6/22/2005: Beer pitch

Undertoad · 06-22-2005, 03:53 PM

Nother xob/WaPo, and also, another balloon shot. This time the balloons aren't meant to be ridden, just admired. The field is growing barley and this is in Vach, Bavaria, Germany. They are promoting German beer during the FIFA Confederations Cup. I know this ad is working on me.

From the size of the actual guy in the center of the pic, this soccer pitch is actual size.

limey · 06-22-2005, 05:30 PM

The wierd thing about beer in Germany is that unless they have the right glass for the brand at the bar they won't sell you that brand. They just won't serve it up in a glass designed for a different brand. All I want is a goddam BEER and they're being pernickety about the vessel they serve it in. I don't think they quite understood when I switched my order just to be able to get a drink !

xoxoxoBruce · 06-22-2005, 09:07 PM

That's bizarre, Limey.

Do they have proper glasses for the different brews(light, dark, etc) from the same brewer?

FloridaDragon · 06-22-2005, 09:28 PM

Not sure it is working on me or not ... a bunch of balloons in a field . hummm..... I am used to my beer advertising having women in bikinis and loud music ... and something about twins ...

footfootfoot · 06-22-2005, 10:12 PM

When I was in Koln (where is the umlaut?) my host, who knew better but was proving a point, ordered a Munich beer at a restaurant. The waitress gave us a withering look and said: You're in Koln, we don't serve Munich beers.

Then he turned to us and said "See?"

jaguar · 06-23-2005, 04:16 AM

vaguely on the topic, anyone else come across Kronenberg Blanc yet? Nearby pub recently got it, i'm hopelessly addicted despite the insane price for a pint.

rupip · 06-23-2005, 09:57 AM

gentlemen - and ladies (if involved in that beer-discussion)

as an Austrian I think I need to explain a bit of German beer culture.

concerning the glasses and types of beer: they won´t serve you a wheat-beer in a pils glass - they wont put a pils into a mug for "lager". There are even very different techniques of pooring the beer into the right glass.
That is necessary and minimum beer-culture!

Like you do not eat soup with a knive, you cannot eat a burrito on a silver plate, and you (hopefully) do not drink nice red wine from a can.
Wouldn´t you doubt a waiters clear mind if he served you a real good filet-steak into a burger-box with some plastic cuttlery. I am sure you would.

Technically the food itself does not change - but...

See - very easy, isn´t it. The wainter can not serve the beer in the wrong glass.

@footfootfoot
Concerning Cologne and Munich:
As you certainly remember Koelsch from Cologne is served in small glasses (0,2 liters) and the waiter will replace any empty glass with a full one, except you ask for the bill or put your hand on the glass. http://www.beerglass.nu/sion.koelsch.htm

In Munich you drink either wheat-beer or type-of-lager each from different glasses: wheat-beer in 0,3 or 0,5 liters http://www.beerglass.nu/maisels.htm / lager http://www.feichtner-hof.de/biergarten.html in 0,3 / 0,5/ 1 liter mugs
Sitting in a beer garden in Munich people drink from 1 liter mugs mostly

Glasses for Pils look like that: http://www.beerglass.nu/veltins.html and are 0,3 liter.

btw: 0,3 liters is the normal size of a coke-can around the world.

I hope I could give you a brief insight into beer-culture.

have a nice day!
rupert

russotto · 06-23-2005, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rupip

btw: 0,3 liters is the normal size of a coke-can around the world.

A Real Coke Can is 355ml, no more, no less. In Yurrp, they have 355ml, 333ml, and 300ml. And 300ml cans are just plain wrong. However, a .5l or 1l mug of good beer can partially make up for it.

glatt · 06-23-2005, 03:54 PM

I wish the US sold beer in the standard half liter bottle like the rest of the world. One half liter bottle is just the right size for me for one drink. A 12 oz bottle in the US is too little and two bottles is often a little more than I want.

footfootfoot · 06-24-2005, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rupip

...snip...
@footfootfoot
Concerning Cologne and Munich:
As you certainly remember Koelsch from Cologne is served in small glasses (0,2 liters) and the waiter will replace any empty glass with a full one, except you ask for the bill or put your hand on the glass. http://www.beerglass.nu/sion.koelsch.htm

...snip...

I hope I could give you a brief insight into beer-culture.

have a nice day!
rupert

I do remember and wish I had a koelsch right now.

LCanal · 06-24-2005, 08:43 PM

[quote]Glasses for Pils look like that: http://www.beerglass.nu/veltins.html and are 0,3 liter.

One of the realy trick things about Germans and beer in glasses, such as above with a stem, is that the beer "mat or coaster" fits around the stem and above the base of the glass. This stops the drips of condensation before they get to the table and also remains attached to the glass.

busterb · 06-24-2005, 09:23 PM

When I came home from Germany, I must have had 75 or so of the place mats. None the same. Mom cleaned house one day and there went my coasters and hand grenades

LCanal · 06-24-2005, 10:49 PM

bB,

Reminded me of a 404 type screen I got one day when surfing that said someting to the effect.

"This URL is not available at the moment probably because my Mom has cleaned my room and inadvertently pulled out the plug...."

