should you not want to finish the beer. Use a cloth if you find them hard on your hands. Aldi Pilsner is better than all the British made lagers I've tried which tend to taste like dirty pipes.
I remember the Karlskrone from ALDI, but maybe it's an ALDI Süd thing...And Rheinbacher is the Nord Version... But I remember them in a plastic bottle...
As long as both beers were genuinely brewed in Germany, you can't go wrong. Throughout my many years in Germany, I've drunk many of them - Osnabrücker, Herforder, König Pilsener, Bitburger, Berliner Kindl, Radeberger (Putin's favourite when he lived in Dresden), Warsteiner, all the Munich beers, - and it is difficult to fault any of them. However, I met a German chef in Egypt some 30 years ago who told me that, in Germany, Beck's Bier is one of the very best, but not the exported stuff! Perhaps one for your tests (if you haven't already) ..?
Rhienbacher pilsner tried for the first time...What a beer for the money picked up a Rhienbacher Weissbeer not a fan I'm afraid I'll stick to the more popular Weiss beers
Been singing perlenbacher's praises for years. Bang for buck, you can't beat it. Can see why you chose the aldinone but I like the biscuity maltiness from perlenbacher. If I can't get to Lidl, you can't go wrong with budvar. If you could recommend an amazing pilsner, which would be tougher to find, what would it be?
Just recently tried both (cans) and the rheinbacher was disappointing to the point I'm thinking I got a dodgy batch. Not sure I want the other 3. Perlenbacher was very impressed with though.
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Pleased I came across this video I got 4 cans of Rheinbacher for £3.49 very impressed I can’t believe I used to laugh at these off brand looking beers it’s got a great taste
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I started drinking beer at home a couple of years ago when they closed the pubs during lockdown. So part of the reason for my conversion was imposed and that left a bad taste. A bad place to start for sure. My regular beforehand was Heineken and occasionally a stout, Murphys or Beamish. However, the supermarkets shelves were strained with the best available at different price points and I had money to spend. I had a taste for beer honed over decades and the thirst that goes with it. Time moves along and I now happily settled as a home drinker of Reinbacher, by the neck (by the way) and which I can commend with the certain authority that my age and lifelong drinking habits bestow. I miss the baloney and meeting people for sure, the public house was a great invention no doubt, but time is not on my side and having coin left over is no harm either. Thank you for your video, to my mind we are the winners because these companies are providing good beer at affordable prices. Best.
"Your Daily Drivers for beer" might not be the best metaphor mate 😆 Great video as always...
i'm sticking to the designated driver of beer.
Spot on here about the German beer purity laws. There's some rubbish sold in the UK, but that's not the German pilsners sold by Aldi and Lidl.
I'd like to see consistent glassware used across the reviews. 🍺 You can merchandise a pack of the pint glasses you use -Love the energy you bring
Proper pilsner glasses used in this video 👍
The Rheinbacher got me through the bloody Lockdown ..
Lockdown? I never saw it, busy working 😮
Same here mate. Did trips to Aldi on my motorbike every week. Bought the cans though. Really got me through lockdown
Yeah really got me through lockdown yeah through lockdown really Got me through
Lidl it is tomorrow thank you
@@graeme1015Didn't they change it for the worse and start brewing it in France instead of the Fatherland?
First stumbled across Perlenbacher about ten years ago, when they were on offer for £3.99 for a six pack. Very good beer for the price. I'm sure they were 5% back then.
Still a very refreshing brew on a hot day. I wouldn't swap it for a UK brewed lager.
I've got splinters in my arse from sitting on the fence but both of these beers are amazing for the price point. Really good for the money, and consistent. I'll happily buy and drink both depending where I shop that week. Massively better than the Carling, Fosters etc which all taste soapy and chemically to me. Great review and I agree with the comment about matching glasses. You need Merch!
Great comment mate. I've been on the fence, and still remain upon it. Splinters apparent too! It depends what mood I'm in as to which beer I prefer 👍🏼
These comparison videos are bloody wonderful!
I think from Aldi the best they do is Steinhauser, which I believe is made by Dortmund Aktien Brewery. For £4.50ish for 6 bottles it's really good stuff. Another good video, keep them coming mate cheers 🍻
Agreed, can't beat a Steiny and they have quite a dry taste really, less sweet than Rheiny
We need a battle of the Aldi v Lidl weissbier! It’s 1-0 can Lidl come back Simon! 😂
U beat me to that. I prefer the Lidl one so I’d be interested in Simons view.
