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Brewed by BrewDog
Style: German Pilsner
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Brewdog. The two lads from Scotland that have set the craft beer world alight. Started in April 2007 by two good friends James Watt and Martin Dickie, BrewDog is a British multinational brewery and pub chain based in Ellon, Scotland.
Starting small to eventually becoming a bit of a sensation in the brewing world, with all sorts of high jinks and marketing bull. To their credit they have always tried to push the boat out with exciting and innovative styles, using a wide array of mad and exotic ingredients from chilli, honey, chocolate, hemp, and mustard to name but a few. And generally, they do tend to get the basics right……IE. their beers are actually quite bloody good, continuing to rake up a tonne of awards and prizes all over the globe.
Third time having a brew from those Scottish whippersnappers, having had their 5 A.M. Saint a while back which I found to be disappointingly very bland all things considering, but their Brewdog Punk IPA was simply FANTASTIC, easily making my top ten of all time….its tropical fruits really adding to the flavours and setting it apart from more regular IPA’s. Recommended. So lets see how the LP First lager gets on……….
Review: 440ml can of Brewdog Lost Planet First Lager: 4.5% vol.
In some places can gets cans with 4.7% volume, and there is also a non alcoholic version which amazingly only has 10 calories in it per 100ml, WOW!.
As per usual one has to wade thought the usual PR and woke nonsense from Brewdog. From the can we get all this………“United we stand for better beer, fiercely defiant and independent”,
“The worlds first carbon negative beer”, “brewed with surplus fresh bread”, “using 1/3 less water”, “powered by Brewdog wind turbines”, “plant trees, the lost forest in the Scottish highlands is an reforestation plan to help create a carbon clean planet” and this lovely gem….“by drinking this beer you are having a positive impact on the planet”. How about fuck off.
So basically the spiel is that its the ultimate ECO-Friendly beer…..windpower/recycling/less resources/ etc etc……..great, ha. And for the name Lost Lager, it is the return of what lagers should be like, long lost but now thanks to Brewdog, back again……clever eh? Meh!
On pour, getting a clear, light golden coloured brew with a very nice frothy white head that has good retention. Looks very good it has to be said. 5 out of 5 for the appearance.
Looks good, and also leaves some decent lacing behind. Nice.
Light and faint smell, floral hops, but very, very faint. Not much at all on the nose, mild.
Onto the taste. A very light and smooth tasting lager taste, lovely and crisp on the tongue, very clean. Nothing too heavy or tinty, all clean and smooth. Hops on the low level and well balanced.
A very good clean tasting lager that hits all the right notes. Lovely crispy mouthfuls. Yes top marks again to the Brewdog lads, nothing amazing but for a lager it does the job.
Getting the malted barley, some earthy hops, and some fruit and citrus notes of apple and pear. Using both German saphir hops which give it its fruity kick, and German yeast giving its clean crisp, and lager taste.
Very smooth, refreshing and a solid lager. Nothing that’s going to knock you out of your seat, but its simplicity that is the key here. Very drinkable.
As usual and I have said it before, if they could cut out all the woke bull crap and just sell it as a normal top quality lager. I liked this beer a lot, not a huge array of flavours but its a simple lager and a very solid effort and it works. Will return again……
Brewed by Privatbrauerei Eichbaum
Style: Red Ale/bock
Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
The Eichbaum Brewery was founded way, way back in 1679 by Jean du Chaine (Chêne) from Southern Belgium, originally as a small brewpub, and while the exact location changed, its home and heart has always been in the city of Mannheim, a southern German city touching the Rhine. The name Eichbaum came from the translation of his family name, .du Chêne, which means “Oak tree”, or “Eichbaum” in German.
All was going well for many years, even centuries, until the Nazis got into power. By this stage the company had a substantial Jewish shareholdership, and due to the toxic political atmosphere in the country, they were all expelled and the company was nationalized.
WW2 resulted in the company ceasing to produce any beer at all, go figure! But after the war, the company reopened and did very well since they were the main beer supplier for the American army that was now based in Germany at that time! The after war boom in Germany, attributed to the rebuilding of the country and help from the Allies, especially in the 50’s and 60’s, all contributed as well.
Since the 70’s the brewery has changed ownership many times but nowadays it is operated as a private brewery, Eichbaum GmbH & Co KG.
Today, the brewery is one of the largest and most efficient breweries in the Baden-Württemberg region of Germany. Not only is it the oldest company in Mannheim but it is also one of the most modern. State-of-the-art brewing and bottling technologies make for an annual output of 1.8 million hectolitres, resulting in more than 16 different beers produced yearly for its every widening market.
