Fun fact, did you know the legal drinking age in Germany is 16,* but you have to be 18 to get your driver’s license! If you are under 18 in Germany you are auto banned! I guess that gives you two years to learn how to drink responsibly before you get behind the wheel?
This German intro is a segue to our brew review today. We did some Oktoberfesting with Hofbräu a while back but now we have in hand one big ol’ bottle of Hofbräu Original Lager to do our whistle wetting. Purity laws in play, I can hear the cow bells on the mountainside as I pour this tall frosty International 500 ml bonus beer Bavarian beauty.
A golden clear pour, with a skim of a slim head. A fresh malt aroma and nothin’ but. First taste is a major malter with a slightly crisp finish and aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel. What immediately comes to mind is BIG SWIGGER! And so it is. The minimal crisp finish rides into the sunset, leaving a full malt bread, very affable and quaffable big swig lager. The basic classic lager, smooth as a smoothie.
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