Kraj pochodzenia: Ukraina
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 4,7%
Ekstrakt: 11,5%

Kraj pochodzenia: Litwa
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 5,0%
Ekstrakt: 12,0%

Kraj pochodzenia: Niemcy
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 5,1%
Ekstrakt: b/d

Kraj pochodzenia: Niemcy
Gatunek: Weissbier Dunkel
Alkohol: 5,1%
Ekstrakt: b/d

Kraj pochodzenia: Polska
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 5,2%
Ekstrakt: 11,7%

Kraj pochodzenia: Niemcy
Gatunek: Weissbier Dunkel
Alkohol: 5,3%
Ekstrakt: 12,4%

In addition to the many beer tents at Oktoberfest there are a lot of amusement park rides and activities. You can ride a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, water rides, swings, etc. I did this once with my son, Spenser, and vowed never to do it again.

However, there is one ride that I truly enjoy. I have introduced it to many of my guests and friends and I they all agree it is definitely the single best ride at Oktoberfest. It’s subtle, it’s understated, and yet it’s a delight: The Weissbier Karussell.

The Boys on the Beer go Round

So, how does one ride the Weissbier Karussell? As you approach the attraction, you’ll see that it is already spinning counterclockwise. Looking for an opening on the 360 degree bar, time your jump from the asphalt on to the moving Carousel. It is important to get both feet onto the ride at approximately the same time. There are, however, many handrails to ensure your safety. Once on board, I recommend that you first acclimate to the speed before proceeding to step two: Ordering.

Once you are ready to order, you must make eye contact with one of the three or four bartenders on board. Simply hold up your finger indicating how many Weissbiers you require. For one, raise your thumb – just like the American thumbs’up signal. For two, it’s the thumb plus the index finger; for three, the thumb, the index finger and the middle finger, and so on.

The bartender will tap you a fresh one in a real Weissbier glass and then set it in front of you. At this point you need to fork over the dough – the going price is something like 3 Euros, plus a 3 Euro deposit on the glass.

More Fun on the Karussell!

Once everyone in your party has been served, it’s time to look your buddies in the eye and say “Prost”. Gently clink the bottoms of the glasses together with each member of your party and then take your first sip. Ahhh, that first Weissbier of the morning is a special feeling, isn’t it?

Enjoy your beer without rushing. You’re in Germany. In Munich. At Oktoberfest! Enjoy the beer and savor the freshness. Take note of the decor of the Karussell, the ladies in Dirndls (or the lads in Lederhosen, whatever does it for you) . You have the best perch for people watching.

Jersey Bill and Lola

One the Karussell that I frequent, the ride is decorated with the images of women from Ludwig I’s Schönheitsgalerie. In the days before Playboy Magazin, Ludwig I had portraits of the most beautiful women in Munich painted for him. These portraits were all placed in one room inside of Nymphenburg Castle on the outskirts of Munich. In fact, even Lola Montez is here – the hussy that almost brought down the Bavarian king.

Unfortunately everything has an end (only the sausage has two). When you are ready to dismount carefully take your glass in one hand, grab a handrail with the other and ever so carefully dismount the apparatus.  You should have noticed that there is a station set-up next to the ride to take back the glasses and return your deposit. Make your way to the person there with your glass and chit and you’ll get your 3 Euros back.

Kraj pochodzenia: Polska
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 4,8%
Ekstrakt: 12,1%

Kraj pochodzenia: Niemcy
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 5,5%
Ekstrakt: 12,5%

Kraj pochodzenia: Polska
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 5,0%
Ekstrakt: 11,8%

Kraj pochodzenia: Ukraina
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 5,2%
Ekstrakt: 12,5%

Kraj pochodzenia: Niemcy
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 5,0%
Ekstrakt: 11,8%

Kraj pochodzenia: Polska
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 5,5%
Ekstrakt: 12,5%

Kraj pochodzenia: Niemcy
Gatunek: Weissbier
Alkohol: 6,0%
Ekstrakt: b/d

German beer – you have to admit, is one of the finest tasting beers you can drink. German breweries are pretty secretive about their “how tos”. They all seem to say it’s in the water. I’m sure there’s some truth to that, but what really gives the beer it’s great flavor is the hops which is traded as seriously as grapes for wine makers.

