Hofbrau Maibock is sweet like Barcelona's victory over Manchester United...oh and like and Katie's Wedding!

I know very little about European 'football, other than Karl's an ardent supporter of Chelsea, so when I join family friends Carlos and Sam to watch the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United and Carlos is wearing a Barcelona jersey, I'm on his side. Even if Bar Munich in Houston is filled with Man U fans. Ugly fellers.

I shouldn't have a stein on an empty stomach 3 hours before I have to usher a wedding, but Sam has known me since I was 4 and he obviously knows how much I should drink more than I (at least that's the story I'm sticking to).

Created in 1614, Maibock is Munich's oldest bock beer. It pours an amber color and is really good! Sweet and malty. Shiner Bock is the bock I'm most familiar with, and while it's on my family's mantle next to the dog, this Maibock I might actually prefer. A sweeter bock, is a drinking bock, but the Shiner I would prefer with food. This is a great Saturday afternoon soccer game beer, probst! TRANSFORMERS rating.

Afterward, Sam and I head to usher the wedding of our family friend Katie, to Taft. A great time with friends and family! So happy and excited to officially welcome Taft to our circle!!

Mr. and Mrs. Beereveryday.com

Walker with the bride and groom

 Katie is so sweet, she actually apologized for not having any 'good' beer at the wedding! The bride herself. Apparently I've made an impression on people. That's ridiculous! They have Shiner Blonde! I drank enough Shiner Blonde tonight to put one of the brewer's kids through college. Here is my ode to Shiner Blonde, one of my favorite posts: Shiner Blonde

Sam I am and I

Sam, Rob H, Katie H, Ben H, Walker, Emily H.

Hofbrau Oktoberfest

Frau David left me a gift before his flight to Munich: three Hofbrau Oktoberfest beers and a cold stein to match, again proving he's a scholar and gentleman. Armed with these fellas, I won't be left out of the start of Oktoberfest. Classy move roomie.

So Saturday I drank while I built my hammock side table, that has over 200 corks. As I was about to fill the stein I had an unexpected visitor, an escaped neighborly English Bulldog named Monty, who is badass. He joined my building party and brew-ha-ha for a couple of hours till his master came home.

I am awesome

Below is the present David left me:

There in spirit

So the beer itself is just OK. It's fairly malty, not quite balanced and closer to a pilsner (than a lager). But let's be honest. A). It looks awesome. Okay, duh. But in the spirit of Oktoberfest, what's really important here? B). Drinkability. It's time to party here. You can drink steins of this stuff. In this light, the beer is quite a success. Who cares if it's not a BAD BOY or on THE ROCK?! Eat, drink and be merry, for I'd rather not sober up because I might have put Monty-poo in my roommate's bed after I got lost on the way to his clothes hamper. Um, that's how I roll?

ARMAGEDDON rating, but who cares? Drink, drink it up!

Here's my table for those two people who care about home crafts (mom included). It ain't perfect, but I don't really care because it's a outdoor side table. The top looks sweet though and I'm proud of it. Check, check...check it out now:

Hofbrau Original, a hundred feet from home.

In Chicago with Lindsey and upon arriving at her place, discovered there was a Hofbrau bar about 100 feet from her plce and she didn't know. Decided to take advantage of this immediately. Started with a .5L of the Oktoberfest, but I'll pretend like that didn't happen. Then shared a liter of original Hofbrau with LaLa.

Lindsey after 3 sips. "It's very smooth. It has taste. It had good head. I like it. It has a hoppy aftertaste but not so strong that it makes me feel like I can't breathe on anyone else."

Hofbrau is so simple and delicious. There's just nothing wrong with it. The Bavarian hops and clean crispness are the highlights.

Lindsey suggested that this beer is should be the Hoff, but come on, yeah right. Ok, fine. Hofbrau can be David Hasselhoff, but not for all the reasons that make Hasselhoof a big embarrassment. For other reasons, like...