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I think one important thing about the lower drinking age in Germany is that, when you have your first drinking experience, you still live at home with your parents (as opposed to passing out in some dorm). That means you are still somewhat under the supervision of your parents. When I went to my first party with lots of drinking and came home in the morning feeling horrible, my dad just looked at me and said "so, have we learned anything tonight?" He did not scold me, we talked about it, he said "ok, so now you know that it sucks to be drunk, be more careful next time". When I moved out, alcohol was no longer that "wow, I can finally buy that and drink as much as I want!" thing, I knew how much I could handle and passing out drunk was not "cool", it was embarrassing.

“1 1/2 beer and you‘re full“ is a sentence you will never hear in Germany 😂

After all these german beers You should understand why Germans think the "scandal" around bud light isn't Dilan Mulvany as a promoter, its calling bud light a beer 😋

You can't compare Weizen, Helles and "Schwarzbier". It's like comparing spare ribs, steak and turkey.

If you want to buy Beer, better go to a Getränkemarkt. They have huge collections, mostly local with small breweries. In a supermarket you find the mainstream beers from big breweries.

We Germans often argue about who makes the best beer and where it's from, but in my personal experience the best beer is always the local one no matter where you are. The only better beer is free beer :) (ok I lied, Franconian beer is the best, Huppendorfer Zwickl specifically)

The most incredible thing to point out about beer is how many completely different flavors can be created with those three very basic ingredients.

in 11th grade we had to do projects and my group brewed beer. we were supervised by a biology teacher and partnered with a local brewer, divided into several smaller groups and each brewed a different type of beer. we taste tested this beer in school as a class, with our teacher. cant imagine that happening in any other country

It's the attitude around alcohol. I grew up in Canada to German parents. Liquor was always around the house, never locked up. My parents drank socially, would have some on special occasions and my Dad would have one glass after work almost every day. My Dad played a joke on me once where I thought he was drinking coke on a hot day so I took a sip. It was Rye and coke and was awful to me. Either way, we could have gotten into the liquor but we never really wanted to. When I hit my late teens, I went to the bars, drank with my friends. We'd go to parties on occasion and drink a bit much. Now our neighbours had the traditional North American attitude where they locked up their booze. The first time they left their kids at home alone, the kids broke into the liquor cabinet to have the "forbidden" stuff. If you hold it up as some sort of mystical special thing, kids are going to want to try it. just my opinion.

The Czech Republic took part in german culture under the name Böhmen (Bohemia). Pilsen (Plzeň) is the 2nd town to be the namesake for a type of beer (Pilsner), which dominates the german market. The first town was Einbeck (Bock).

These are mostly bigger brands. A lot of the better beers are regional or smaller breweries. The thing that struck me about beer when I came to Germany, is that if you generally like beer you can mostly buy just about anything and get something enjoyable. Definitely not the case where I come from in California.

In the city of Bamberg, breweries still produce rauchbier (smoked bier), which was ubiquitous throughout Germany before the 1800s. The flavor is somewhat like drinking a smoked ham.

Since Berliner Weisse is so sour, it is traditionally drunk with a shot of syrup (raspberrry or woodruff). It originated as a 19th century attempt of a Berlin brewery to copy Bavarian wheat beer and was not very successful at that.

The most striking point for me is: You got 10 random bottles, and you enjoyed almost all of them. THAT is the beer richness in Germany. And the one that you didn't like, you probably didn't know that it is to be drunk with a syrup (Berliner Weisse). Like a summer lemonade drink. I wouldn't say that we necessarily brew "the best" beer, as this is highly subjective and to individual taste. There are great brewers pretty much everywhere that make good stuff. A lot of beers in germany are just run-of-the-mill standard beers that have hardly any typical characteristics but also no significant weaknesses.

Three friends go to the bar together. One is from Cologne, one from Dusseldorf and one from Munich. The person from Cologne orders a Kölsch, the person from Düsseldorf orders an Altbier - but the person from Munich orders a sparkling water. The other two ask: “Why are you ordering a soda?” The Munich resident replies: If you two don't drink beer, I won't drink any either.

