Pinkus Munster Alt

It is October and that means that it is Octoberfest time and this beer is a fabulous offering right out of Germany just in time for this holy time of the year for beer lovers. Right off the bat I will tell you that this beer is best with food. The best food you ask? German sausage and sauerkraut and where do you get all of this? The answer to the question to is Flying Saucer. Located downtown, this place is a beer lovers heaven. But now on to the beer. This particular beer has a sweet jasmine flower taste to it when you drink it as a standalone and is relatively flat in the carbonation department. However, when enjoyed with the food I mentioned above all the flavors mix so well together like they were meant to be the fats in the sausage play off the sweet almost smokey aftertaste of the beer. The alt style of which this beer is a mixing of two brewing styles, Lager and Ale. The two different styles of brewing which in my eyes are for all intents and purpose are contradictory, really do a nice job of mingling together in this aspect. The only sad thing about this beer is that it is not as well just as a standalone beer, to enjoy this beer to the fullest is with food and in this case it is German food. So while the weather is “nice” I urge you to get out to a place that serves this along with true German food. You will not be disappointed if you do.