![]() ![]() A slightly lighter gold version is the Maibock, while the Dopplebock is even stronger and maltier a sipping beer – but not as much as Eisbock that can turn to the alcohol volume up to 11%. It’s a sweet, malty, lagered beer that is popular in winter. Steady with this one, the alcohol volume is often around 7%. Buy one for a lager drinking friend and you'll have them on it all night. ![]() It can be as black as Guinness, but with an incredible lightness of touch, effervescence and as crisp as a pale lager. The ‘black lager’ is, for this beer enthusiast at least, one of the great beer styles. Try: The Augustiner-Bräu Dunkel (preferably in a loud Munich beer hall). It’s a popular style over the winter months and perfect for swilling down your classic Munich beer hall food, schweinshaxe – a roasted ham hock. First came the Dunkel, a dark lager, high in malt characteristics with very little hint of hops. Dark beers Dunkelīrewing a light beer took time and skill, from the maltser who ‘toasts’ the cereal kernels to the brewer. Try: Bayerischer Bahnhof make a great Gose and "Berliner Style Weisse". Don’t miss the salty Gose either, a close cousin. This summer beer is usually low in alcohol (2.5-4%), cheek-suckingly tart and sessionable (yes, it’s a beery word I’m afraid). Hefeweizen in particular has a yeasty taste (" hefe" means yeast) imparting a spicy clove aroma and, often, a suggestion of bananas.Ī refreshing wheat beer is almost considered breakfast, or liquid bread in southern Germany © Shutterstock Berliner WeisseĪs the clamour for sour beers continues in the craft beer world, it was only a matter of time before the once-obscure Berliner weisse returned. "Weiss" means white, and these beers are usually hazy. ![]() Stood overlooking the Alps or after a long day skiing, it’s the sumptuous Weissbier – a wheat beer – in that tall curvy glass that you’ll reach for. Try: Früh Kölsch has been a classic since 1904. Altbiers from Düsseldorf are darker – the German beer most like a UK ale – but much crisper and cleaner. It’s one of the few beers with a Protected Geographical Indication, and is light and full of character. This beer made in Cologne (Köln) looks like a lager, but is fermented warm like English ale then cold stored ('lagered'). It’s becoming more popular among craft brewers, and rightly so – it’s eminently quaffable. It's usually a couple of shades darker than a lager, with a rich caramel flavour, but has that same crisp finish. This ‘March’ beer is a deliciously malty lager from Bavaria (and very similar to the Oktoberfest style). ![]()
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