The Berliner Weisse is one of a few varieties of beer that naturally contain lactic acid (as part of a slightly different fermantation process). [-->You can also get some "sour beers" around Goslar. It´s...an acquired taste...) Therefore, "Berliner Weisse" is very different from Münchner "Weisse", and on many depictions you can see it depicted as green or red, because traditionally, it is served in summer with a shot of raspberry or woodruff syrup. And that´s actually really nice on a hot day.

Berliner Weisse is never served alone, it's always mixed with either berry sirup or woodruff sirup, not meant to be drunken pure.

Nick, what the hell did you do? You can’t drink Berliner Weisse without Syrup (raspberry or sweet woodruff).

German beer is really good. But as a Westphalian, I also love the beer of our European neighbours. Belgium, for example, also brews very good beer. Or what some people don't know, France also has very good beers. especially from Alsace or Brittany. The nice thing is the really huge selection of European beers, where everyone can find their favourite flavour PROST !

gotta say i love this channel. cool dude and content!

Hi Nalf. One German beer rule never written is: NEVER order a Kölsch when you are in Düsseldorf and NEVER order an Altbier when you are in Köln.

I went to Munich ten years ago for the first time. Ordered white bier with sausage. The tastebud bliss still lingers in my mind.

So Nick spent the afternoon drinking beer by himself in his apartment. Thanks for taking one for the team.

Well tricky task figuring out the good and best ones from almost 1500 different breweries of which some are super tiny and local to their area. Also important to note beer wise Germans are incredibly territorial. If you travel 50KM you'll see quiet a change in offered local variants next to the mainstream ones. I'm sure if you'd ask the community you'd get at least 100 different suggestions easily :)

Nalf, you forgot another category completely: Bock-beer. It is a very flavorous and strong beer I can only recommend ;)

Talking about Czech beer: Pils is called Pils because the original recipe comes from the Czech town Pilsen and Pilsner Urquell is one of the famous versions of Pils. You also might have heard of Budweiser which is originally a beer from the Czech town Budweis (České Budějovice). A US brewery bought the naming rights for the USA. In the EU, budweiser is a Czech beer.

I love the fact that you like Kölsch a lot. ❤ I was happy to see that you've mentioned it although it was not available in your area. :)

Hey Nick, thanks for the details and the nice pictures of my hometown. Go Unicorns! :-)

The selection was very southern German and one would have to include the many different northern and middle German beers and Pilsner varieties and the Czech beers should also be in the selection, because the German and Czech beer (Pilsner) cultures are closely related.

Ups. Berliner Weisse is to be mixed with syrup, either raspberry (red) or woodruff (green). But drinking it straight would be almost like drinking vinegarnot.

Great content as always. Greetings from México.

Always nice to see someone experiencing the german beer diversity. That being said, i have some remarks that could help in giving you a much better experience. Fist of all please dont go to Kaufland. Yes you can buy solid beer there, but thats basically it. The good stuff is in your local "Getränkemarkt". There you can find beer from smaller breweries that taste better most of the time. Another thing, as you seem to enjoy Weizen, is to pour in the whole baverage with all the sediment at the bottom. Thast where alot of flavor comes from, so its best to use a "Weizenglas" even for a taste test. I had beers where i forgot to do that and they tasted completly different at the end. Here is a personal suggestion for different types of beer that feel you would have the same experience as with the Maisels Hell (You actually ventured into the craftbeer scene a tiny bit with that, glad you enjoyed it.): Pils: Basically anything but Holsten, depends a lot on the selection. My absolute favorite is Schönramer, but thats hard to get. Something readily available would be budweiser (The chechian one!!!!) Weizen: Maisels or Schneider are readily available. Kuchlbauer is great if you can find it. Personal tip: Staffelsee Gold from Brewerie Karg in Murnau (very unique and not easy to find) Helles: The selection you had was quite good already. If you like Maisels Hell, you can look for more crafty Hell. Schönramer again. Secret tip with an interesting flavour twist:Speziator from Riegele Radler: Well its Radler, you can use basically every one. I prefer "naturtrüb" Schwarzbeer is not really my type so i cant recommend something out of my head. Bockbier: Something you haven´t tried yet it seems. Stronger beer but pact with a lot of flavor. Available as "Weizen" too (Schneider Aventinus is great) If you want to get a peak into craftbeer go for Störtebecker and Riegele. Störtebecker is readily availabel and Riegele can be found relatively easy and has really, rerally good stuff. If you want to try something really interesting go for Schlenkerla Rauchbier (Smokebeer), but be aware that its hit or miss for most people (goes great with barbeque. There is so much more, i just tried to give some examples to give you an even better experience.

