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Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Schorschbock

Dolores picked me up a box of three Schorschbräu beers last time she was in Hessen visiting her sister.

She rang me up from the supermarket to ask if I wanted them.

"Of course."

"They're really expensive, you know." Dolores has a different concept of what constitutes expensive. Especially when it comes to beer. A German concept.

This isn't going to be what you think. I told you I don't do that beer description thing, where I step you through my tasting notes one adjective at a time. Mostly because I'm too lazy to take notes nowadays. And I don't want to analyse away all my drinking pleasure. On top of that, well . . . I'll explain in a minute.

"Hi Mike. Do you want a beer?"

"Sure. The day has a 'Y' in it, doesn't it?"

"Do you fancy one of these German things?"

[The sound of a flip top being popped, then the happy gurgling of beer tumbling into a glass.]

"What do you think, Mike?"

"It's OK."



Schorschbräu
Oberasbach 16a,
91710 Gunzenhausen
Tel: 09831 1868
http://www.schorschbraeu.de

6 comments:

  1. Laurent Mousson5 May 2010 at 00:50

    Expensive as in 3.50 Euros, maybe 4 isn't it ? Indeed, very expensive to german standards.

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  2. mentaldental5 May 2010 at 01:56

    In my homebrew club the ultimate accolade for any beer seems to be "nice". That's a proper beer description.

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  3. Ron Pattinson5 May 2010 at 02:09

    Laurent, I think Dolores paid 10 euros for a pack of three 33cl bottles. Hideously expensive for Germany.

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  4. Laurent Mousson5 May 2010 at 05:17

    Indeed. I seem to remember seeing the 16% Schorschbock in a 50 cl stoneware swingtop bottle, with wooden case, reatiling a 9.99 Euros last time I spotted it in Konstanz. Eeeek. :o>

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  5. Matt8 May 2010 at 18:21

    Speaking of expensive beers, I just splurged on a bottle of SSS here in Iowa.

    As I was scanning the shelves I saw the beauty and mumbled, "a Patto".
    The stocker perked up and asked if I was a Ron Pattinson disciple. I said I wouldn't go that far but he has turned me on to brewing sugar and old Fullers beers. The stocker then informed me that I was the second person to say "Patto" when I saw a bottle of SSS.

    He concluded by launching into a monologue on German/Austrian beers that I gather was in some way related to your blog. I lost the plot relatively quickly but nodded in agreement as I politely backed out of the room.

    Oh it was bottle #83.

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  6. Ron Pattinson9 May 2010 at 01:56

    Matt, sounds like a scary experience.

    I've always found the SSS to be very reasonably priced. For me, at least.

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