MARCH/APRIL 1999

VOL.4 NO.2

An unapologetically opinionated view of what's brewing across the continent and around the globe.

Bright Beer

Up-to-date news and views from the World of Beer. Recent additions include:

Kitchen Table Tasting -- Tequiza

I am definitely not part of the target market for Tequiza. I note this for the following reasons: One, I am not normally a consumer of beers that come in clear glass bottles (I worry too much about them being light-struck and skunky); Two, I am not a fan of light Mexican lagers like Corona and Sol; Three, I find the idea of flavouring lager with tequila and lime to be, well, rather rude.

Bamberg, Germany -- Part I: Where There's Smoke...

There are two reasons to visit the German city of Bamberg, located in the northern Bavarian district of Franconia, directly north of Nurnberg. The first is its status as a uniquely preserved slice of history, so perfectly unchanged from its 1,000-year-old roots that the entire city has been placed on the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) list of global cultural landmarks.

Bamberg, Germany -- Part II: What's So Spezial About Schlenkerla?

Our first rauchbier stop was Spezial, where my wife, Christine, and I were also to be staying for a couple of nights in one of the seven rooms located above the brewery. Check-in was simple enough -- we knocked on the window next to the entrance to the pub, told our names to the woman who answered and were handed a room key before the window was summarily closed. After that rigorous procedure, we dumped our bags in the room and hurried right back downstairs for some food and our first half-litres of draught Bamberg rauchbier.

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