Here is something totally off topic, to kick off the New Year. Whe dealing with climate alarmists, sometimes something relaxing is needed at the end of the day.
Beer’s healing power
Last April on my birthday I got a book called “Das Heilkraft des Bieres” (The Healing Power of Beer). I was fascinated by the fact that beer in moderation (1 or 2 per day) has the same or even more health benefits as red wine does.
Die Heilkraft des Bieres, Kopp Verlag.
Beer fires up the digestive system, and it delivers a number of nutrients and anti-oxidants which protect your body against a number of diseases. A number of studies were cited to show this. Also it showed that people who drank moderately and regularly performed better cognitively.
Beer’s health benefits have been underestimated and the sudsy beverage has been unfairly associated with the “beer belly”.
I was also fascinated by the huge variety of beers available out there which I neglected to explore all these years. For years I made the mistake of sticking to the same brand of pilsner, and using it as the benchmark to evaluate others.
152 beers from 18 countries
So as an experiment I endeavored to taste one different beer almost every day. Since then I’ve sampled over 150 different ones.Below you’ll find the full (alphabetical) list.
Eight months later, I don’t have a beer belly nor have I gained weight. I found out I have taken a real liking to red and pale ales, and that I no longer find the standard, run-of-the-mill pilsner beers that interesting any more. I’ve discovered that they are rather boring by comparison, but go down easily and hence are pushed by the beer industry to generate volume.
Stoutest of the stouts
Also Guinness, considered by many as the stout beer, is actually quite mild compared to the Baltic Stout by Inselbrauerei (No. 75 on list). Now that is stout!
The best beers generally are produced by private-run craft breweries, and unfiltered. Positively surprising to me were the beers from the Mashsee brewery of Hanover.
Other points observed are that Russian beers are rather plain and the Chinese, Korean and Japanese beers seemed to be beers for very beginners – pretty delicate stuff.
God-awful
I found Corona to be unnatural and not very tasty, and so it’s not a surprise many people like to take it with a wedge of lime. The Mexican brew comes in a clear bottle and its ingredients include additives, stabilizers and preservatives. Hard to believe I used to drink the stuff when I lived in Arizona.
Most of the beers listed below are pleasurable to drink, but a couple I found god-awful, such as Moosehead Light (Canada) and Baltika KYπEP of Russia. I had to discard the stuff. Also Raschhofer Witbier brewed in part with oatmeal did not go down so well – not my taste at all.
Maybe readers have their own recommendations.
Today I’m going to sample Insel Herb brewed by Inselbrauerei on the Baltic Sea island of Rugen. Let me know your favorite, if you have one.
Happy New Year everyone!
152 beers sampled in 2017
1. Affligem Triple (Belgium)
2. Ahornberger Landbier (Germany)
3. Ahornberger Landbier Premium (Germany)
4. Ahornberger Landbier Märzen (Germany)
5. Allgäuer Bayrisch Hell (Germany)
6. Andechser Doppelbock (Germany)
7. Artland Pilsner (Germany)
8. Artland NOX* (Germany)
9. Asahi Super Dry (Japan)
10. Astra Urtyp (Germany)
11. Augsburger Original Naturtrübes Kellerbier (Germany)
12. Aventinus Weizenstarkbier (Germany)
13. Bad Santa Christmas Beer (Austria)
14. Baisinger Helles Teufel Bock (Germany)
15. Baldur Nordic Märzen (Germany)
16. Baltika KYπEP (Russia)
17. Baltika 2 Lager (Russia)
18. Bannas Bier (Germany)
19. Barre Pilsner (Germany)
20. Bayerisch Hell (Germany)
21. Bayreuther Hell (Germany)
22. Beck’s Amber Lager (Germany)
23. Beck’s Blue Alcoholfree (Germany)
24. Beck’s Pale Ale * (Germany)
25. Beck’s Red Ale * (Germany)
26. Berliner Berg California Wheat (USA)
27. Bernstein Pale Ale (Germany)
28. Bolten Helles (Germany)
29. Bosch Pilsner Extra Hops (Germany)
30. Braufaktum The Brale (Germany)
31. Breznak Original Böhmisch Pilsner (Czech Republic)
32. Brooklyn East IPA * (USA)
33. Budvar B:Original Imported Lager (Czech Republic)
34. Budvar B:Dark (Czech Republic)
35. Camba Dry Hop Brown Ale* (Germany)
36. Cass Fresh (Korea)
37. Cave Creek Chili Beer (USA)
38. Corona Extra (Mexico)
