Around the World in 80 Beers: Part 1 Germany & Austria
The voyage of discovery is why we started Beer Hawk. So as we take off in our balloon Phileas Fogg style and perhaps extend the metaphor a little too far, please join us for a journey around the world, from the farmhouses of Belgium to the mountains of New Zealand and through the cosmopolitan cities of Stockholm, New York and Huddersfield.
Many of the beers here are from our newly (and hugely) expanded range that brings rarer beers, seasonal specials and classic and craft beers. So pack your bags, we’re sparking up the balloon (if that’s what you do to a hot air balloon?) and heading to Germany and Austria first.
Erdinger / Dunkel / 5.3%
The Erdinger Dunkel Weissbier is yet another finely crafted German wheat beer from Bavaria's Erdinger brewery. As with all of the Erdinger products this dark Dunkelweizen owes its refined flavours to its lengthy bottle-maturation.
The Fruh Kölsch is one of about 20 beers in the world that can be called as such since only beers brewed in the area around Cologne can bear the appellation Kölsch. A semi-dry finish make the Fruh Kölsch an incredibly easy drink.
Schloss / Hopfenkonig / 5.1%
The Schloss Hopfenkonig is an attractively bitter German-style pils from Austria. Traditionally the Austrians shied away their German counterparts but now, it’s easy to be influenced by this great German style.
Schneider / Aventinus (Tap 6) / 8.2%
The Schneider Weisse Brewery has been in existence since 1607 making it the oldest wheat beer brewery in Bavaria. Creamy yet with a certain crispness thanks to the wheat, the Tap 6 is crazy delicious.
Veltins / Pilsener / 4.8%
The Veltins Pilsener is another one of the great German pilseners. Notable for its clean and crisp quality and loads of flavour, this lager is brewed using natural spring water from its own mountain! Wow, it’s so refreshing.
Weihenstephaner / Hefe Weissbier / 5.4%
Setting the benchmark for the style, the Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier is a traditional Bavarian wheat ale. This gorgeous beer is brewed at the Weihenstephan Monastery Brewery ñ the world’s oldest existing brewery. 
Schlenkerla / Rauchbier Marzen / 5.1%
If you think the Weizen is smoky then this is smoky and his bandit. A legendary dark and aromatic German beer which achieves its smoky flavour by exposing the malt to intense, aromatic smoke from burning beech-wood logs.
Schlosser / Alt / 4.8%
Literally translated to ‘old castles’, Schlosser Alt is the quintessential Dusseldorf Altbier. A well-balanced, bitter yet malty German ale this beer is clean and smooth with nutty flavours and a rather dry finish.