This is my fourth beer that I have tried from the Eichbaum Brewery, I had their Bottle of Eichbaum Maibock, which I have to say was a bit of a disappointment for me. I found it too bitter and a real struggle to drink. On the other hand, the Steam Brew Imperial Stout was very smooth and oh so tasty and one I will definitely be returning too. Lastly I had their Steam Brew Imperial IPA which was very hoppy, full of taste, tasty and very well balanced. A recommended brew for sure. So onto my fourth, lets see how the German Red compares
Review: 05l can of Steam Brew German Red: 7.9% vol.
Bought in Lidl.
Love the Steam Brew cans, full of character and with a story behind each one. I’m fucked if I know the exact story-line, probably some bollix, but it looks well good. A logo of what looks like a very pretty lady in a top hat, surrounded by all sorts of gadgets, wheels and rusty instruments, pretty eye catching and cool. On the very noticeable red can it says “lets oil the gears of life”, yes sure why not…….
On pour looks fantastic, lovely pour, getting a nice dark red amber colour, and a brilliant frothy white head. Lovely.
Looks full bodied and ready to be devoured. Inviting on the eye.
Good carbonation. Some small lacing left on glass…………………..
Smells are the usual read ale aromas, light and lagery, caramel, grainy, malty, yeasty, dark fruity on nose, all very light though, nearly odorless, all a bit disappointing on the nose…………….
Onto the taste, getting a very full bodied beer, with caramel notes and all very filling and clean.
Very nice mouthfuls loaded with flavour, nice and sweet with caramel and malt notes hitting the spot. Alcohol can be detected.
Tastes like what a red ale should be, nice and filling. I like it.
Took it cold from fridge, and its all good on the taste. a bloody good effort of a red ale, nice and cold.
Having said all that, after a while it does get a bit dry in the aftertaste and I wouldn’t think I’d have more than two of these in a sitting.
Threads is a 1984 apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc.
Written by: Barry Hines, him of Kes fame, and directed by Mick Jackson (The Bodyguard)
A movie that was so scary and frightening at the time that it left a lasting affect on anyone who saw it in the 1980s, such was the realistic portrayal of the long-term effects of global thermonuclear war, going into weeks, months, years, even decades.
The German Pointer (Odysee) https://odysee.com/@thegermanpointer:9
The German Pointer (BitChute) https://www.bitchute.com/channel/SohFrbY67NaC/
here is a link to the movie https://archive.org/details/threads_201712
Brewed by Öufi Brauerei
Style: Rotbier
Solothurn, Switzerland
A family run brewery from the small picturesque town of Solothurn in the north-west of Switzerland by the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains.
Öufi brewery, named after the “Solothurner city number 11”, was founded on the 11th of November, in 2000 by Alex Künzle, who had had enough of his job as a mineral water sales manager and decided to concentrate on his passion, brewing beer, setting up the Öufi brewery.
The number 11 is everywhere in Solothurn. There are 11 fountains, chapels, churches and a clock with a face showing only 11 hours. No wonder the local brewery also bears the evocative name “Öufi”. But why 11? Well Solothurn’s history is closely tied to the ‘holy’ number 11. and all of the towns residents, both young and old, regard the number 11 as magical or even sacred.
The Öufi brewers are a real beer family. Alex Künzle’s sons, Florian and Moritz, are also, like their father, involved in the brewing process while mother Barbara takes care of all the administration with daughter Sophie; and graphic designer Louise, the youngest of the Künzle children, designs the labels for the Öufi beers.
The family must be doing something right as they offload about 40 beers a year, from Helles, Pilsners, Rotbiers, Weizen, to a large variety of season beers, using local water from Solothurn and the best natural ingredients at hand.
At their brewery they offer guided tours, beer tastings and even a two day course in brewing. if that is too much for you, you can always relax in their own onsite pub and restaurant!
Review: 33cl bottle of Solothurner “Ouf”Rotbier: 5% vol.
On the bottle it says this is a “bio” beer, whatever that means? I think organically friendly?
On pour getting a very nice and big frothy head, lot of carbonation making the beer lively. Very golden coloured amber looking beer.
Once it all settles down, it all looks very appetizing. Nice colour and good looking.
Smell is one of pure lager on the nose
Also getting a bit of wheat
Not a bad aroma, lagery, but is OK
Found the taste to be pretty bland, not getting a whole lot on the old tastebuds at all.
Tastes of toffee detected at times.and I am getting the hops, and I guess you can feel that it is an organic beer, but overall this is a pretty poor effort at a lager me thinks.
Not much flavour, no kick, not getting anything at all really. Very light beer.
Not nice at all and considering I bought it from the source (Solothurn) that is pretty disappointing.
Maybe I got a bad batch, but I couldn’t get anything from the few bottles I bought…..not a zilch, nothing…..