LCanal · 06-24-2005, 08:33 PM

Despite the name I beleive Kronenburg is a French beer hence the blanc and they probably don't serve it in Koln either

Happy Monkey · 06-23-2005, 10:07 AM

I can eat a burrito on a silver plate. It's easier than you'd think.

06-22-2005, 03:53 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	6/22/2005: Beer pitch Nother xob/WaPo, and also, another balloon shot. This time the balloons aren't meant to be ridden, just admired. The field is growing barley and this is in Vach, Bavaria, Germany. They are promoting German beer during the FIFA Confederations Cup. I know this ad is working on me. From the size of the actual guy in the center of the pic, this soccer pitch is actual size.

06-22-2005, 05:30 PM	#2
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	The wierd thing about beer in Germany is that unless they have the right glass for the brand at the bar they won't sell you that brand. They just won't serve it up in a glass designed for a different brand. All I want is a goddam BEER and they're being pernickety about the vessel they serve it in. I don't think they quite understood when I switched my order just to be able to get a drink ! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

06-22-2005, 09:07 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's bizarre, Limey. Do they have proper glasses for the different brews(light, dark, etc) from the same brewer? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-22-2005, 10:12 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	When I was in Koln (where is the umlaut?) my host, who knew better but was proving a point, ordered a Munich beer at a restaurant. The waitress gave us a withering look and said: You're in Koln, we don't serve Munich beers. Then he turned to us and said "See?" __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-23-2005, 04:16 AM	#6
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	vaguely on the topic, anyone else come across Kronenberg Blanc yet? Nearby pub recently got it, i'm hopelessly addicted despite the insane price for a pint. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

06-22-2005, 09:28 PM	#4
FloridaDragon ... Maintaining .... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: FireAnt Hell Posts: 196	Not sure it is working on me or not ... a bunch of balloons in a field . hummm..... I am used to my beer advertising having women in bikinis and loud music ... and something about twins ...

06-23-2005, 09:57 AM	#7
rupip Salzburger Nockerl Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Salzburg, Austria Posts: 37	beer-rules gentlemen - and ladies (if involved in that beer-discussion) as an Austrian I think I need to explain a bit of German beer culture. concerning the glasses and types of beer: they won´t serve you a wheat-beer in a pils glass - they wont put a pils into a mug for "lager". There are even very different techniques of pooring the beer into the right glass. That is necessary and minimum beer-culture! Like you do not eat soup with a knive, you cannot eat a burrito on a silver plate, and you (hopefully) do not drink nice red wine from a can. Wouldn´t you doubt a waiters clear mind if he served you a real good filet-steak into a burger-box with some plastic cuttlery. I am sure you would. Technically the food itself does not change - but... See - very easy, isn´t it. The wainter can not serve the beer in the wrong glass. @footfootfoot Concerning Cologne and Munich: As you certainly remember Koelsch from Cologne is served in small glasses (0,2 liters) and the waiter will replace any empty glass with a full one, except you ask for the bill or put your hand on the glass. http://www.beerglass.nu/sion.koelsch.htm In Munich you drink either wheat-beer or type-of-lager each from different glasses: wheat-beer in 0,3 or 0,5 liters http://www.beerglass.nu/maisels.htm / lager http://www.feichtner-hof.de/biergarten.html in 0,3 / 0,5/ 1 liter mugs Sitting in a beer garden in Munich people drink from 1 liter mugs mostly Glasses for Pils look like that: http://www.beerglass.nu/veltins.html and are 0,3 liter. btw: 0,3 liters is the normal size of a coke-can around the world. I hope I could give you a brief insight into beer-culture. have a nice day! rupert

06-23-2005, 03:54 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I wish the US sold beer in the standard half liter bottle like the rest of the world. One half liter bottle is just the right size for me for one drink. A 12 oz bottle in the US is too little and two bottles is often a little more than I want. Last edited by glatt; 06-23-2005 at 03:57 PM.

06-24-2005, 08:43 PM	#11
LCanal I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sumatra Posts: 257	[quote]Glasses for Pils look like that: http://www.beerglass.nu/veltins.html and are 0,3 liter. One of the realy trick things about Germans and beer in glasses, such as above with a stem, is that the beer "mat or coaster" fits around the stem and above the base of the glass. This stops the drips of condensation before they get to the table and also remains attached to the glass. __________________ "Happiness is like sex. In order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else."

06-24-2005, 09:23 PM	#12
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	When I came home from Germany, I must have had 75 or so of the place mats. None the same. Mom cleaned house one day and there went my coasters and hand grenades __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch. Last edited by busterb; 06-24-2005 at 09:23 PM. Reason: sp

06-24-2005, 10:49 PM	#13
LCanal I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sumatra Posts: 257	bB, Reminded me of a 404 type screen I got one day when surfing that said someting to the effect. "This URL is not available at the moment probably because my Mom has cleaned my room and inadvertently pulled out the plug...." __________________ "Happiness is like sex. In order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else."

06-24-2005, 08:33 PM	#14
LCanal I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sumatra Posts: 257	Despite the name I beleive Kronenburg is a French beer hence the blanc and they probably don't serve it in Koln either __________________ "Happiness is like sex. In order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else."

06-23-2005, 10:07 AM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I can eat a burrito on a silver plate. It's easier than you'd think. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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