Most German beers are great tasting because all are vegan (no animal products are used). Bavarian purity laws limit them to four ingredients only: water, grain, hops and yeast. Real German beer is also not pasteurized as many American beers are, which lets you taste the beer’s real flavor.

Listed below are some of the different types of German beers typically found in Bavaria and what you can expect should you order one of these types.

Ein “Helles”, bitte ( A lite beer)
The standard light beer, when you order a “Helles” in a pub or restaurant you’ll most likely end up with a pint. Depending on the brewer it can be quite refreshing. Some beer gardens have responded to the public’s demand for smaller quantities and now also offer them outdoors, the “real” beer garden only serves the “Mass” (one quart) – pronounced “maus”. By the way, Germany has laws governing the quantity of liquids served to the public, that is why you will find level markers on each glass. If your Mass looks like it is not quite 1 liter after the foam settles, just go back and ask for “bitte nachschenken”. The man at the keg will be impressed that you know your way around.

Ein “Pils” (A Pilsener)
If you like a more bitter and less malty taste try the pils which is also called pilsner. You can order them in restaurants and special pils bars. Take a closer look at the time consuming process of serving a foam crowned pils with perfection. You will see dozens of glasses filled with foam only, waiting to settle. It can take a good quarter of an hour for the foam refills to turn into the golden liquid.

Ein “Dunkeles” (A dark beer)
Against popular beliefs it is not the most powerful in alcohol contents. It is basically a lager bottom brewed beer containing “toasted” malt.

Ein “Weissbier” (A white beer)
A very good idea when the sun is shining and you prefer being refreshed by a lighter tasting beer. Weizen means wheat, often called a Weissbier (white), and is served in tall and elegant 1/2 liter glasses. But beware of its “light” character, it is the strongest in alcohol. While some will serve it with a slice of lemon, do not put one in your Hefe (yeast) Weissbier. The Hefeweissbier comes only in bottles, a professional will wet the glass and pour the bottle at a steep angle. With the foam that remains at the bottom of the bottle he will collect the yeast (swirling action) and add it to your beer.

Ein Bock und Doppelbock (A Bock beer)
Bock is term used for a stronger beer (doppel meaning double even more so). Fasting monks found an ingenious way of compensating the lack of food – they started brewing very strong beers. March and October are the two most prominent seasons for brewing these special beers.

Type: Bavarian style weissbier
Brewery: Victory
Alcohol Volume: 5.7%
Similar to: Whirlwind Witbier

Verdict:Absolutely delicious. This was a crisp light beer with flavor and a crispy citrus aftertaste. This beer is great if you’re looking for something refreshing. A little sweeter than your regular Hefeweizen, Sunrise was a good call.

so you liked my last post ?

i found more…you tube user survivalsven uploaded

the complete secret ninja gig

from saturday in the dschungel in hamburg. -thank you!

i made a playlist for you. here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4336AD37440F706B

sit back and enjoy…

WOW that was a day and a night!

i start at the beginning…me @ twitter…a tweet here a tweet there…and @amandapalmer is twitpic – ing (?) that she and @neilhimself are in a church in hamburg to do a reading of das gravenyard buch.

my oh my…she´s here i thought! will she play a gig?

yes she did!

via twitter she told that she´d play a ninja gig in the “dschungel” in the schanzenstraße 27, a tiny club/pub, like a big livingroom with a bar

well, the pub was full of people and she came from outside, rushed in to go to a back room, almost unrecognized…almost, some including me, saw her and WOOOWED!

she sang sitting at the bar with her “support band” @kimboekbinder

that was the best joke…the story of a cat named …dolph lol

ICH MÖCHTE EIN WEISSBIER SEIN

this one is a little bit dark, but it shows the energy of this show…it was really fun!

and this was the final song

it was a night to remember . i talked to her, gave her a gift

(remember this painting of the last post?)

and she said i should also upload it to her artsection of her website.

