Tag: German lager

  • Augustiner Helles

    Augustiner Helles

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    For years, Augustiner Helles was one of those beers British lager drinkers spoke about with an almost irritating level of reverence. You could find the bottles in specialist shops, German beer halls and the better-stocked pub fridges, but drinking it on draught usually meant getting yourself to Munich. That changed in November 2025, when Augustiner…

  • Starnberger Hell

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    Starnberger Hell is one of those lagers that’s suddenly everywhere – and then nowhere.You spot it once on a bar in London, tell yourself you’ll come back for it, and two weeks later it’s been replaced by something you didn’t ask for. That’s the problem with a beer like this. It’s not Guinness. It’s not…