Re: Nostalgia
John Williamson <[email protected]> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:13:57 +0100
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On 25/06/2026 07:28, Thomas Prufer wrote: > On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:16:53 +0100, "Kerr-Mudd, John" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Erdinger's OK. I drink the cheap most popular German bottled lager as it's >> cheap (partly because the advertising budget is €0) - Oettinger. My >> supplier got me the 5.4% Export version (again), despite me just wanting a >> cheap quaffing lager for days like these. >> >> But what can you do? > > Eh? Most popular? Naaah... > > Oettinger is known for one thing: being a cheap lager, thin on taste, and sold > immediately after brewing and bottling. I Have Been Told that storing beer for > some weeks makes it better -- but it costs more. So by the time you get it, it > would be better than in Germany. > Point of order. If sold immediately after brewing, it is not allowed to be called lager (Literally "stored beer", as a few weeks of storage is part of the Rheinheitsgebot law. > "Quaffed ice-cold on a hot day" is exactly what it's for! > > > Thomas Prufer > -- Tciao for Now! John.