Look forward to that one! 👍
I love the Aldi Weiss bier I think for the money it’s fantastic would love to see a vs battle
I think the Netto Weizen (Falkenfelser) is the best... But their Schloss Weizen is crap...
I was in Rotterdam last week 500ml can of Weissbier in Lidl €0.65
For me the Rheinbacher tastes better by a long shot, especially more so when very cold, if I'm not mistaken by my research, the Perlenbacher Pilsener is brewed in France.
Yep your right, still to the German standards though I believe
Best imported lager beer was Herold at Lidl about 2017-ish. They had a dark one and a standard Pilsner called Praha. Both fabulous, authentic and brewed in a village in the middle of nowhere on the Bohemia Moravia border.
Just recently started drinking the Rheinbacher as my daily refresh and I really like it. The canned version doesn't taste as good as the bottled in my opinion - what do people think? BTW I am no expert.
I think the Perlenbacher in cans is better, but I just hate anything in green bottles so might be my bias. Think the ABV is lower in the canned version though
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Yeah I think it's 4.5 %
Yeah I must admit I prefer the canned beer. Nice and cold it's hard to beat for me 👌
Last September after a hot afternoon helping my mate clear his front garden he gave me a Rheinbacher and I was well impressed. Also like the Perlenbacher. For me the price is the main issue. Also Im not close to an Aldi so Perlenbacher is more likely to be in my fridge. Both certainly beat the "fake foreign" macro lagers produced by the multinational brewers.
'beer o clock on real aircraft beer'. I love subtitles. Great series - cheers!
Currently drinking the Rheinbacher and it's pretty good quality! It's sweet and crisp, tastes very organic and pure but I find the carbonation to be a little ubderwhelming, could be sharper. It's quite mild, hops seem a little dull and mostly malt coming through, but for what it is I think it's pretty good! Could easily session this
Great review, thanks. I’ve just picked up a 4 pack of 500ml Rheinbacher cans from Aldi off the back of this. Going to crack them open this evening.
I'm currently drinking the Rheinbacher but from the can, £3.29 for 4 cans is a no brainer! Will have to get some of the Perlenbacher to test it as I prefer the bottles :)
I don't find either outstanding lager, (I think the Aldi one is a little better)but I think they are a little more tasty than the UK brewed beers like Stella you've reviewed, slightly dryer, more authentic lager.
I think for the £1.29 they are good value
Perlenbacher for me, a fantastic beer for the money. Rheinbacher is still good but it's all personal taste. Cheers 🍻
Same here. Do your Lidl sell them 500ml or 440ml cans? I'm just asking because I was on holiday in Devon and they sold it in 500ml cans and I never saw it again lol
@grindatron yes they do here both 500ml cans and bottles. 🍺
@@Class68driver brilliant! Thank you for your reply. hopefully they'll start doing that in that north east soom
Great review! I used to drink both of these beers and thought they were a big step above the competition.
I'm going to with the Perlenbacher (in the green bottles as they changed the cans last year and its not as good) ,precisely for that additional maltiness. I'm having one now, and I'm also getting the Saaz hops grassy aroma and flavout too. £1.29 is outrageous really, but then I remeber when it was 99p for the 500ml bottle.
I was buying these at 89p - thought outstanding beer for the money. At £1.29 I guess is consistent with the rest of retail - going up!..
Enjoying a rheinbacher right now. One of my favourites and such good value. Cheers Simon 🍺
My bottle of Perlenbacher says ‘produced in France’ ..(for Lidl, Dublin Ireland). I’d give it an 8/10 even without the German purity laws.
But I then had Perlenbacher pilsner in a can and although it said brewed in France it also had 'Under German purity laws' stated as well... I didn't know there were three different Perlenbacher beers in Lidl plus a non-alcoholic one!
I bought the Perlenbacher tonight from this video and on first pour it was full of life but after a while the head soon went down to nothing. I was drinking in a lager glass too.
Was your glass beer clean , cause if not , the beer will go flat easily. Cheers 🍻
pro tip, you are supposed to put a tea towel over the top of the cap before you twist it off. That saves your hands from bottle cap fatigue😉
When I lived in Germany, our go to beer was crates of bittburger. Cheap as chips, and got you a very lovely glow.
And what was great, if you took all the bottles back in the crate, you got your next crate cheaper. Brilliant.
