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....because they get sand in their schlitz...

Optimator

Made by Spaten out of Munich Germany. Nothing else comes close!

Actually the best is a one-two punch of an Optimator followed by a Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout. Gotta be in that order, too. Damn, it's good.

Schlitz it is. . .

+1 for Optimator! It's not on the shelves around here, but I can order it through the local suds distributor. I'll have to look into Sam Smith's.

I'd tend to agree, but it still hasn't worked it's way out west yet.

Really? Have you tried these double bocks from M�nchen or nearby Aying and Andechs?

Paulaner Salvator
Hacker-Pschorr Animator
L�wenbr�u Triumphator
Schneider Aventinus
Ayinger Celebrator
Kloster Andechs Doppelbock Dunkel

Tooheys New. Won the International Category for Lager beers 2 years in a row. (You may know that local US beers do not enter Intenrational cartegories, no chance of winning)

The impossible to get internationally, and undisputed champ, meaning that I never ever met a single person that was not highly impressed with it, is called Carlton's Crown Lager.

It was $50 a case in Aussie 10 yars ago, Probably need a hire purchase contract to buy it these days. But.... its worthi it.

JW

I will say up front I haven't put either of those to the test, but I did a little research and it wouldn't surprise me if both of those got laughed out of a beer garden in Bavaria.

In serious beer circles being a winner in "International Lager" is sort of like being the spelling champ among short bus riders.

Most of the XXXXators are fairly similar. The Spaten Optimator is probably the most available here in the states and thus will probably be the one most people have been exposed to. It is a pretty smooth example. The Paulaner Salvator is very good as is the Ayinger Celebrator. The Park Brau Pirminator will grow hair on your chest if you didn't previously have it.

I believe it would be a shorter list if we changed it to "Worst Beer?". There are entirely to many good ones out there and Im not too choosy. Though for a mass produced American beer Im getting fond of Landshark Lager. Call me a Cretan but the one in the coolers usually Bud original or Light though.

Oh I know, having consumed them on site in Munich and other nearby spots in Bavaria. I was interested in how the other poster came to the conclusion that nothing else was close. In fact I find the Schneider and Andechs versions to be really outstanding.

What I make

I understand, but people only know what they have tried. It's like the post claiming Spaten Octoberfest (Marzen) is the best. I don't personally think it's even the best Spaten (Pils or Premium or Optimator are better IMO) let alone the best out of Munich.

The hotel I stayed in when visiting Munich was owned by the Ayinger brewery. The little downstairs bar didn't have the full selection of Ayinger beers, but what was on tap was always fresh. To make sure they were keeping up standards I did two or three quality checks each day.

Real Belgian beers. They are expensive, but really good!

That's far too broad, unless you really do mean all of them.

Bingo! IMHO, we got a winner!

But that's just my personal view....

Then you need to try them and pass your "informed" opinion along? Damn sure I would condemn the beers mentioned here, unless I had tried them.

JW

Aussie you mean you dont drink Fosters? According to the TV thats all you guys drink.

I met one (just a single) Aussie in my whole life that drank it. It is onsidered cats pizzz. 2 points to note, what is sold here is reformuated and does not taste like the Aussie swill.

The "Imported" labels are old stock imported from Canada. The new stuff floating around tastes a little more bitter and more like the original but is made in GA and TX, hence the dropping of the imported labelling.

JW