Whether it's the six-pack from the supermarket or, in the past, the pilsner in your father's cellar: as a rule, we all have our favorite types of beer. For example, one person swears by the tart blonde from the north, while the other prefers to order the rich wheat beer from the south. In a nutshell: as a nation of beer producers with a purity law, we don't have to worry about choice or supply. Especially not in Frankfurt: where a number of good-tasting foreign beers can now be found in addition.
Craft beer, for instance. I've developed a particular weakness for it since my time in San Diego: the Southern California city not only boasts beautiful weather, but is also one of America's largest craft beer producers. Double India Pale Ale is also known as San Diego Ale and represents a more hoppy, stronger version of India Ale, considered more aromatic and bitter. The American craft beers now have production in our friendly neighboring country of Belgium. Which brings us to the topic at hand: although there are over 1000 varieties on offer, only a few Belgian beers belong to the India Pale Ales, meaning they are strongly brewed and hopped. On my last visit to Antwerp, I really wanted to try the dark types and was very taken with them: spicy and strong in taste, I especially liked the "Grimberger Dubbl", but "Leffe" is also to be recommended. Here, the beer is fermented for the second time and finely spiced. For the Belgian moments, there are two pubs in our area: "Le Belge" with attentive and very friendly service - also in case of complaints - and with a beer garden.
For those who like to be surprised, there is always something new at Frankfurt's smallest brewery, the "Braustil". The production facility in the former gas station in the Nordend also offers a delicious honey variant from time to time: only unfortunately, this is then very tasty, quickly gone and does not come back. The supply is assured, especially of craft beers, at the "Naiv Store" on Fahrgasse. The assortment currently includes about 90 types of craft beer - and there are more every week. Among them are light cellar and lager beers, but above all more heavily hopped Pale Ales, extremely hopped Indian Pale Ales (IPA) and Stouts. The average price is just under three euros per bottle, ranging from 1.89 euros for Glaabsbräu's "Hopfenlust" to 15 euros for a special beer aged in wine barrels from the Odenwald Braukunstkeller.
Le Belge <link http: www.lebelge-ffm.de _blank>www.lebelge-ffm.de/
Bleichstraße 49, 63065 Offenbach,
Nordendstraße 53, 60318 Frankfurt
Naiv Store <link http: www.naiv-frankfurt.de _blank>www.naiv-frankfurt.de
Fahrgasse 4, 60311 Frankfurt
Braustil <link http: www.braustil.de _blank>www.braustil.de
Oeder Weg 57, 60318 Frankfurt
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