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Hacker-Pschorr is a brewery in Munich, formed in 1972 out of the merger of two breweries, Hacker and Pschorr. Hacker was founded in 1417, nearly a century before the enactment of the Reinheitsgebot beer purity law of 1516. As one of six breweries located within Munich's city limits, its beers are among those served at Oktoberfest.
Pilsener (also Pils or Pilsner)—a pale lager beer named after Pilsen, the German name of Plzeň, a city in Western Bohemia; contains higher amounts of hops than usual Lager (or Export) beer, and therefore is a tad more bitter. Powidl—a spread made from plums. Pretzel (standard German spelling: Brezel or Breze)—a flour and yeast-based pastry.
Beer (German: Bier pronounced ⓘ) is a major part of German culture. According the Reinheitsgebot (German beer purity law), only water, hops, yeast and malt are permitted as ingredients in its production. [1] Beers not exclusively using barley-malt, such as wheat beer, must be top-fermented. [2] [3]
[2] [3] Munich-style helles is a yellow beer brewed using cool fermentation with a lager yeast such as Saccharomyces pastorianus, bitter hops such as Hallertau hops, and an original specific gravity (prior to fermentation) between 1.044 and 1.053 (11 to 13 degrees plato), and between 4.5 and 6% alcohol by volume. Helles has a less pronounced ...
Dunkel is the German word meaning "dark", and dunkel beers typically range in color from amber to dark reddish brown. They are characterized by their smooth, malty flavor. [ 1 ] In informal terms, such as when ordering at a bar, "dunkel" is likely to mean whatever dark beer the bar has on tap, or sells most of; in much of north and western ...
Kastenlauf participants in Harrislee. Kastenlauf (literally beer crate-running) or Bier-Rallye, is a drinking game that is played in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.It is a race among teams that consist of at least two people carrying a crate of beer, the contents of which must be consumed prior to crossing the finish line.
Tyskie (Polish: [ˈtɨskʲɛ]) is a Polish brand of beer.Its name comes from the brewery located in Tychy.In modern day, it is brewed by the Grolsche Bierbrouwerij in the Netherlands, part of the Asahi Group Holdings which added the Tyskie brand to its world wide holdings in 2017.
Augustiner′s Oktoberfest beer and Edelstoff are the only beers at the festival that are still served from wooden barrels. Augustiner Maximator, a Doppelbock. Brewed to coincide with Lent, this is a strong dark lager (7.5%). Augustiner Heller Bock, a strong pale lager (7.2%), available in May and June.