and i am liking the digital macro
of this canon-sita
the victim/model was a
Spaten Optimator
The classic German dark beer, bottom fermented 'Doppel Bock'.
Flavor profile: Full bodied with a deep dark color and rich roasted malt flavor.
Original gravity: 18, 2 %
Alcohol content: 7,2 %
sehr sehr gut!
2 comments:
Hallo Bere,
The most outstanding part of German beer is that is has been brewed in accordance with the "Reinheitsgebot" (Law of Purity).
This law is of Bavarian origin and dates back to the early 16th Century.
Unfortunately, it has been abolished by the UE after more than 10 years of intense lobbying of the French beer industry.
Nowadays, most German beer still respects this law but the foreign countries can sell their fancy beer in Germany.
Beer brewed like that contains exclusively malt, hop and water.
Have a look at your beer, Bere and if it is true PROST.
Georg
ah!! yeah Georg Danke für den Tipp!
ja ja, i always check labels, not that I drink only German beer, but any time i drink beer i make sure to check the history, life of beers :) so that's how I came come across some of my favorites, here i made a list back on 2006! of course by now, i have been twice to Germany, and my Bier trinken palate has been improved for sure! heh heh
http://bereweber.blogspot.com/2006/04/dulce-como-la-miel.html
but also I love that you mention that law because just this past Friday i got a 6 pack of St. Pauli's Girl German Beer, that claims on the label "brewed with strict accordance with the German Law of Purity of 1516"
but then i found this little slipt on Wikipedia
"St Pauli Girl claims to brew all of their beers according to the Reinheitsgebot (German purity law) of 1516. However, they add cultured yeast during the brewing process (as do all commercial breweries in Germany, and the vast majority of breweries world-wide), which is in violation of the Reinheitsgebot. The Reinheitsgebot is frequently cited for marketing reasons, but it is unlikely that any modern brewery could be financially successful if it were strictly followed."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Pauli_Girl
now... who knows? if that Spaten Optimator, even if made and bottled in Germany, just like the Pauli's NOT-VERY SAINT Girl... ha! is not according to the Law
my guess, is to get good pure German beer, i have to go back there, and visit the small breweries... now i have a plan Georg... heh heh
Prost! in the meantime anyway... i have to drink beer, at least the closest as perfection one in Amerika can get :)
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