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The Pub / Re: Reinheitsgebot craziness

« on: May 03, 2013, 07:52:17 PM »

Agreed. It'll be interesting to see what happens to their beer culture. I've been reading for years that younger Germans aren't drinking the traditional lagers as much.  I've read that they have been going for Bud (believe it or not) and other lighter fare like Radler concoctions.  Hope they don't lose their beer culture altogether.

There are a lot of people into craft beer there too. I mean, booze sodas and light lagers are incredibly popular drinks in America, especially with young people, and we still have a pretty good beer culture.

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The Pub / Re: Reinheitsgebot craziness

« on: May 03, 2013, 05:23:46 PM »

No arguments.  I don't defend s@#$$y beer from anywhere. But being able to dry hop or use Belgian sugar syrups allows for beers the Germans don't make. 

Germans can make those beers. Some do, though most don't. Kinda like in America. They're just not the beers you see in the grocery store. Imagine what Brazilians must think of "American" beer since 99% of what they get is Bud/Miller/Coors. 

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Ingredients / Re: Dry hop a lager?

« on: May 03, 2013, 05:16:42 PM »

Actually, those 2 beers are on my list as well.  Boulevard is easier to get here, but I can find Schlafly as well. 2 VERY underrated breweries. Boulevard's brewer is from Belgium ,no?

Yeah, Pauwels is from Belgium. IIRC his dad was a brewer. He left Belgian due to brewery consolidation in Belgium.

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The Pub / Re: Reinheitsgebot craziness

« on: May 03, 2013, 05:09:55 PM »

Craft beer in Germany is still in its infancy. There are some guys doing some really cool stuff there, but you'd never find those beers in America. One of my Skype friends in Rostock told me about: http://www.stoertebeker.com
With the new hop varieties coming out of Germany, mixed with the amount of brewing expertise there, I think German craft beer has the potential to take off.

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Ingredients / Re: Dry hop a lager?

« on: May 03, 2013, 05:02:45 PM »

A very good sub-$9  6- pack. Not as many of those anymore.

One of the few redeeming things about Missouri is the cheap craft beer. Boulevard sixer is $6 and change, some Schlafly sixers are under $6. Pretty much everything local is <$8.

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The Pub / Re: Sam Adams Cans

« on: May 03, 2013, 02:02:02 PM »

I tend to buy bottles when I buy, because I'm always thinking about refilling them.

Every once in a while I'll buy cans, but I'd rather not. I've passed over canned offerings because I prefer to "recycle" my bottles with homebrew.

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The Pub / Re: Sam Adams Cans

« on: May 03, 2013, 01:47:11 PM »

I don't care for cans. I've never previously considered myself a retard, but maybe I've been wrong all this time. . .

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Ingredients / Re: Dry hop a lager?

« on: May 01, 2013, 09:45:32 AM »

Be of German heritage and speak German was what I was told when I lived there, but you might want to look that up. I do think some changes were made to the law after I returned home.

Technically, the RHG isn't the only law anymore. While it didn't strictly replace the RHG, now most brewers follow the "Vorläufiges Biergesetz" of 1993, which allows a much wider range of ingredients. I didn't see anything about the Brauer's Herkunft in there.

http://archiv.jura.uni-saarland.de/BGBl/TEIL1/1993/19931400.1.HTML

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Ingredients / Re: Dry hop a lager?

« on: May 01, 2013, 09:18:40 AM »

Does one have to be born in Germany or just be a descendant?

I've never heard that before. That's not in the RHG. the RHG only applies to beer brewed in Germany. Doesn't really matter who brews it.

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Ingredients / Re: Re: Dry hop a lager?

« on: May 01, 2013, 09:00:00 AM »

Very true for most people. You must be of German DNA to qualify as a brewer capable of brewing under the rhg

Naw, German brewers can make Belgian-style ales with sugar and export lagers with adjuncts, all "in accordance" with the RHG.

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Ingredients / Re: Dry hop a lager?

« on: May 01, 2013, 08:21:12 AM »

The Reinheitsgebot is basically BS.

http://patto1ro.home.xs4all.nl/reinheit.htm

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Ingredients / Re: Dry hop a lager?

« on: May 01, 2013, 07:04:37 AM »

I made a premium American lager dry-hopped with 4oz of Motueka. It's probably one of the best beers I've ever made.

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Going Pro / Re: Logo Feedback

« on: April 28, 2013, 11:49:52 AM »

There is about half breweries that are making unmemorable to bad beers.

I was quite desipointed about it. Most of these breweries are new breweries.

Oh man, that's a bummer. But if it weren't for those guys, you wouldn't look as cool, right?

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The Pub / Re: best ereader

« on: April 28, 2013, 11:45:39 AM »

My mother-in-law has a Nook. Agree with Denny the readability was better than the other brands I've seen.

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The Pub / Re: Best tablet not made by Apple

« on: April 28, 2013, 10:09:06 AM »

Does anyone use a Chromebook? I thought that might be a better solution since it has a built-in keyboard.

Denny, you're probably using one of those wireless keyboards, right?