Got a B&M ? Like German beer ? or Hoegaarden

dollop

B&M Bargain madness stores doing `Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier` in 50cl bottles for 69p. Its a wheat beer and if you like Hoegaarden you might like this especially at that price. A reviewer from the oxford bottled beer database wrote "It is a golden/amber, cloudy beer with a thick, clinging, fine-bubbled head that lasts all the way to the end of the glass. Aroma is of vanilla and citrus fruit, along with some spicy, clovey notes and Juicy-Fruit bubblegum typical of the style. On the palate it is smooth and creamy, with just enough sparkle to make it lively on the tongue without being too gassy and maintaining a velvety smoothness. Light fruit (melon, lemon, a touch of lime) and vanilla flavours mingle with a subtle bitterness. There is very little sweetness and the finish is dry, leading into a slightly hoppy, vanilla aftertaste. A fine weissbier from Munich's oldest brewery."

halibaba

Hi which B&M was this at, was it by any chance Farnworth:T

dollop

halibaba wrote:

Hi which B&M was this at, was it by any chance Farnworth:T

Hi, it was at the Wythenshawe Manchester branch. They also had Heineken 500ml cans brewed in Holland, 5% , at 8 for £5.

Bob63

An excellent beer - one I frequently drink on draught when I am in Germany. You also see it a lot in other countries like Poland.

Mike

Backbiter

One of my favourite beers. Not to everyone's taste but one well worth acquiring. I bring as many bottles back from Germany as I can carry.

Schamansky

cheesy.mike wrote:

An excellent beer - one I frequently drink on draught when I am in Germany. You also see it a lot in other countries like Poland.

Mike

Yes, it's great stuff from home. Connoisseurs drink it with a half a slice of lemon on top of about 2 inches of thick foam (pour slowly into glass).

Exactly like that:

http://www.sacbrew.com/images/beers/bottles/hefeweizen.jpg

jamescredmond

well spotted. good post. but damn and blast. all the stores are located up north! Aarrgghh! serves me right for being a soft bloody southerner.

dbs

In my local CO-OP got an offer any 4 bottles of Hoegarden,Leffe for £4 ends 10/9/06 normal price £1.50 each.

Drinking Kronenbourg blanc at the moment got say not impressed by this wheat beer.

Edindevon

dbs wrote:

In my local CO-OP got an offer any 4 bottles of Hoegarden,Leffe for £4 ends 10/9/06 normal price £1.50 each.

I think these are the smaller sized bottles and in the case of the Hoegaarden, this means 33cl. Therefore, its just over £3.00 a litre, as compared to £1.38 a litre for the beer in the original post. That said, in my local Coop, they have vouchers where if you buy three bottles of Hoegaarden, you can send off for a free half pint glass.

I personally am currently drinking the 33cl bottles of imported Heineken that you can buy in packs of 12 at Waitrose for £7.99, making it £2.02 per litre.

Edindevon

cougarslam

not a big fan of heneiken myself was drinking it when i was in amsterdam not much better than in the uk.

good lagers that i personally drink are cains lager and erdinger (the the light 1 coloured 1 i forget what its called.)

i find home bargains and lidl can be gd for imported beers. esp lidl theris all kinds of weird imported stuff there.

HankMcSpank

If I drink a lot of this stuff...will German women appear attractive?