Oh How I Work for You - Research on German Wheat Beers

The rigors of work are taking a toll on me. The slavish requirements of keeping up this blog are pounding on me. I reached my breaking point this weekend when, out of a sense of duty, I walked into to do some research on German lagers and wheat ales.

Pictured are some selections from Ayinger in 500 ml bottles. I grabbed a couple, the Altbarsich Dunkel (dark lager) and the Ur-Weisse (dark wheat ale). As much as it pained me, I bore the pain of grabbing two pint-sized bottles from England's Wychwood Brewery, the maker of Hobgoblin ales and probably the coolest labels in all of beermakery. 

Sensing my deep pain, the cashier offered to give me a 10% discount on all four of the bottles of beer. Hey - that's like $1.60 off! I found out later, that any old person could get that same deal.

So far, I have only tried to the dunkel from Ayinger. This is a very fruity lager, which is surprising for a German beer in general. There are no actual fruits in the beer, but the type of yeast and the temperature of fermentation can produce fruit-like esthers. The beer is carmel colored and a bit sweet, not hoppy. Overall, I'd say this is an above average beer, but more importantly, it's an uncommon beer style that I think a lot of beer drinkers would appreciate.

If you want to try it, you should just go ahead and get the entire Ayinger selection and get 10% off. Do you see how much I suffer for you?