10 Things in America That Are More German Than You Think

Zefix nochmal, America always acts like it invented everything – but half the time it smells a little like Sauerkraut and Weißbier behind the curtain. Let’s have a look at ten things y’all enjoy in the USA that are secretly as German as a brass band in Lederhosen. 1. Hot Dogs – Wurst-lite You munch those hot dogs on 4th of July like it’s the most American thing ever. Ja, guess what? That’s just a long skinny Frankfurter or Wiener.…

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Why Bavarian Beer Laughs at Your Light Lager

Ja mei, here we go again. Somebody slides me a Bud Light at a Texas BBQ, and I look at it like a mechanic handed me a toy wrench from a Kinder Surprise. Ach so, it’s wet, sure—but that doesn’t mean it counts as Bier. So, let’s talk real brewing, meine Freunde. Let’s talk Bavarian. Reinheitsgebot – The Old-School Beer Sheriff In 1516, while America was still thinking about buffalo and campfires, Bavaria wrote down the Reinheitsgebot: the German Beer…

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Brisket & Bier – A Love Story with Smoke and Foam

Ach du lieber, if I see one more poor soul drinking a watery light beer with Texas brisket, I might just drop my Brezn in the smoker out of protest. Brisket is the king of Texas BBQ, the Schwarzenegger of meats, and you pair it with something that tastes like it was filtered through a garden hose? Nein, meine Freunde – brisket deserves a beer with backbone. Brisket Meets Bier – Two Giants on the Plate Texas brisket is low…

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