Never had the Aldi pils, but only because we never go to Aldi. But the Lidl Perlenbacher I drink often. For the price I think it's a great beer.
Rheinbacher back when it was 4.8% or 5% (memory escapes me) and was unbelievably good
It was really good. Much more crisp than the new version
Agreed. I stopped buying it when they dropped the ABV. Just resent that kind of move
Used to be beaut
@@MarcHenshall I'd rather they just charged more rather than reduce the abv but I suppose they would argue its not what they are about. It needs to be "budget".
@@Adam-eh1qd Damn government booze duty…
This video got me thinking.
Have you considered making a video discussing the advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of glasses?
I drink both of those very regularly, and St Etienne from Lidl as well
Drinking a Perlenbacher now because of your recommendation. It’s a decent enough beer , reminds me of Spaten Pilsner
Respect for not wasting a single drop pouring those bottles 😂😂😂
Yep German beers top . Int northan Italy lots younger people 30s who worked in Germany have come back in last 25 years have been making home made beer in German and Belgium stile in micro breweries in old farm / stable houses in rural country side . As a Brit with Italian ancestry it’s heaven just heaven good beers just subscribed 🎉
We only have lidl where I live but I love a perlenbacher. Definitely nicer than most lagers. Need to get some aldi in my life.
Im loving your vid's Simon. This is one of my fav's waking up with a coffee on a cloudy Wednesday.
I bought the Perlenbacher yesterday and have been drinking it now during your review. I encounter the maltiness and bitterness you describe, which is not to my taste. I wouldn't say it's as good as the other German style budget beers I've tried out, but I respect your enthusiasm for it. I'll try the Rheinbacher next. Meanwhile I've been getting through 100 bottles of Lowenbrau (I've 60 left) - now that's what I call 9 out of ten!
Gotta try the Rheinbacher next time I`m back home in Germany!
Just drinking a cold Aldi Pilsner in the sunshine. Very nice for the price.Might follow up with a Proper Job from Aldi.
Theres nothing not to like about either beer. Lovely ,esp with the warm weather we are enjoying. I cant really choose between the two, the price is excellent for a quality product. Think someone else mentioned Steinhauser at Aldi, whiich is very Becks like.
The real ales are spot on at both too.
Great vid.
Defo noticeable that theres no crap in them either. Esp morning after.
Isn’t this good, clean fun?
What a nice and enjoyable concept and video. Love it.
Great review. Please Si get the same glasses. These comparison vids are great. Getting beers in the same ball park, but get the same glasses! Cheers!
Reinheitsgeböht is the keyword
Every German beer is good, even from a small town local brewery, which some Germans might despise.
I wouldn't drink or like beer until I discovered German beers in Paderborn.
Paderborner Gold - loved that stuff.
I think most Germans like their local town brewery. Certainly in Speyer where I used to live (check the Domhof, which brews its own beer) or the brewery/pub/Kneipe in central Freudenstadt which makes its own beer.
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Agreed.
But there may be a few snobs who don't like to admit it!
I always preferred the bottled Graffenwalder to the Perlenbacher that replaced it. Thing is if you go back a bit further alongside the Graffenwalder they used to sell 500mm cans of Bitburger for 60p a can, boy those were good days, their cheap beer is now sold as a premium beer in the big UK supermarkets. This was back when Michael Schumacher's Benetton had "Bitburger" across his rear wing.
Grafenwalder was great. Perlenbacher is pants. I basically stopped shopping at Lidl.
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Yeah, Graffenwalder was the one, shame they stopped selling it. I supposed they could no longer source it for the price and replaced it with a cheaper product, certainly tastes like it.
I like both of them to be honest, both a good value drink in the summer
I’ve never had the Aldi, but the LIDL Pilsner is very reliable.
love your vids. I'm from Scotland and drink a lot of beers and whisky and I'm curious what is your fav beer? I have tried a lot of new beers only because of your vids. Thanks
Was in Majorca last week. Perlenbacher from Lidl Port de Pollensa 4.8% worked out at 45p a pint.
Great value beers. Yes there are slightly more flavourful fancy beers out there but these are excellent job doers especially when on a budget. Often pick up a 4 pack of one of these and a good value ale from lidl or aldi all in for a fiver👍
While googling the beers, I noticed that both of them are brewed in France.
Rheinbacher was a lover pilsner 5 years ago but it's long since lost its quality and I only buy it for it's cheapness(even that's less appealing now due to its price rise).