David Sedaris said it best, "In Europe, you are not considered an alcoholic unless you are living half-naked on the street."

And now the other 4850 varieties. 😁

The reason those two dark beers tasted the same is they are both Farbebiere. They are light beers that a spiked with malt extract

fun to watch you getting progressively hammered!

Kölsch is also unique because it is obergärig meaning it uses another yeast than the Pilseners and Helles etc., Weißbier is also obergärig. The yeast variant creates a lot of byproducts called esters which are responsible for the fruity flavors of Weißbier.

Finally you did something like this. Pretty cool. I love so many good Lagers for a nice summer day, to a good Bock, something dark of course for the winter. The full spectrum. Even simply just a Stephaner Hefeweiz is great I think, maybe one of my favorites, as with many of the Bavarian selections. It has this amazing sort of slightly unripe banana flavor to it, almost somewhat grassy and I always thought it was very good and refreshing.

Great Video! Incredibly interesting to listen to you about the topic of beers! My personal faves would have to be Augustiner and Chiemseer Hell :)

this test I never had the opportunity to participate in...Prost und Danke!

After the end of the carnival season, the strong beer season begins (especially in Bavaria). If you want to try a really strong beer, try it at this time. The beers usually have their own name ending in "-tor" (for example Salvator, Animator ...). Traditionally, there is the so-called "Starkbieranstich". A public event at which the first keg of strong beer is tapped and presented to the guests (usually local politicians and business people). The most famous tapping is in Munich on the "Nockerberg". The prime minister, state ministers and party leaders are invited by a brewery. There is a Lenten sermon by a well-known actor and a big singspiel (a cabaret play with music and singing). The attendees get "drbleckt", presented with crude sayings and cheeky songs. The event is even broadcast on television. So everyone who gets caught has to put a good face on the "bad" game and laugh heartily at the reproaches. The first mass presents the brewery ceo to the bavarian prime minister with the old fashioned latin term „Salve pater patriae! Bibas, princeps optime“ ("Greetings, father of the fatherland! Drink, best prince!"). Strong beer is very full-bodied, with around 20 percent original gravity and at least 6.5 percent alcohol. The usual figure is 7 to 14 percent. Many breweries produce strong beers and some push the alcohol content particularly high. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

A little fun story. There is a Brewery in Cleveland that bews a beer called Dortmunder Lager. Just looked on their webside and the Zipcodes of Cleveland and Dortmund are quite similar. Dortmund used to be a Beer city with a lot of breweries. There is also a Beer-Museum.

Hey Nick, I'm not sure if you can get some Kölsch in Schwäbisch Hall, but we have some Getränkemärkte, like Getränke Schwanzer at the Kerz, near to Kaufland here, where you can find some more brands and types. Kölsch is a pretty light beer, a little bit watery compared to other types of beer. A few weeks ago a costumer brought my college and me a really good one, called Hirsch Helles (which is available at Getränke Schwanzer, as I understood it) The taste on the bottle is described as mild & smooth and it's absolutely like the description! Really enjoyed that one. It's probably also a one which comes a little bit close to Kölsch, but without beeing this watery.

