Sunday, November 13, 2011

The Exotic Beer Weekly - This week Radelbergers


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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