Also there seems to be 50% of it emitting a gassy/eggy smell these days.
Perlenbacher is ok but it has less flavour than Rheinbacher, a bit watery almost.
I found the perlenbacher less pilsnery and more lagery but very drinkable. The rheinbacher was flat out of the can and didn't get much of the flavours talked about in this video. I was disappointed but what can you expect for less then £1 a can these days I guess.
Love this. Always like a budget beer review especially easy to find in lidl or aldi. More please ❤
I think both are good, but the Perlenbacher in cans is my fav.
Why do I NEED your opinion!!! I love it!!
Rheinbacher at 4.5% ABV I would personally classify as a medium to strong Pilsner, however this lager is available in a four 50cl can pack at £3.50 at Aldi that is little more than £0.87p per can. So much less expensive than £1.29p for the bottled version. I've tried the two and can't tell the difference. OK, this may not set the World alight, such as Proper Job IPA, although being a totally different style of beer but Rheinbacher is a reasonable inoffensive lager for such a nominal price. I like it.
I like both too and have for years, but I have to buy it in bottles not in cans 🍾
Keep up the good work mate 👍 I've shopped in a Lidl way back when it wasn't so fashionable! Miss those days it used to be like a private supermarket no one ever in there, different story now! Always have Lidl's Perlenbacher in fridge and only because Lidl is nearest, if Aldi was closer it would be there one. Converted a lot of my friends to the Perlenbacher as their "daily driver" ! 😁🍻
Same with me, I used to drink Graffenwalder from lidl.
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I always preferred the bottled Graffenwalder to the Perlenbacher that replaced it. Thing is if you go bit a bit further alongside the Graffenwalder they used to sell 500mm cans of Bitburger for 60p a can, boy those were good days, their cheap beer is now sold as a premium beer in the big UK supermarkets. This was back when Michael Schumacher's Benetton had "Bitburger" across his rear wing.
Bought some Rheinbacher first time 8/7/23, £3.49 4x 500ml cans, 99p per pint, perfectly quaffable.
Quick question… what do you now do once you’ve opened two beers? Do you drink then one by one? Or do you take a sip of each one by one until they both cease to exist? Intrigued!
LIDL have changed the cans of Perlenbacher so may be worth reviewing the bottle vs the can!
I haven't bought the Rheinbacher since the drop in percentage. Anyone read the articles shrinkflation to drinkflation
Lidl Grafenwalder was great. Perlenbacher is pants!
Fantastic review you have answered my question as I buy both for the life of me I cannot pick a favourite so thank you again sir 🍺🍺🍺
That light strike in green bottles might explain how Becks tasted so bad in 1980s 😂 was the teenage party beer in Dundee
The Rheinbacher wheat beer version is as good as Erdinger I would say. I do prefer Dunkel though if I can find it. 😎😇
Luckily for me I have both an Aldi and a lidl near me, so it depends which one I fancy a walk to really ☺️
Really enjoying these videos. Keep up the great work.
A daily driver beer has never been on my menu. If I am going to drink a lager or bitter, it has to hit the spot. I won't drink it unless I really enjoy it. Thrown many pints away because they have been tasteless. I do drink the Rheinbacher, I tried, but do not like the Perlenbacher.
l prefer the Rheinbacher it is excellent value for money. I lived in Germany for three years and got to like Pils.Its usually sold in 0.2l glasses so you drink it in its best condition.
Wayyyy I was waiting for the stinging nettle
Thank you for the budget German pilsners. Here in the States, Aldi imports a German Pilsner called Wernesgruner. Better than Veltins and some of the other budget German pilsners for less. Watch for it!
Wernesgrüner is a TV-Ad-beer (Das mit der grünen Seele). It comes from Saxony in former East Germany.
Lidl in the Netherlands also sells Perlenbacher, but it's at 4.9% ABV,
i don't have a bottle/can right now to find out where it's brewed, but i do enjoy it, it's a nice and fresh beer.
Aldi NL on the other hand does not appear to sell Rheinbacher,
the main lager they sell at Aldi here is "Schultenbräu", and frankly, i don't think it's as good as Perlenbacher,
kind of sucks to know they have a better one out there, just not here :D
Rheinbacher used to be awesome in the uk then they changed the recipe and it’s a bit crap now.
