Ein Prosit!

181st Oktoberfest

Today is the German Unity Day (Tag der deutschen Einheit) and what better way to celebrate for an American beer enthusiast (enthusiastic about good beer all around the world, not just American) living in Germany than to create a beer blog devoted to German beer? I couldn't think of one, so I took to blogger and decided to start writing.

Behind water and tea, beer is the third most popular beverage in the world. While this ubiquity helps to make it easily approachable, there's a broad spectrum in terms of quality of beer available. 


It's not uncommon for a typical bar in the U.S. to have a wide selection of offerings, ranging from an inky dark, high octane, flavored stout like a Founders Breakfast Stout to a citrusy hop forward, "session" IPA like Stone's Go To IPA, and hitting every flavor and style in between. The selection can be a bit daunting to some, and a bit of a gamble. In Germany, I've found it rare to find bars that sell more than the standard "big three" varieties: Pilsner, Dunkel and Hefeweizen. There's a rich history of brewing and beer culture in Germany, but if one wants to find variation outside of the "big three" a little work is required. That's what I hope to accomplish with Bier von Westfal.