Munich brewing icon Paulaner recently announced that it is transitioning its packaging to eco-friendly, sustainable materials. The company plans to phase out all of its plastic packaging within the year. It’s an important and worthwhile step to take even for a brewery like Paulaner that has been focused on protecting … Continue reading
First: Yes, it’s still too early for Oktoberfest. But breweries are starting to roll out their various Oktoberfest-styled beers, and this week I received two cans of one of the originals, Oktoberfest Bier from Germany’s Paulaner. This is in the “modern” festbier style, the lighter, golden colored, more drinkable beer … Continue reading
Right now with a record-breaking heat wave gripping the Pacific Northwest, if we’re not drinking water we’re looking for refreshing, thirst-quenching, sessionable beers to help cool off. Sure, light lagers and weizens are typically the first ones to come to mind, but how often do we think of radlers? If … Continue reading
Late last week two cans of Grapefruit Radler, the latest creation from Paulaner’s USA arm, arrived on the doorstep. It’s a 50/50 blend of the brewery’s classic Münchner Lager with grapefruit lemonade, and only 2.5% ABV. The PR copy that I received with it says: Natural. Fruity. Not too sweet. … Continue reading
Recently Paulaner USA sent me a can of Paulaner Pils, as part of a marketing blitz to reintroduce the German-style pilsner to the U.S. market. Paulaner, arguably one of the best-known German breweries when it comes to imports, offers up several iconic beers including Weissbier and Oktoberfest Märzen that are … Continue reading
A can of Paulaner Pils arrived yesterday, from Paulaner USA, which imports beers from Paulaner Brewery and others. The Paulaner USA promotion is that it’s bringing back the classic German pilsner to the U.S.; I don’t know if Pils is part of the regular Paulaner lineup (it doesn’t show up … Continue reading