I was in Munich last summer, and there was a vending machine in the hotel that sold 500ml bottles of beer for €2. It was a lot more expensive than it was in the store across the street, but at 2am it seemed reasonable. Can you imagine there being an unregulated beer vending machine in the USA? I almost made the mistake of buying a German beer in the store, but my Bavarian friend took it from my hand and just said 'No'. That is not the done thing.

Instead of drinking beer on the couch you could have it more sportive and walk on a beer trail. Especially in the Fränkische Schweiz ("Franconian Switzerland") which has the highest density of breweries worldwide. Their fine beers are only sold locally.

Sorry, but the only beer from Northern Germany you taste was Holsten - and this came in a can! Don't compare beers served in a can or plastic bottle! And BTW: What's up with the Miller's? Was that just thrown down the drain? That's where it belongs. BTW2: You'd never heard of Czech beers? OMG - What about Budweiser or Pilsener Urquell? (Not the US-American chemical broth!)

Finally some quality content ;)

This was a fun video to watch. As a winemaker I totally enjoyed your tasting. Thank you!

Just a small correction concerning the tradition of beer; the production of beer in Germany traces back as far as to the Hallstatt Culture ~2800 years ago. It was then continously produced by Germanic cultures (they invented hoped beer) and medieval monastries until this day.

Good job. One thing: The Berliner Weisse is not drunk straight up. It is a summer beer we drink at the lakes with either a red or a green syrup to sweeten it up... ;-) God bless from an old American Football vet...

I particularly enjoyed the very fancy background around 8:40. What happened to the Miller?

Nalf, you forgot the syrup in the Beriner Kindl. Its a raspberry syrup.

Berliner Weisse is traditionally drunk mixed with Raspberry Syrup or Woodruff Syrup in a goblet-like glass with a straw :)

The Erdinger Dunkel is a dark Hefeweizen btw, the Erdinger Brewery only brews Weizenbier. That's probably why you liked it more than the Köstrizer.

Man you really have come a long way. I was watching you, back when you only had like 10k subscribers, and now look at you! That being said dark beer is my personal favourite, the best one in my opinion is Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel. You should give that one a try😉

I was waiting for the “Shocking” part.

Normally you drink Berliner Weisse with a dash of syrup. Woodruff or raspberry. i think then it smells better ;-)

brilliant video. thanks.

The reason why local can be better is that the organic compounds/ yeasts can degrade fairly quickly. Especially for IPAs, the doubles and triples have a longer shelf life but even then, most brew masters here in Germany recommend finishing your beer in 4 weeks. We have massive beer halls but some are not made of brick, I avoid these outside of Nov-April, I live in Munich.

Probably not the first here, but i highly recommend my Hometown Bamberg. It has one of, if not the highest density of breweries around. In the city alone are around 10, with even more in every little village in the surrounding areas. There's even a "Beer diploma" where you drink abeer from every brewery in the city in one day. Definitely should check it out:)

You´re also missing an Altbier from Düsseldorf, but Diebels isn´t too bad for a mass produced Altbier. Which of the really good Altbier to get depends on personal taste preference: you like more bitter beer Uerige or Schumacher, you like it more on the sweeter side Füchsen or Schlüssel and if you find it, Bolten Alt from neighoring Meerbush is a very good Altbier as well somewhere between the four big Düsseldorfer brewers. So even they´re all Altbier, they all taste very different.

Thanks for the video! That was an authentic test. Hopefully you had the beers in the fridge beforehand, right? There's nothing like a cold beer. I will try your recommendation too.

I absolutely loved your distinct non-german background music (while shopping). Ye-haa.

Swede here, I have always preferred Czech beer in the past, now when im sober (soon 5 years) i like german, mostly because there are more N/A german beers to choose from but seems that other countries are catching on.

Speaking of Miller. It was the german "Frederick Miller" who made this company that big. Frederick was born in my hometown Riedlingen in southwest Germany. :D

American here. Pretty much all I drink is German Beers. Drinking a Krombacher now as I am watching this.