39. Derail Pale Ale* (England)
40. Desperados Tequila Beer (Mexico)
41. Diebels Altbier (Germany)
42. Dortmunder Union Export (Germany)
43. Duckstein Rotblondes (Germany)
44. Efes Pilsener (Germany)
45. Einbecker Ur-Bock Hell (Germany)
46. Einsiedler Landbier (Germany)
47. Elefant Bayerisch Hell (Germany)
48. Erdinger Dunkel (Germany)
49. Erdinger Weissbier (Germany)
50. Erdinger Alkoholfreies (Germany)
51. Estrella Damm (Catalonia)
52. Feieromd (Germany)
53. Firestone Union Jack IPA* (USA)
54. Flensburger Dunkel (Germany)
55. Flensburger Malz (Germany)
56. Flensburger Winterbock (Germany)
57. Frankenheim Alt (Germany)
58. Franziskaner Weissbier (Germany)
59. Füchschen Silber Weizenbier (Germany)
60. Gatz Altbier (Germany)
61. Grolsch Premium Lager (Netherlands)
62. Guinness Extra Stout (Ireland)
63. Hachenburger (Germany)
64. Hacke Beck Pilsner (Germany)
65. Hasseröder Pils (Germany)
66. Hengelager Helles (Self-made)
67. Herrenbräu Zwickl (Germany)
68. Herrenhäußer Premium Pilsner (Germany)
69. Hirsch Hefeweisse (Germany)
70. Hoepfner Pilsner (Germany)
71. Hohenthanner Blau Weisse (Germany)
72. Hopfenburger Pilsner (Germany)
73. Hopfenstopfer Incredible Pale Ale (Germany)
74. Inselbrauerei Baltic Dubbel (Germany)
75. Inselbrauerei Baltic Stout * (Germany)
76. Inselbrauerei Baltic Ale (Germany)
77. Jenning’s Cumberland Deep Golden Ale (England)
78. Jever Pilsner * (Germany)
79. Kapuziner Weißbier (Germany)
80. Kauzen Winter Weisse Dunkler Weizen-Bock (Germany)
81. Kilkenny Red Ale * (Ireland)
82. Kirin Ichiban Premium (Japan)
83. Kitzmann Kellerbier (Germany)
84. Kloster Scheyern Export Dunkel (Germany)
85. König Ludwig Dunkel (Germany)
86. Köstritzer Schwarzbier (Germany)
87. Köstritzer Kellerbier (Germany)
88. Krombacher Pilsner (Germany)
87. Krombacher Dunkel (Germany)
88. Kronsberg Pilsner (Germany)
89. Landfürst Altbier (Germany)
90. Lausitzer Porter Schwarzes (Germany)
91. Leffe Brune (Germany)
92. Leikheim Landbier (Germany)
93. Leikheim Weißbier (Germany)
94. Longboard Island Lager* (USA)
95. Louis Barre Imperial Bouquet Lager (Germany)
96. Maisel Pale Ale (Germany)
97. Marston’s Pedigree Amber Ale (England)
98. Mashsee Captain Blaubeer Porter (Germany)
99. Mashsee Hafen Sänger Baltic Porter (Germany)
100. Mashsee India Pale Lager * (Germany)
101. Mashsee Trainingslager (Germany)
102. Maxtepckoe (Ukraine)
103. Meissner Schwerter Pilsner (Germany)
104. Meissner Schwerter Augustus Porter (Germany)
105. Mönchhof Märzen (Germany)
106. Mönchhof Kellerbier (Germany)
107. Moosehead Light (Canada)
108. Oettinger Dunkles Hefeweizen (Germany)
109. Ostfriesenbräu Landbier Dunkel (Germany)
110. Paulaner Münchener Hell (Germany)
111. Paulaner Salvator (Germany)
112. Perlenzauber German Pale Ale * (Germany)
113. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
114. Pinkus Jubilate (Germany)
115. Pioneer Glutenfrei Pilsner (Germany)
116. Pyraser Pilsener (Germany)
117. Raschhofer Lebenskunstler Witbier (Germany)
118. Ratsherrn Ratsbier (Germany)
119. Riegele Robustus 6 (Germany)
120. Salzburger Stiegl Goldbräu (Austria)
121. Samuel Adams Boston Lager (USA)
122. San Miguel Lager (Mexico)
123. Sapporo Premium (Japan)
124. Schachtesskoye (Russia)
125. Schlossbrauerei Sündenbock Doppelbock (Germany)
126. Schloßbräu Rheder Original Pils (Germany)
127. Schlösser Alt (Germany)
128. Schlüssel Original Alt (Germany)
129. Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen (Germany)
130. Staropramen Premium (Czech Republic)
131. Stauder Premium Pilsner (Germany)
132. Störtebeker Atlantic Ale * (Germany)
133. Störtebeker Bernstein Weizen (Germany)
134. Störtebeker Roggen-Weizen (Germany)
135. Störtebeker Schwarzbier (Germany)
136. Störtebeker Starkbier (Germany)
137. T.H. König Zwickl Kellerbier (Germany)
138. Tsingtao (China)
139. Tuborg Pilsner (Denmark)
140. Tyskie Gronie (Poland)
141. Uerige Altbier (Germany)
142. Veltins Pilsner (Germany)
143. Von Freude Just Pils* (Germany)
144. Warsteiner Herb (Germany)
145. Warsteiner Pilsner (Germany)
146. Westerwald Bräu (Germany)
147. Wicküler Pilsner (Germany)
148. Zatecky Gus (Czech Republic)
149. Zhigulevskyoe (Russia)
150. Zötler Vollmond Bier (Germany)
151. Zwick’l Kellerbier (Germany)
152. Zwönitz Feieromd Rotblondes Bier (Germany)
* Beers I liked very much.
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