On Thanksgiving, Flensburger Pilsener isn't something I'm thankful for

Drank while watching the dog-ass Longhorns, as my father puts it - he's a die hard fan watching the worst season in at least 10 years. I wish my beer was better. But with a fridge full of Shiner Blonde as backup, at least somebody will win tonight (this guy, heyyyy).

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm thankful for delicious beer and family. Mostly beer though 

Pilsener body is a little bitter and stale, I wonder if something happened in the import. It's an odd taste. Could also be the water they used. Let's see how the other two Flensburgers turn out. Nothing else to report here, except I wouldn't buy it. THE ISLAND rating.

Weihenstephaner Festbier, LABOR DAY begins

In honor of uber efficient Germans and lazy drunk Americans, over Labor Day I am continuing the German beer theme which began Tuesday at Library Ale House. I picked up a wheelbarrow's worth of German bier at Beverage Warehouse, thanks to my half-day Friday and enjoyed the fruits of my labor (or lack thereof) catching up on Rescue Me. It's melodramatic at times but Leary is the shit.

Texas Longhorns are #5 baby!

Weihenstephaner is the same brewery from Tuesday's post and this is their Marzen, or festival beer (like Oktoberfest). Marzen means 'March' and usually applies to a beer brewed in the late spring to use up the last of the previous fall's hops and malt before brewing ceased for the summer. Efficient, right? It's been around a while, since the 1860's (interestingly Oktoberfest started in 1810). The beer is a lager and has nice gold coloring. The idea of a Marzen is to be all about the malt, but balance the bier out with hops. Z malts were there but the hops didn't check in. It has good drinkability though and I could be persuaded to drinks 3 steins of this before lunch in late September/early October in Munich. 3 steins = 9 beers and would be apocalyptic for me; accordingly, ARMAGEDDON.