German and Czech beer are historically intertwined. Borders have moved and “Germany” in that form is not that old yet. The Czech Republic used to be part of what was called Greater Germany or belonged directly to Austria (Austrian-Hungarian Kingdom), where German is also spoken. The best known and most popular variety is called “Pilsener” or Pils for short, and Pilsen is a city in the Czech Republic, but also close to the German border. But the varieties themselves are also important: Pilsner is relatively bitter, especially if you are new to beer. Helles is relatively mild, but for me it also has less of the actual beer taste (the bitterness). Then there's generally this thing about "top-fermented" and "bottom-fermented", which I still can't figure out. [Mostly translated with Google Translate, so I don't know, if things like "top-fermented" is correct) But, for example, Lager and Pilsner often taste similar, even though they are technically produced very differently. Specifically: Berliner Weiße is also called “Weiße mit Schuss” (white with a shot) because you drink it with sweet syrup (standard raspberry or woodruff). This means that it has been out of this purity law forever, although it is not brewed with it, but at least it is sold that way in pubs. I probably won't be the only one to mention this either, but for the sake of completeness. It's not a mix either, but has so little alcohol in it due to the different brewing method. But it's not mixed. Schwarzbier, on the other hand, is relatively sweet (for a beer) and often smoky. I personally don't like Hefeweizen, generally it's a "love it or hate it" kind of thing. But of course there are also differences within the varieties: Holsten is more of a "lower middle class" beer and tastes like it. You can drink it, but you don't have to. It is interesting that there has been movement in non-alcoholic beers. They used to all be disgusting, but Holsten, for example, has the best non-alcoholic one for me, but unfortunately it's not available everywhere. Jever Fun, for example, is common and quite good. Wernesgrüner is "upper middle class" as a normal beer, but their non-alcoholic beer is absolutely lousy. German beer culture also has a problem: it trivializes alcohol. Then you also notice that you are in southern Germany. You have some big brands, but also a lot from the region. Many other big brands (mostly Pilsner) are missing. You mentioned the Kölsch, but there's also the "Alt" and there are ridiculous culture wars surrounding these two, since they both come from North Rhine-Westphalia. In general, “Hell” and “Weißbier” are more southern German, although you can now get them everywhere. This also shows how German I am, because even though I'm not a huge beer fan, I've certainly tried over 100 different companies and every type. But if you have tried so many, mostly Pilsener or Lager, then you can also say that most of them somehow taste the same in 3 levels: "Upper class" (e.g. Pilsener Urquell or Budweiser, which has nothing to do with the US brand), "middle class" (e.g. your Holsten, Krombacher, Warsteiner, Wernesgrüner) and "lower class" like Berliner Kindl. There is a fourth class that is also called “Pisswasser” in GTA, something like Oettinger. While you can still drink Berliner Kindl but not buy it yourself (and because taste is subjective, there are plenty of people who particularly like the taste), there are countless memes about the disgustingness of Oettinger. And what's more: There is also "malt drink", sometimes also called malt beer, which is brewed like beer in the best case, but usually has additional sugar and Oettinger's is my personal insider tip: Absolutely cheap, but still better than the expensive competition. It should have little to no alcohol and is also popular with children. But you should still be careful because of the “little alcohol”. In addition, beer itself is an absolute fattening agent because it contains so many calories. Alcohol itself is also fattening → Bierbauch

To be fair, The Reinheitsgebot is not a law in the sense, as mentioned in the video, it originally refers to something from the 16th century in Bavaria, and specifically Bavaria, so there wasn't a unified German Beer purity law. The idea of a German Beer purity law wasn't around for a while until German brewers started trying to fight against foreign beers being imported as the European Economic Area began to develop, and it was then that the idea of a "Bavarian Beer Purity Law" turned into a German one. There ARE restrictions on what can be used in beer in Germany, but it's by no means a binding law that existed throughout the centuries, it's just good PR work by the German breweries. Don't get me wrong, German beer is pretty good, but the idea of a century old law having an influential impact on German brewing tradition throughout the last few centuries is, well, not really real.