Perlenbacher in uk Lidl is strange the big bottles like what is in the video are imported from Germany and are higher percentage compared to the cans that we get which are only 4.5% and brewed under license in France
In Finland, they do two types of Perlenbacher - one is 5.3%, the other is 5.5%.
I drink the Rheinbacher every week and it's really rather good - even for a snob like me :D
Love 0.68€ in Spain now excited to try the perlenbacher
Because of the risk of light strike with the Perlenbacher, I'd go for Rhenbacher too. Both are excellent though
I had found the Lidl one but now I am going to buy the Aldi one. You described the taste perfectly and I completely understand what you mean about clinical. Great video mate.
Screw caps are brilliant for easy opening and can be resealed should you not want to finish the beer. Use a cloth if you find them hard on your hands. Aldi Pilsner is better than all the British made lagers I've tried which tend to taste like dirty pipes.
Students and young people drink Oettinger. Is it known in the UK?
I thought perlenbacher was better in the brown bottles when it was 5% - it was good & dry back then.
Nowadays I find it a touch sweet but not awful
Tip-back beers. You never know what you're going to get. Sometimes Becks, sometimes Oetinger, sometime mixed.
I remember the Karlskrone from ALDI, but maybe it's an ALDI Süd thing...And Rheinbacher is the Nord Version... But I remember them in a plastic bottle...
Both great value, £2.99 for 4 tins not long ago.
Think they're £3.15 now but still great value considering Coors, Amstel etc £4 or more.
Another good one! Perlenbacher is made in France but the taste is definitely not bad. For £1.25 absolutely not. ;)
As long as both beers were genuinely brewed in Germany, you can't go wrong. Throughout my many years in Germany, I've drunk many of them - Osnabrücker, Herforder, König Pilsener, Bitburger, Berliner Kindl, Radeberger (Putin's favourite when he lived in Dresden), Warsteiner, all the Munich beers, - and it is difficult to fault any of them. However, I met a German chef in Egypt some 30 years ago who told me that, in Germany, Beck's Bier is one of the very best, but not the exported stuff! Perhaps one for your tests (if you haven't already) ..?
Both beers are brewed in France.
@@JC-gm3zs Thanks for that - at least it's a bit better than being brewed in the UK!
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Late replying but not just Becks but also Haake Beck. Rival beers both from Bremen but now both brewed in the Becks brewery by ABinBev.
Hi Simon. Great video! Do you think the tinned Perlenbacher/Rheinbacher pilsner from Lidl/Aldi would be superior to bottled?
I could find out :-)
@@realaleguidedid you ever find out? :-)
Rhienbacher pilsner tried for the first time...What a beer for the money picked up a Rhienbacher Weissbeer not a fan I'm afraid I'll stick to the more popular Weiss beers
Hello, just found your channel and we like it intact drinking aldi Rheinbacher Beer 🍺 while I'm watching this video
Been singing perlenbacher's praises for years. Bang for buck, you can't beat it. Can see why you chose the aldinone but I like the biscuity maltiness from perlenbacher. If I can't get to Lidl, you can't go wrong with budvar. If you could recommend an amazing pilsner, which would be tougher to find, what would it be?
Just recently tried both (cans) and the rheinbacher was disappointing to the point I'm thinking I got a dodgy batch. Not sure I want the other 3. Perlenbacher was very impressed with though.
I would love to send you some craft beers from Australia, specifically from the beautiful winery region of mudgee NSW. Please let me know where I can send it to you please... Love to hear your review!
Perlenbacher is decent. Not a lot going on regarding flavour. But drinkable.
Great review Simon ! So close 🍻! Aldi here I come 🏃♀️! Caroline Ireland 🇮🇪
Great review mate. Keep up what you're doing. Brilliant content
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Two years ago you came down hard on Aldi Rheinbacher. What happen? did the company make a change as you suggested?
Pleased I came across this video I got 4 cans of Rheinbacher for £3.49 very impressed I can’t believe I used to laugh at these off brand looking beers it’s got a great taste
I have always thought Rheinbacher perfectly OK. Normally at home l drink Pilsner Urquell but it’s not always easy to find. Drink Rheinbacher then
I'm going to lidl today so Def gonna pick one of them up
Rheinbacher is a great beer goes down easy I always buy few bottles when the f1 is on
Newbie question but why measure the length of the head? Wouldn't it depend on how aggresively you pour?
Adds an extra dimension to the review I suppose.
No down to carbonation
10 out of 10 for the burp!