Tim: If you haven't yet discovered that hefe weiss beers are the way to go on a hot summer day than you really need to discover it. This is as good an example as any. Easy drinking, fresh tasting, and flavourful. Some light spices such as cloves, and about half way through it starts to taste of lemon. It's got a nice thick and long lasting head on it, and nice carbonation. It is filling enough to make this more of a 1-2 drink beer as opposed to a "write off the rest of the afternoon" beer. You can do better than this if you really like the style, but it's a quality beer and certainly a good introduction the style. (8/17/2007)

Steve: Not as good as a souvenir shirt from the town of Fucking, Austria, but let's be honest, where could I have worn such a shirt here in Georgia? My ass would've been arrested quicker than you can say Public Indecency. So, in retrospect, I got a lot more use out of drinking Gösser, whose bottle proclaims it to be Austria's Finest Beer. As this is the only Austrian beer I've ever had, I won't argue. It does have a slight hop bite to it, and goes down fairly smooth. And yes, it had me cracking jokes about Gösser the Gösserian. (4/30/2005)

Rocky: This particular beer, considered a dopplebock, is the strongest lager in the world at 14% ABV. It's brewed only once a year, December 6th, and ferments/ages for at least 10 months before being bottled. You can put one away for a few years and it will only improve. The vintage I had was from 2001. Needless to say, it's rare as hell and you should buy it no matter what if given the opportunity. It's extremely malty and sweet, and seems to have several layers of complex flavor. I couldn't believe it was a lager with that warming feeling from the alcohol. The one I had was split among 4 people, and I felt like I had plenty. It's so rich and sweet I don't think I'd want a whole bottle, yet I enjoyed every drop of my sample, if that makes any sense. There are thousands of beers you can try, but only a handful of them are an experience...and this is one of them. (5/1/2004)


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Steve: As strong as this was (9.6% abv), I was expecting something a little darker in color, but it was about the color of most Oktoberfest beers....just quite a bit stronger. It had a woody flavor to it, and you could definitely, without a doubt, taste the alcohol. I guess this is the minor leagues before you try Urbock 23's stronger cousin, Samichlaus. (8/19/2006)