Rothaus From the Black Forest

Last night after the Angels game, I popped into the Phoenix Club in Anaheim to have a couple of German brews. I noticed they had a new beer on tap, Rothaus. There was no indication of where it was from and I had never heard of it. So I ordered a glass (tap) and found it quite good.  (Always the disclaimer: It is almost certainly better in Germany.)  It was quite smooth.

Checking into it this morning, I see that this beer hails from a small village in Baden Wuerttemburg named Grafenhausen and is owned by the state of Baden Wuerttemburg.



What I had was the Tannenzäpfle pils version. If you happen to come across it, check it out.

German Beers in the US: Two New Suggestions

Until I can get back to Germany, this site is beginning to look like a promotion for this and that German restaurant in the US. I don't want to do that, but I do think I should point out two new brews currently being offered on tap at the Phoenix Club's beer stube in Anaheim. They are:

1 Ayinger Oktoberfest
2 Weihenstephaner Keller Bier

Both are Bavarian breweries, the latter being the oldest brewery in the world. The Ayinger Oktoberfest is a little darker and perhaps a bit stronger. Since I am not a connoisseur, I can't describe the taste to you in that flowery language they all use about hints of this and that. I just drink the stuff, man.

As I said, imported German beer has improved greatly over the decades, and I will take it even over American micro-brews, not to mention industrial beers like Bud, Schlitz, Miller etc. Of course, it's all a matter of taste, even among German brews, but if you in a German restaurant in the US, and they have these on tap, I recommend them.