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Post by jimdkc on Sept 12, 2022 10:55:02 GMT -6
They are not available in my Costco yet, but yesterday, somebody posted this picture of the back of the box on r/Costco on Reddit:  Can't wait for them to arrive at my Costco! |
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Post by jimdkc on Sept 12, 2022 11:04:49 GMT -6
Also NOT at my local Costco (dammit!):  |
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Post by Ken on Sept 12, 2022 15:21:49 GMT -6
Aha! Get this... a bowling bud texted me over the weekend to say he found these again and asked if I wanted one. Yes, please! He's bringing it to bowling tonight. $70. Can I ask if anyone knows... are these beers real German beers? The can designs and the names seem very similar, plain and made-up. I realize there are twelve breweries on every corner of every intersection in Germany but I don't feel like I have heard of ANY of these beers before. I'm looking forward to picking up this box tonight. Cheers.
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Post by tommymorris on Sept 12, 2022 18:35:56 GMT -6
I bought the pack yesterday (actually my wife brought it for me).
The can I drank tonight said it was brewed in Germany. But, it may have been contract brewed. I don’t mind that if the beers are good.
PS. I am starting advent early and I am going out of order because placement of cans in the box didn’t seem to match the order of the pictures on the box.
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Post by tommymorris on Sept 12, 2022 21:10:32 GMT -6
I looked at several of the cans. They are from different breweries in different locations in Germany. So, I think they are real German beers.
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Post by Ken on Sept 12, 2022 21:22:34 GMT -6
I looked at several of the cans. They are from different breweries in different locations in Germany. So, I think they are real German beers. Good to know. I picked up my box tonight. It's freaking big. I probably won't follow any advent anything... I'm just going to find a group of them that sound good and throw them in the fridge and work through them. Let's compare notes like Jim did last year. |
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Post by jimdkc on Sept 12, 2022 23:13:40 GMT -6
If you look at my posts from last December, I listed the brewery and the city in Germany of each beer. I also visited the websites of some of the breweries. These are legit German beers. I think some of them may be contract brewed, but still in Germany. There was nothing in last years box that I really didn't like (except maybe the Rauchbier!) I do see some repeats in this box, but there are some different beers, too. Guess I'm gonna have to start hitting my Costco regularly until these show up! brewbrothers.freeforums.net/thread/642/brewers-advent-calendar |
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Post by drez on Sept 14, 2022 5:20:03 GMT -6
They are German brewed beers or at least they were when I got it a couple of years ago. I will be honest and say the novelty was fun but I did not think the beers were the best and a few of them are styles I would never drink.... Looking at you wheat beers!
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Post by Ken on Sept 14, 2022 7:31:04 GMT -6
They are German brewed beers or at least they were when I got it a couple of years ago. I will be honest and say the novelty was fun but I did not think the beers were the best and a few of them are styles I would never drink.... Looking at you wheat beers! Yeah, the hefeweizens will not be popular here. Maybe I'll find someone who likes them. |
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Post by drez on Sept 14, 2022 8:36:30 GMT -6
One thing I did notice was the sauergut profile.
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Post by Ken on Sept 14, 2022 8:43:33 GMT -6
One thing I did notice was the sauergut profile. Any specific beer that had it? I'll be on the lookout for it. I generally don't mind it but sometimes it can be assertive and starts taking away from the overall experience. |
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Post by tommymorris on Sept 14, 2022 8:57:16 GMT -6
I drank the Perlenzauber German Pale Ale first. I wanted to get it out of the way before diving into the Helles and Pilsners which are why I wanted the pack.
It was okay. It had a floral hop flavor with a caramel sweetness. I got tired of it by the end.
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Post by Ken on Sept 14, 2022 9:32:49 GMT -6
I drank the Perlenzauber German Pale Ale first. I wanted to get it out of the way before diving into the Helles and Pilsners which are why I wanted the pack. It was okay. It had a floral hop flavor with a caramel sweetness. I got tired of it by the end. So you grabbed the can that had a picture of a chick in a bathing suit on it? Bold move, my friend.  It's funny because I have had experiences where I had some beer that I thought was going to be stellar and it was a disappointment. Was it old or mishandled? Maybe. One of my favorite beers on a trip to central Europe was Ottakringer which is brewed in Vienna. I found a four pack of tall cans of Ottakringer Vienna Lager at my local bottle shop and I did not have in Austria when I was there. It was pretty dreadful. Cloudy, a little too sweet, clunky in the finish, kind of estery. Really surprising and disappointing. I expect some of these to be this way. I'll be interested to compare notes and see which of these are mentioned by some of us as the better beers.  |
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Post by tommymorris on Sept 14, 2022 18:01:33 GMT -6
 This beer is supposed to have the 4 best hops from Bavaria. It’s okay. But, I was pretty excited by that description. The beer doesn’t live up to it. It’s also cloudy. |
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Post by brewbama on Sept 14, 2022 19:18:10 GMT -6
I get a kick out of some of the names. Perlen = pearls. Zauber = magic. Magic Pearls bier. 😂
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