so , i saw what i wanted, did what i needed and went home happy

thank you amanda and kim ♥

*thanx to @spamdora for the photos, you can see all of them at

http://www.zeronnen.de/AFP/Ninja_Gig_-_Dschungel_Hamburg.html

*thanx to you tube user bnitsche and lucentestella for the speedy youtube upload

*special thanx to my drinksponsor @jinxman, he was so kind to donate 10,-€

because i am so unimaginable broke.

if you also would like to donate so i can do my art and meet rockstars, please hit my donation button at

http://natascha-artworx.webs.com/supporttheart.htm

see you next time

♥

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]]> http://cacaucomlupulo.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/brugs-witbier/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:28:18 +0000 Eduardo Longo http://cacaucomlupulo.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/brugs-witbier/

Bem, como nem tudo é perfeito, esta foi minha primeira decepção. No começo eu fiquei curioso – afinal, o que devia esperar de uma witbier? – mas a verdade nua e crua é que não gostei nem um pouco do que descobri. Esta é uma cerveja de trigo diferente das weissbier que conheci no Brasil (Erdinger e assemelhadas); no copo ela tem uma cor palha bem clarinha e é absolutamente turva, muito mais do que uma weissbier. Na boca foi uma batida de frente com o meu paladar; diria que ela é refrescante, mas ao mesmo tempo tem um certo azedume que não me agradou nada, nada. Na verdade, não sei se azedo é o melhor descritivo, mas o fato desta sensação ainda ser bastante pronunciada só tornava a situação ainda pior. Ainda bem que no mesmo dia eu experimentei a Westmalle Dubbel, que gostei muito

Guardem bem a “cara” dela para pensarem 2 vezes antes de comprar uma garrafa.

Milwaukee Ale House, Water Street Brewery, and a private selection…

A quick trip to Milwaukee to visit with friends yielded some great times, but the brewpubs visited were not so special.

Friday in Wisconsin means “Fish Fry” and we visited the Milwaukee Ale House in the historic third district. Since they ran out of the Pale Ale just as we arrived, our choices were somewhat limited. A friend that frequents the Alehouse, claims the “Pull Chain Pail Ale”  is the best offering. My first was Louie’s Demise, an amber ale. It was very drinkable, but unremarkable. A very balanced beer, this would be one you could easily drink all night. Tempted by the  claim, “Traditional Bavarian lager delicately hopped for balance,” a ordered their “Flaming Damsel.” Again, acceptable, but not remarkable. Friends reported that the Weiss was a bit thin and the “Devil’s advocate” weighing in with 7% abv, was too strong. The food, however, was really good and a live band was in action. a fun place to visit, but the beer itself isn’t the attraction. To eat, I went with the walleye fish fry with potato pancakes and steamed veggies – that was really good. Two of my friends had the “Chicken P0t Pie.” Not often seen on a menu, that had to try it, plus it’s really fun to say Chicken Pot Pie.

Leaving the restaurant, we discovered that our car was broken into and our GPS stolen. We had parked in a small parking lot with an attendent, and paid $5 for the privledge. When we got back to the car, we discovered the passenger window smashed in, the GPS gone. Fortunately, nothing else was in my friend’s rental car. I think we’ll get the last laugh – I have my Tom Tom set to operate in german with a Bavarian girl’s voice…I hope it drives them crazy!

After filing a police report, we went on to the Old German Beer Hall – better known as the Old German Beer closet. It’s on Milwaukee’s Old World Third Street near Mader’s restauant. The front of the bar was packed, but there was plenty of space in the back on the benches.  The waitresses wear Dirndls and the poor girl launched into a Hofbräu beer lesson, listing all the styles of beer. However, she won points when she prooved able to take our beer order in German! We enjoyed a few Mass (1 liter glasses) of Helles and Dunkles before we stumbled back to our hotel.

The next morning, we changed the rental car at the Milwaukee airport and someone ended up at the Water Street Brewery. I was last here many, many years ago when Brew Pubs were a new idea.  They claimed to have a Bavarian Weiss, A Munich Lager, and an Oktoberfest. Seeing those on the list, I had to try them, so I ordered a sampler. I got 11 3 ounces glasses. So how was the beer? In a word: Awful! There wasn’t a single beer that I would order again and several of them were completely undrinkable, notably the Pale Ale.

