Battle of the Germans (Beers)
The past few rounds of my Beer Tasting 2022 project I've been tasting German style bock beers. To sort of close out the category I decided to put two Germany heavyweights up against each other.
This is truly the most head-to-head- and bock-to-bock- comparison I've made. They're the same style, they both pour very dark, they're both made by old and well respected breweries in Germany.... They're so German both even both have umlauts in their names. 😅
Indeed these beers are so similar they're only hairs apart in taste and texture. Both are classic dark lagers, full of flavors of malt, caramel, and a hint of chocolate. Both can overpower most food they're served with. That's why this subcategory of bock isn't my favorite, BTW. My fave so far is helles bock... and the one I've had is from a Spanish brewery! Ultimately between these two I'd pick Hofbräu Dunkel over Köstritzer Schwarzbier because it's less overpowering. The Köstritzer has a creamier head, which was more satisfying, but its taste was just too... too. Through these past few rounds of beer tasting I've learned that while I like dark beer I don't like dark beer that's like drinking a liquid brick.
This is truly the most head-to-head- and bock-to-bock- comparison I've made. They're the same style, they both pour very dark, they're both made by old and well respected breweries in Germany.... They're so German both even both have umlauts in their names. 😅
Indeed these beers are so similar they're only hairs apart in taste and texture. Both are classic dark lagers, full of flavors of malt, caramel, and a hint of chocolate. Both can overpower most food they're served with. That's why this subcategory of bock isn't my favorite, BTW. My fave so far is helles bock... and the one I've had is from a Spanish brewery! Ultimately between these two I'd pick Hofbräu Dunkel over Köstritzer Schwarzbier because it's less overpowering. The Köstritzer has a creamier head, which was more satisfying, but its taste was just too... too. Through these past few rounds of beer tasting I've learned that while I like dark beer I don't like dark beer that's like drinking a liquid brick.