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Wittmann Urhell |Landshut, Germany Once again a Man Bag beer (Mannerhandtasche XXL). I had to poke around the internet to figure out what Urhell means. When a German beer has ur in front it means original so this is claiming to be an original Hell or Helles beer. Not sure I can appreciate comparing this to all of the other Helles I’ve had in this journey. Despite some rain last night I was able to actually hold a beer in my hand while grilling some pork chops. I pulled the grill over close enough to the garage so I could watch them without getting too wet. I also poured most of it into a glass so I could drink the remainder of the 500ml from the can. As I pointed out on a previous day the aluminum is so thin on these cans it is difficult to grip a full…

Flötzinger Hell aus Rosenheim |Rosenheim, Germany Another from the Man Bag. How disappointing. And it’s another Hell. How disappointing. It looked like a Hell. It tasted like a Hell. It smelled like a Hell. It was a Hell. This brewery dates back to 1543 so they have some experience and it shows. After tasting four Helles so far I guess I can make a comparison. I enjoyed it. Would have preferred something dark and winter-like but it was a good beer. This was a very mild beer. The aroma was good especially after it warms up. Kinda bready. You kind of forget you are tasting a beer and find yourself just enjoying it while you prep dinner. Maybe that’s a sign of a good beer. You forget you are drinking it. Nothing to jump out and tell you that something is different, forcing you to stop and think if it’s…

I swore I would never buy a large beer pack with the intent of actually reviewing the brews ever, ever again. I bought one of the Mannerhandtasche XXL (The Man Bag in German) at Lidl back in the summer and took it forever before I was in the mood to taste 13 beers in reasonable amount of time (I still need to publish that review). So as soon as I swore to never buy another one I grabbed the first Brewer’s Advent Calendar I saw at Costco back in September for $69.99. That was a much better price than the $99 Costco wanted for the Wine Adventure Advent Calendar. It is packaged by the same company that produced the Man Bag. Instead of 13 it’s now 24 and I have no clue as to what’s in there. But I suspect it might be some of the same beers I had…

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