I saw some old friends in this video lol. You could fill your channel for a year or two doing these taste tests. Now, when you go back to Oregon you should do another video showing some of the microbrews from up that way. The US brewed crappy beer for decades, but once the micros took off we have a lot of good beer available now. Problem is, at least in my area, I don't see as many German or Czech beers as I used to and that irritates me because I still prefer them.

Good idea there. Think I’m going to have to try those and see for myself. It I was confident after seeing your reaction to the first taste of the Helles, that it would be the winner.

This was fun to watch, how did you feel after testing? ;) My absolute winner was/is a Rauchbier from Bavaria [smoke beer] a bit like a BBQ sauce, rich, dark, just an unique experience. I encourage you to try regional brands as well, there are some pearls to find, not all are good though. Kaufland mostly sells the major brands with reach all over Germany, so you miss out on the tinier ones. In my town Hit has a separate department for beverages and Edeka is a good spot as well to find a brighter variety and there are some places that sell beverages only [Getränkemarkt]. Not sure how it is in your city. Good luck, God bless and thanks for the video!

If I got it right, Kölch is only allowed to be served within the city limits of Köln. I have had it many times, and I´m most impressed about the serving system. You order once, and whenever your glass is empty, you get another one. The service is excellent! As in this video, you put your beer underlay on top of the glass to stop. It is not my favorite beer though, but yes it tastes good! Also - there are 10 cl glasses for the experts. You tilt the glass, catch it between your thumb and your little finger, then you drink it all in one swoop. Otherwise, there are no bad German beers. Just different tastes! 😁I love some Austrian beers and true Czech pils more, but the general rule around Europe is that there are no bad beers.

Here in St. Louis my favorite craft brewer is Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. They have three styles which are staples for me and can be purchased anywhere: a very good Zwickel, which is their flagship, a wheat beer they call Schnickelfritz, and a dunkel. They have seasonals as well and a couple of tap rooms. Currently in the States, beer has gotten expensive due to the price of grain, thus the wide variety the UCBC brews are no longer as experimental as it was before the pandemic. They've settled into a variety of Pils, lagers, and the dreadful permutations of IPA. The golden age of American craft beers has come to an end. Given the just the small sampling NALF had, Germans are doing just fine. If you want something really different, buy a Belgian lambic, if you can stand the sourness.

Anyone knows the titel of the music playing in the background starting at 11:43? It reminds me of a very popular song but in medival style but I don't remember the name.

Nice Video. Thanks for sharing your Thoughts and Opinion about these Beers. btw. Your preferred Hefeweizen and the Dunkel are both made of Wheat (Weizen) and the Helles is a mixture of Barley and Wheat (should be written at the Label). 😌👍

Where did the Miller end up? Just being curious....

Living in Prague, tank Pilsner style beers are what I like. I have found German beers I have tried to be a bit heavy, not quite hoppy enough and somewhat of a thick, syrupy mouthfeel.

Defenetly a good asortment if different categories. Though I would add a few things. For Holsten, I would say in that category of Pilsener beers from the coast Jever and Flensburger defenetly outshine this one. So if you are in the mood try those two. For the Weisse. If you drink it without Syrup, the one from Maisel (the company that produces your overall winner) is defenetly better and this type of beer is better when it´s really hot outside. Lastly two types you missed out on are Alt and Bock. Defenetly worth trying those when you are in the mood for something stronger tasting.

There is a very helpfull rule of thumb: If there is a TV comercial for a brand, don't buy it. It's made to not to be disliked by as many people as possible, so it's almost always madiocre and boring.

"Im missing Kölsch" well thank god, i wouldn't wish Kölsch upon my worst enemy

What I realised is that Nalf never managed to get the yeast into the glas. A Zwickl or Hefeweizen has to contain the yeast in the glas in order to get the full taste. This mistake i have realized in quite a lot of these different taste tests.

