Festbier LIDL

[Trappist]

Hi,
German beer is in the picture now.
When we did our shopping at supermarket LIDL here in Bruges, I noticed this box, which was sold at €5.00.



To my surprise, it contains a 90cl. can of German festbier, and also a one litre massive heavy German glass mug!
Now, that's a glass I always wanted to have, so no hesitation, buying that box was first priority

Apparently brewed by Privatbrauerei Eichbaum Mannheim for Lidl Europe. But, I'm not really 100% sure if that is the case.
Untappd already mentions two other breweries. And those are microbreweries!
Quote Untappd: "Brewed by Frankenthaler Brauhaus , Mauritius Brauerei, Privatbrauerei Eichbaum"
The first two are micro breweries and the latter being a macro brewery, so I think it will be brewed at the latter.



I really expected a blond pilsner, but see, it pours amber colored.



I must say that I was very well surprised when tasting the beer.
It is such a velvety soft beer. Nearly no carbonation, and drinks so smooth.
Tastes very malty, like you would eat the finest bread. Liquid bread if you want
Actually reminds me of the Keller beers we had a short while back in Germany.

Wauw, not at all bad this beer!!!

Cheers,
Filip

[Viv]

Hi Filip,

Germany does have many great beers, and quite a variety of styles too.

These days they are perhaps being overlooked because of all the noise
coming from the States, who seem to be driving all the rage of milkshake ipas, pastry stouts and fruit sours, etc. And the barrel aging too. What
nonsense next I wonder!

I'll stick with the reliable, traditional, solid brews thank you!

Cheers!


Viv



 

[Trappist]

I'll stick with the reliable, traditional, solid brews thank you!

That's definitely my strategy too Viv.
Great authentic constant quality, that exists aready for decades, and from which you can be sure it will always taste exactly the same.
That's actually the key to a success formula. Orval is just that perfect example. Only 1 beer, but such a unique tradiional beer. Less = More.
I don't say that there shouldn't be room for experiments, because that sure would eliminate new beers that could become that same success story as Orval.
But too much of that same IPA's really is not the way to go I think.
Cheers,
Filip

[John B]

...But too much of that same IPA's really is not the way to go I think.

I agree with you 100% Filip. Certainly there are other styles of beer being made, but they're getting harder to find. The vast majority of beers you will find on the shelves of your common store and easily available will be those "hazy" "hoppy" "juicy" IPAs. Tons and tons of them, and for the most part they're all very similar to each other.

Cheers! - John

[Trappist]

Tons and tons of them, and for the most part they're all very similar to each other.

Hi John,
And that's just the main big problem! There is no search to new flavors!!
Beer is made from a recipe, and too frequently, too many breweries are using that same recipe. (you can actually easily find them on the internet)
But beer is so much more fun if every brewery would have it's unique beer with it's unique recipe.
I had some great memories from that US brewery Hair of the Dog. Now, That's an American brewery that gives me that wow feeling.
Unique brews, tasty, heavy, American hoppy, but they are just so outstanding and so unique, hardly copy-able.
If every brewer would do that same effort, we would have a damn rich variety of beers worldwide!
Once the brewery got it's perfect recipe! Let's say a Gulden Draak, they should actually stick to that recipe and never change it, although some tweakings can be tolerated, but not too much ofcourse.
Brewing that same IPA over and over is IMHO a sign of their weakness and not be capable to brew something more tasty, more unique, more succesfull at the end.
Cheers,
Filip