Brewery: Leinenkugel’s
Brewery Location: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Alcohol: 4.9%
Fat Tire has been my favorite American beer for a long time, but this is now a strong contender. While I was in the USA a couple years ago, I tried this, and I was blown away. Continue reading
Brewery: Andechs
Brewery Location: Andechs, Germany
Alcohol: 7.1%
This is simply my favorite beer in Germany. I love thicker, darker, stronger beers, and this hits every spot.
Sometimes the Reinheitsgebot (German Beer Purity Law) can be annoying, as I feel that it limits innovation and the amount of styles of beer, but then I will drink one of these on special occasions and get reminded of the silver lining to the rule.
A sharp eye might notice that this is the same glass that I use in almost all of my beer reviews done from my house. You might also notice that it itself is indeed an Andechs glass. Instead of returning it to the booth at the Cologne beer festival a couple years ago, I pocketed a couple, and almost every beer I drink is in one of these glasses.