Today may be a bad day for beer drinkers across the UK as the 2% beer tax hike takes effect but it's a good day for lovers of German beer as it's German Beer Day
So what's your favourite German brew?
There are some cracking claims on this article - beer is healthier than milk; stops you getting cancer; and adds shine to your hair. Genius.
Erdinger...closely followed by Hofmiester....
Becks gets my vote but the Veir I am not so keen on. Erdinger is a gooden and actually made the seemingly impossible happen, which is warm to All Bar One.
I spent a very enjoyable few days in Bamberg last year. It's got nine traditional breweries - great for a pub crawl. Most famous of all its beers is rauchbier - think Guinness that's had bacon steeped in it for a few weeks ...
My local does Bittburger on tap, which is pretty good. They also do a non-alcoholic version but I can't say I've tried that
Schneider-Weisse is great for a hot summers day, but must be served very, very cold...