Yes, another night in Garmisch, another Dunkel.  This time I went with the Augustiner Brauerei Dunkel.  Of all the Dunkels I’ve had this week, this one is the best.  If you are going to go with any of the previous four, stop with this one.  You will enjoy it!

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This evening we ate dinner at a restaurant in Mittenwald — it is right across the street from the Privat Mittenwald Brauerei.  They have a nice bock bier: Josefi Bock Dunkel — I guess I’ve been on a Dunkel kick lately.

Although I was by the brewery, unfortunately it was dark and cold, so I didn’t get a good look (or any pictures) at the Brewery.

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I’m beginning to see a trend for me … a leaning toward darker beers.  This evening we went for a torch-lit stroll through the Partnach Gorge and followed the walk with dinner at the Partnach Klamm Restaurant.  I felt a strong urge to stay with the Dunkel, so I had a Paulaner “Original Munchner Dunkel.”

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As promised, I went with the Hacker Pschorr Dunkel … for some reason it wasn’t as good as I thought it was.  I “think” that maybe the taps at the Edelweiss Resort need to be cleaned — it kind of had that not good coming out of the taps taste …at least the views are nice!

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Well this was a new beer today … but it wasn’t that great.  I thought I could expect a little more from Hacker-Pschorr.  I did try the Dunkles and it was excellent.  I will try it again tomorrow and add it as my next brew.

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Took a day to catch up on things, relax, and enjoy the day off.  Of course, by the looks of my car, you might have an idea why I took the day off! LOL

Not only was the weather cold, so was the beer.  I enjoyed another leinenkugels today — their Red Lager.  The flavor was a little confusing to me — I’m not sure what it was going for, but I can say it was a “drinkable beer.”  I guess sometimes that’s what you want — fortunately, I had a Westvleteren 12 with which to follow it up! LOL

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Ha ha!  Today I broke down and bought a 12-pack of Leinenkugels.  I couldn’t pass it up — I needed my American Ale fix — it’s been wonderful drinking the Belgian and German beers, but I needed that good old American beer … funny thing is the name, but not a funny taste.  I had their Creamy Dark and really enjoyed it.

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Darn it.  Too bad about the Longhorns, but I was able to console myself with a very special beer: Augustiner Brewery’s Oktoberfest Bier.

Since 1328 on Augustiner beer had been brewed within the monastery of the Augustinian Brotherhood near the cathedral of Munich. After nearly 500 years of tradition, the secularization in 1803 and the following privatisation led to a privately owned company: Augustiner Bräu.

This was a great beer and a nice pick-me-up after the Longhorns loss to Alabama.

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Today was a German Holiday … three kings day (Dreikoenigstag).  If you are familiar with the Christmas story, you will know that this is a holiday celebrating the three wisemen who came to see the new-born Messiah.

To honor this holiday, I chose to drink one of the beers my good German friend gave me as a Christmas Gift: Flensburger Pilsener.  From the wonderful flip-top bottle to the rich “herbwuerzig” taste this was an all-around excellent beer.  It helped a little in easing the sadness of my family going back to the states after a great visit.

If you get the opportunity, I recommend a Flensburger!

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Today I had to dip into my reserves, so I just went for the “Gordon’s Finest Gold.”  As you can see, it is listed as a strong blond beer (10% ABV).  I even used a Weizen glass — I know, but it is not really a great beer; however, it served its purpose–a new beer for the day.  Let’s just leave it at that! LOL

I love the can, though … I hope the Red one is better …