Sehr interessant mein Lieber, das Gewinner Bier kannte ich noch nicht, aber ansonsten deine Auswahl sehr gut getroffen. Respekt! Grüße aus München

Wow. That was a very honest and open minded statement.....well, in the first few minutes I thought "Oh great, I am watching another video of an american going to any place outside the US and complaining that things are not exactly like home". But, you have changed, opened yourself, changed your perspective and suddenly saw the positive sides. Great character to admit being on wrong or having the wrong perspective at first but then being able to see things as they really are. Thank you for your perspective. I would like to see or hear your partners perspective on how you have changed and if it was hard for him, too, when you still were negative about everything. Oh and in case you haven't guessed....I am German as well.

If you ever do a follow up to that, go buy in a "Getränkemarkt", a store specialized on beverages, not to one of the cheaper supermarkets like Kaufland - you will find a much broader selection, higher quality and more specialized and local products. And don't you ever touch a beer in a can - sacrilege! 😱😅 Oh and the "Erdinger Dunkel" is a Hefeweizen also, just the dark variety.

In some parts of the country wine rules, I assume that has an impact on the statistics regarding beer consumption per capita.

Maisel Hell seems to be a kind of craft beer. If you like it, I recommend a craft beer tasting next - perhaps including craft wheat beer.

Talking about Cologne's Kölsch, you missed out Altbier from Düsseldorf.

1:15 Yeah not by capita. But by total consumption.

There's good Belgian beer, Czech pilsner obviously or even the unique Czech Cerne pivo or black beer, the Irish Murphys above the better known Guiness, some brittish ales and IPAs. Even the US has some good beers like Bumbleberry which hardly anybody knows. What makes German beer unique is the diversity and the number of breweries if unique quality beer and that a piss like Coors or Bud light or the French Kronenburg are almost impossible to stumble upon.

I stumbeled on your video and i love it! I live over 3 years in germany now and tasted over 150 diffrent beers and counting. I did not disliked one of em. Here in Bad Arolsen near Kassel there are some nice small beer makers to. Devinitly need to try that :D

8:37 Drinking Age in Germany -> 0 So just to be clear: There is NO legal drinking age in Germany. ---- Jugendschutzgesetz §9 (Youth Protection Law §9) deals with PURCHASING and or consuming alcohol in PUBLIC: 14 is the limit for children to drink in PUBLIC under parent supervision, like in a restaurant. The folowing two age limits applay to SELLERS of alcohol only, like restaurants and supermarkets and vendor machines. 16 is the legal age to BUY beer and wine, with emphasis on buying. 18 isthe legal age to BUY spirits, with emphasis on buying. ---- Parents have a legal obligation to care for the health of their children so they can´t let you get drunk. However in private parents can allow their children do drink anything at ANY age in a reasonable way.

When you say Dunkel you say it as if it has Umlauts. Sorry man other than that great video but I’m sad you skipped over Krombacher and you should have compared the winner to the US beer LOL. (I know it isn’t a comparison but it would have been funny to see you say how bad it is:) As always great video and keep em coming.

I highly recommend giving "Moritz Fiege Pils" a try. It's a distinctive beer from Bochum, the city where I reside. This particular brew has always been my top choice among beers.

you need a Krug for the next one. Loved it btw

Don't by cans, man :( I am in tears :(

Kind of a shame that you haven't followed up the Reinheitsgebot history with the history of some of the beers you tasted. Berlinerweisse is supposed to be a sour beer, but not a mix, and is traditionally served with a shot of syrup, red (raspberry) or green (waldmeister) to give it a sweet sour balance. Napoleon's troops are supposed to have called it the Champaign of the North. Likewise, Kostritzer is one of the few products from the DDR to survive and even thrive in the post cold war world.

Heads up for a great beer test. Having beer styles go against each other is a very tough thing. And i feel you. I too mostly prefer darker ones, but then some very pales are exceptionally good.

stumbled upon this video and it just so happens. I was drinking a Czech beer that I don’t ever get at the grocery store but I got it this time.

Holsten knallt am dollsten🤣