This Week: The Radelberger Manifesto
I must say I expected
better from Germany. From the country that gave us Marxism,
liederhosen and Oktoberfest, I'm certainly dissapointed. I've heard
German beer is well respected by scholars, and Becks is highly
esteemed in this reviewer's own humble opinion.
The same can't be said
for Radelbergers. As my first foray into the pilsner territory, I
must admit I had very little idea what to expect. It had a dark
earthy flavour that was not in and of itself entirely unpleasant,
however it was not pleasant either. It was simply adequate. Even
thought the bottle was only 330mL (and a respectable 4.8%) I found
myself wishing by halfway through that it was over. Much like
bratwurst, its like a full meal in itself when all you wanted was a
sausage. I found this beer much too heavy to enjoy.
At $18 by the 6-pack I'm certainly not
saying Radelbergers was bad, just that it could have been so much
better.
I award Radelbergers
2.5 Germans of 5.
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