Is this German beer any good?

[Jimbuna]

I've had two tentative enquiries as to whether I'd like a 5 litre keg or three of this but haven't had it before so would appreciate an honest opinion as to the pedigree or otherwise...especially from any German folk.

[Takeda Shingen]

Of course, I am not a German, but a quick search (I've never heard of the brand before now) tells me that it is a supermarket brand. So, I'm betting that no, it isn't so good.

EDIT: Ratebeer seems to agree:

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/grafenw...issbier/73760/

[Jimbuna]

Not a good start

May have to accept one...just to make sure

[antikristuseke]

I don't particlularly like weissbeer to begin with, but that does not seem like a quality brew.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Jim, see your wrong thread.

[Skybird]

Don'T know, but looks nasty. Avoid, avoid! Inner cauterizations are imminent!

As good as a good German beer is, as bad a bad German beer is. And bad Weizenbier/Weißbier - it is so sour that you can pickle vegetables in it.

If you want a good German Weißbier, Schöfferhofen is good, also Erdinger. Famous brands over here.

My taste Weizenbier is not. I use it only for Pizza dough.

[HunterICX]

Tell them to send you a keg of Weihenstephaner instead.

I've had some Grafenwalder Pils in the past...I recall it more as something to wash away your supper on a hot summer night but nothing special.

And in form of a keg for home use, I'm not sure if I would be happy with those.
I've had one of those Heineken Kegs and suprisingly it tasted even worse then what comes in bottle

HunterICX

Most quality European beers don't seem to travel well, the beers that end up in cans are brewed for that purpose and have longer a shelf life. The only real way to get the taste as it should be, is on a brewery guided tour. I highly recommend this to all humans that can read this, heh.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

Tell them to send you a keg of Weihenstephaner instead.

I don't know if he can get a keg, but that is still on the short list of my favorite beers.

[nikimcbee]

What happen to Newcastle BA, did you drink it all?

[TarJak]

He and Kratos went out on the lash last night and emptied all the stocks in Northumberland.

@Jim that keg is filled with nasty liquid usually found in toilet bowls. IIRC Aldi sells it cheap in bulk.

[Catfish]

"Grafenwalder" is an Aldi brand. It is not bad, but there are better ones if you want to go for "Weissbier".

There are several good ones but i do not know which you have there. Some good ones (sorry for not mentioning every one, must be hundreds lol):

Schoeffershofer
Schneider
Erdinger
Weihenstefan
Alpirsbacher

Those "Weissbiere" are top-fermented beers made of wheat, and they are great in the summer. There are "Kristall" (filtered) and "Hefe" (unfiltered) wheat beers, and they now even come in a non-alcohol variety. In Germany the Kristall type is often served with a slice of lemon, and in Bavaria with some grains of rice to help keeping the foam down. There are also special "Weissbier" glasses of 1/2 litre content (appx. a pint) with a special form.

Regarding beer .. when i was there the only drinkable real beer in England was what they sold as "Lager", the english beers and ales were not what the rest of the world would call a beer. They have their merits, but it seems the roman invasion and cultural development did not reach that far ..

Remembering my time in England they had german wine called "Liebfraumilch" in the stores (and only this german "wine") which is a sheer atrocity - you do not find such stuff in Germany anymore since the 1950ies, and i was really astonished what passes as german wine there. Must be a propaganda thing to import such stuff lol.

When being in Coventry a friend of ours had made beer himself, he was astonished we managed to empty it within the first hours sans visiting a pub. Indeed this self-made stuff was much better

Greetings,
Catfish

[Jimbuna]

I must say I am very impressed with the feedback and as such I've taken one @ £8 for a five litre keg.

I may well regret it but at that price my curiosity has got the better of me.

I'll 'try' to consume it on Sunday and will be sure to report back here.

You may want to spare a thought for my tight fisted younger brother...he took the other two

Tis now in the garage 'cooling'

[Paco]

uh,

Grafenwalder.....

A cheap supermarket-beer, sold in PET-bottles 0.5l (0,29 Euro - 0,35 Euro) and cans 5l (3,99 Euro - 4,99 Euro). Could be a dishwater, but discussions about beer are always a matter of taste...

Found a test on Youtube:

[Skybird]

When it comes to regular beer (no Weizen, but normal Pils), there is just Warsteiner or Veltins, with Bitburger and maybe Krombacher in close third and forth place.

And icecold, please. And when I say "icecold", I mean "icecold", especially on hot summer days. Nothing worse than a Pils that is handwarm.

Very nice also is to mix it for a socalled "Radler", which is 50% beer and 50% sweet citron lemonade, and very cold. When doing a tour in summer and being exhausted and dripping with sweat, it is like winning a ticket for paradise. The cold refreshes, the sugar revitalises, and the lil' alcohol relaxes, but you do not get drunk, and all this in an isotonic drink.