Kronen Eisbock Keg

Fortunately, things were looking up beer-wise. We went to a friend’s house just outside Milwaukee. To say he has a nice selection of German beers is a severe understatement. I started out with a Julius Echter Weissbier from Würzburg – a really, really fine Hefe-Weizen. We them moved on to the main course. Friends of ours from Ulm brought in a small keg of Eisbock from a small brewery, Kronen, near Ulm in Baden-Würtemberg. Weighing in with a hefty 7.2% alcohol content, this beer was amazing. Many types with a strong beer, you get too much alcohol taste – this one was quite elegant. The nose smelled exactly the brewing process. The color is a rich, golden brown with excellent foam characteristics.

Kronen Beer

The taste was a rich matly flavor with just a hint of sweetness on the tail end – Fabelhaft. The other interesting thing about this brewery is that it boasts a natural ice cellar. That doesn’t affect the beer, but it is an environmentally friendly energy saving idea.

Scott & Michael

After the keg was gone, we still had plenty of beer to enjoy: Würzburger Hofbräu Pils, Augustiner Edelstoff and Maximator, and I even had a König Pilsner. That was the first beer I ever drank in Germany, when I was 17. At the time I thought it was phenomenal. More than 20 years later, I’d have to say it’s a pretty weak offering. But, then again, it did open my up to the interesting world of beer!

Eftersom jag är i Köpenhamn idag på spansk vinmässa så faller det ju sig helt naturligt att jag på ägnar mig åt ölprovning. Inte? Nå så blev det i alla fall. Lunch skulle intas och jag hamnade på Brewpub som man av namnet kan gissa sig till är ett microbryggeri.

Jag slog mig ner på deras trevliga innergård och beställde in den “Store Frokost”, en lunchtallrik bestående av:

• Låntidsmognad, inlagd isländsk sill. En stor, otroligt mjäll sillfilé med en mild kryddig smak som påminde vagt om matjessill.
• Griskind med rotrukter. Mycket mör, ugnsbakad griskind med mustig smak serverad med friterade chips av potatis och palsternacka.
• Lättrökt fläsfilé med lökconfit. Fantastisk mör och saftig filé med bara en antydan av rökighet med syltade sötsyrliga rödlökar.
• Oxsvansterrin med jordgubbe(?). En vacker terrin som tyvärr saknade sälta. Den färska jordgubben till var helt obegriplig, men en titt i menyn avslöjad att den skulle varit konserverad. Som marmelad hade det kanske funkat bättre.
• Utvalda, lagrade danska ostar. En fast, smakrik rödkittsost och en kraftfull blåskimmel serverade på en sallad med kanderade valnötter och ugnsbakade körsbärstomater.

En mycket fin lunchtallrik tillagad med omsorg och med fina smaker. Till detta blev det en provbricka med fem av pubens egna fatöl:

• Sommerweisse. En veteöl med toner av mogen tropisk frukt, aprikos och en frisk smak med len fruktighet. Trevlig, välgjord öl som tyvärr inte passade med någon av rätterna på tallriken.
• Doonesbury. En pale ale med en mycket aromatisk, nästan parfymerad, doft av citrus och apelsin. Smaken var lätt, fruktig, aromatisk med mjuk karaktär och en liten beska.
• Amorillo. Red ale med en doft dominerad av torkad frukt och en medelfyllig kropp med någon sötma och en fint balanserad beska.
• William Wallace. Skotsk ale (brown ale) med brödig näsa, fyllig kropp och en lång balanderad eftersmak med viss rökighet och bra beska som inte tar över. Fantastisk bra tillsammans med den fina sillen.
• Leviathan. Ett barley wine med en alkoholhalt på 9,5%. Kraftfull, fyllig, lite bränd med viss sötma och en hög men väl balanserad beska. Alkoholen var väl maskerad. Märkligt nog den öl som genomgående fungerade bäst till maten, speciellt till fläskfilén och griskinden.

Jag blev överraskad över den genomgående höga kvaliteten på ölen. Vanligtvis brukar microbryggerier dra på för hårt med humlen och ölen får en markerad beska och en överdriven aromatisk ton. På Brewpub hade de lyckats att göra balanserade, välsmakande öl som man gärna kommer tillbaka och smakar mer av.