Comments on: Germans can’t leave well enough alone http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/ German Quirks from an American Perspective Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:23:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: LowerFranconia http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-19295 LowerFranconia Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:58:03 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-19295 normally you a have a beer and mix it yourself. it's also the way bars or restaurants do it. no one buys a beermixture and no one breaks the Reinheitsgebot! :) normally you a have a beer and mix it yourself. it’s also the way bars or restaurants do it. no one buys a beermixture and no one breaks the Reinheitsgebot! :)

]]> By: Chris http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-18937 Chris Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:20:09 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-18937 "Karlsberg" is not to compare with "Carlsberg" two different brands... “Karlsberg” is not to compare with “Carlsberg”
two different brands…

]]> By: Chris http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-18936 Chris Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:18:05 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-18936 i don`t like all this mixtures. bääh disgusting! But if you even in Saarbrücken (Saarland), or Homburg, you have to try "Karlsberg Urpils"! THE BEST BEER IN THE WORLD! i don`t like all this mixtures. bääh disgusting!

But if you even in Saarbrücken (Saarland), or Homburg, you have to try “Karlsberg Urpils”!
THE BEST BEER IN THE WORLD!

]]> By: Newcomer http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-13392 Newcomer Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:39:05 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-13392 Anybody tried Bischoff? or Koenig Ludwig Dunkel? Anybody tried Bischoff? or Koenig Ludwig Dunkel?

]]> By: Robert http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-5723 Robert Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:32:46 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-5723 Here in Austria I also mix beer with Almdudler (Kräuterlimo) = Almdudlerradler, Himbeerkracherl = Himbeerradler, Bier-Redbull and my personal invention: beer with 1 Fishermen's Friend - Extra Strong. Not for the faint of heart. I can recommend trying the following Austrian beers: * Murauer (Steiermark) * Stiegl (Salzburg) * Hirter (Kärnten) * Ottakringer (Wien) Here in Austria I also mix beer with Almdudler (Kräuterlimo) = Almdudlerradler, Himbeerkracherl = Himbeerradler, Bier-Redbull
and my personal invention: beer with 1 Fishermen’s Friend - Extra Strong.
Not for the faint of heart.

I can recommend trying the following Austrian beers:
* Murauer (Steiermark)
* Stiegl (Salzburg)
* Hirter (Kärnten)
* Ottakringer (Wien)

]]> By: Dom http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-2308 Dom Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:49:07 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-2308 You're complaining about Bananenweizen but at the same time you're defending the most horrible, gut-wrenching beverage ever, Root Beer Float? You’re complaining about Bananenweizen but at the same time you’re defending the most horrible, gut-wrenching beverage ever, Root Beer Float?

]]> By: EllyTeej http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-1595 EllyTeej Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:45:40 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-1595 Don't forget CAB (cola and beer)...flavored with dragonfruit!! Ah, the ingenuity of German engineering! Don’t forget CAB (cola and beer)…flavored with dragonfruit!! Ah, the ingenuity of German engineering!

]]> By: Bird of Prey http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-1592 Bird of Prey Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:52:40 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-1592 "But there is no law which prohibits mixing beer with something else." Otherwise it would be illegal to spit into your beer mug! ;-) “But there is no law which prohibits mixing beer with something else.”

Otherwise it would be illegal to spit into your beer mug! ;-)

]]> By: wonkothesane http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-1589 wonkothesane Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:25:04 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-1589 "Germans have been ignoring this law in the following ways ever since:" The point is that you are not allowed to sell a drink as beer, if you used something else like water, barley, and hops to brew it. So a Radler is not an actual beer. As correctly described it is a mix of beer and lemonade. But there is no law which prohibits mixing beer with something else. “Germans have been ignoring this law in the following ways ever since:”

The point is that you are not allowed to sell a drink as beer, if you used something else like water, barley, and hops to brew it.
So a Radler is not an actual beer. As correctly described it is a mix of beer and lemonade. But there is no law which prohibits mixing beer with something else.

]]> By: andy from London http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-1584 andy from London Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:18:50 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/22/germans-cant-leave-well-enough-alone/#comment-1584 Try "Schwarze Mass" or "Bumba Mass" in Bavaria. It's a mix of dark, strong beer, Coke and Snaps. It's a killer. b.t.w. my bavarian friends told me that Banana Weizen is a drink for queers and pimps, no bavarian will ever drink this. Try “Schwarze Mass” or “Bumba Mass” in Bavaria. It’s a mix of dark, strong beer, Coke and Snaps. It’s a killer.
b.t.w. my bavarian friends told me that Banana Weizen is a drink for queers and pimps, no bavarian will ever drink this.

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