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Paulaner - Original Munchner Hell

Far from being some form of demonic food, it translates from German to be a “Munich Light” beer. You can tell that it is brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot, the German Beer law. It has small hoppy-ness to it, but it isn’t overly malty like some are  to overcompensate for a lack of hops. Some of the pale ale’s I like are fuller in flavour but you can’t drink too much in one sitting. This, however, lowers the flavour in favour of drinkability.

Imagine: A hot, humid day with some German mates. Several of these would go down extremely quickly.

If this beer was an actor: Ulrich Mühe (The Lives of Others). Not particularly outstanding but very good and very German.

Rating: 6/10.

I’m a big fan of the Kooinda beers, particularly their regular pale ale, so I thought I’d give their Black IPA a go.

It sounded like a strange mix, the dark, burnt flavours of a black beer, and the intense hops of an IPA, and they were both definitely there in the beer.

Imagine: middle of winter, you want something that’s dark like a stout or a porter but with a bit more personality.

If this beer was a actor: Kathy Bates in Misery. Dark and brooding, with an edge.

Rating: 6/10.