F#cking Hell

It actually exists!

Would you believe me if I told you that there is a place in Austria called Fucking?

Would you still believe me if I told you that there is a beer named after Fucking called Fucking Hell?

Well here’s proof! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking_Hell

Welcome to Fucking

Fucking is the name of the place where the beer is named, even though it is actually brewed in Germany. Hell is the German word for pale.

This 4.9% pilsner is sold internationally, I know because I got onto a craft beer distributor in Japan and ordered this beer as often as I could.

F#cking hell this is a good beer!

This beer is meant to have been on sale in Australia since 2011 but I have been unable to find it since I returned from Japan in 2014.

Drink beer!

The creators were able to get the name of the beer approved, obviously the beer is named after a real place and the German word for pale but you and I both know that you can have a lot of fun with a beer named Fucking Hell.

Bloody tourists, haha

The locals of Fucking have had the signs to their town stolen on numerous occasions.

Here is a link to Google Maps: https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/5121+Fucking,+Austria/@48.0673358,12.8622639,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4775d4854dbcba19:0x802456ee60b72a17

“Between Heaven and Hell there are good things here on Earth” Fucking Hell Official Website

Fucking Hell that's a lot of beer...

Fucking Hell is made under the German Purity Law which I have talked about with Becks in a previous post. Its only ingredients are hops, yeast, water and malt.

Here is some music to listen to while you are drinking it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6OFVMdkdHw

I really like this beer!

Try some Fucking Hell for yourself and then wash your mouth out – with more beer!

Cheers

Dave

Please drink and curse responsibly!

Stout

This time I talk about stout

Winter is almost over in Tasmania but while it was here it was good stout drinking weather.

Stouts aren’t as common as the other ranges of beer but they hold their own with unique characteristics.

Japanese are also making stout

I want to try the Catwoman stout

A part of what making stout unique is how the malt is produced.

A Dan Murphy’s guide to stout explains it as “If we think of a grain of malted barley as like a piece of bread, then (sic) most beer is made by setting the toaster to '1'. For Amber Ales and Pale Ales, we can turn the dial to '3' or '4'. To achieve the kind of malt needed to make a Stout we turn the knob all the way around to 'frozen crumpet' and leave it until the 'bread' is almost singed. This gives Stout its deep and roasty flavour and full mouthfeel.” https://www.danmurphys.com.au/liquor-library/beer/styles/stout

You don't have to be Irish to drink Guinness

When you think of stout I’m sure that the first that comes to mind is Guinness, the Irish stout which is not just for St Patricks Day.

A fellow beer drinking enthusiast once claimed that stout is virtually a food group, which has all the important vitamins and minerals a growing body needs.

Another from Saint John, a coffee and chocolate stout

As well as standard stout many companies are experimenting with dark flavours such as coffee and chocolate to give their stout something extra, unless you are Brewfist and have created a coffee and chocolate hybrid.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STOUT

This year I was lucky enough to try Double Chocolate Stout which tasted amazing! (From Saint John Craft Beer).

Stout is definitely not for the faint of heart, of my many beer drinking friends only a few would choose to drink it because of its strong taste and feel.

I haven't tried this one yet

The most local stout for me is Cascade Export Stout (because Boag’s don’t make it anymore…), even though it is a Cascade product I do enjoy drinking it from time to time.

If you need any more convincing I will add that stout contains less calories than normal beer, it is often higher in alcohol content which is always a good thing, it’s also linked to preventing blood clotting.

Cheers

Dave

  

This looks awesome, I want to try

Beck's

This time around we go to Germany

Do you know about the German Beer Purity Laws?

If you don’t I’ll quickly fill you in...

The purity laws of 1516 state that beer should only be made using barley, water and hops (yeast was later added to the list) fortunately for beer drinkers the laws are still being followed (Otaru Beer), a fine example of this is Becks, Germany’s #1 (exported) beer.

The Beck's Brewery in Bremen, Germany

Beck’s Brewery in Northern Germany has been pumping out quality beer since 1873 and as globalisation goes it is no longer owned locally.

The beer I’m talking about is their main product, simply called Beck’s, a German style Pilsner.

Beck’s reaches around ninety countries and is one of Germany’s five best rated beers.

"To drink or not to drink?"

In 1998, Beck’s Beer won gold at the World Beer Cup Awards.

The logo on the label (a silver key on a red shield) is the coat of arms of Bremen – where the Beck’s Brewery is located in Germany. Although international Beck’s is now often brewed out of country.

Interesting choice for a label...

The beer has mixed reviews online (which I wouldn’t take too seriously because every beer I research has the same old people moaning about it). Truth is I was pretty excited to try this beer properly (for the Blog) and was very pleased with it.

Subliminal: Drink Beck's!

A downside to it being an international beer no longer being brewed in Germany for Australian drinkers it carries with it that little bit extra on the price as opposed to mainstream Australian beers.

I would suggest if you want to drink something different or get a close enough taste of what beer is supposed to taste like (referring to the purity laws) then get some Beck’s and try for yourself.

Beer (insert Homer Simpson drool)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtxldijFcLc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONyHuF0AfJI

Writing about German Beer reminds me of the Beerfest movie, here is a short clip of some of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi6XF2u_aZ0 

(Caution, contains coarse language etc.)

Another approved beer by Dave

Above all else, please drink responsibly.

Cheers,

Dave =)