FIGHT!!!! ALDI vs LIDL - Rheinbacher vs Perlenbacher

[@mnbv401]

Great review and a fantastic channel. It's great to watch someone who loves their beer and knows their stuff without being pretentious about it.

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Thanks very much, really appreciate that and you taking your time to watch. Cheers 🍻

[@DrLager2000]

Both are superb value, and the subjective value judgement will lie with the eye of the beholder. Personally, I'd go with the Perlenbacher as 4 cans for £2.99

[@jhpvids]

If you look at some of their beers and the imaging and the likeness it looks like some of the well-established brands. Actually some of them tastes pretty good and can hold their own against the other well-known brands. Very entertaining video my friend 👍🏾🍺😁

[@TheJimmyboy38]

Great review I have been telling anyone who cares to listen the Aldi beer is the best pilsner bar none better than anything coming from the British mass brewers

[@swigginstevesbargainbeerre1612]

Definitely agreed

[@murphyebass7837]

Absolutely. It’s far superior to the Perlenbacher which is far too sweet imo. Completely disagree with the bitterness he’s talking about. It’s the other way around.

[@douglasroethlin3839]

Love to see you review Wernesgruner if your Aldi sells it: I get it at my USA Aldi’s all the time and it’s my favorite !

[@tent7014]

Fuckin Hell........ in 2023 these beers are £1.40 ish PS for those listening in 2020 Covid was BS !

[@redknight9740]

Agreed brother

[@unityproject2279]

Enjoyed this review. Always pick these up as they are both awesome. The bier hooligan can't get enough of the perlenbacher. You can also got 4 Cans of perlenbacher in Lidl for stupid money. These 2 put many a big name lager to shame.

[@swigginstevesbargainbeerre1612]

Great review, these are both great beers I agree. I can't choose

[@flavourtasters]

It seems the brown bottles do better for preservation not only that but also unfiltered drinks

[@lymskiUK]

Would love your thoughts on if you see any difference in quality/flavour between the Rheiny in bottle Vs Can. Maybe it's psychological but for me the bottled stuff tastes a bit better...but the convenience of the wrapped 4 pack finds me always reaching for them during the Aldi shop

[@lymskiUK]

Didnt watch all the way before my comment...i have my answer! 😅

[@conorhulgraine]

I think I like Rheinbacher more it's also very low in calories and still 4.5 abv

[@obyartist]

Just tried the Perlenbacher and your right it is bitter and leaves an odd dryness to the pallet, not for me I will now go and find an Aldi to try the Rheinbacher but in the meantime I’m back on the Krombacher 🤪

[@alicemc8774]

Never had Rheinbacher, but definitely agree that Perlenbacher has that bitterness. I tried a pint-sized can of Perlenbacher from Lidl.

[@ENGLISHMURPHY]

same theres a lidl near me not an aldi

[@areyewell450]

I prefer aldi in general but I like perlenbacher beer better than rheinbacher. Good review!!!

[@jking4444]

I agree with your conclusions, Paul. Try Aldi's Galahad versus Lidl's Excelsior next. A real Welterweight battle...

[@Patrick-on2ty]

Greetz from Berlin

[@mezmanmerrill7412]

Aldi Rheinbacher is fantastic both the pilsner and Weiss beer. Always have some bottles in the fridge and my go to for a session. I tried some more “premium” pilsner but they don’t taste much better and for £1.20 in wales it can’t be beat.

[@philipgillam8975]

Totally agree there Weiss beer is my new go to beer

[@paddrivers]

Cold Perlenbacher in bottles for me mainly because I can grab on my way home from work . That said I'll give the Aldi one a go...would be rude not to🍻

[@paulmortal7611]

Great beer battle Paul. Love a cold Rheinbacher. Stay well

[@damian-795]

Agree with you the whole way , tried both.

[@legandrydirk]

Steinhauser I would say was the best German beer in Aldi I like Reinbacher to though

[@dang9269]

Good reveiw and bonus points for liking a awesome band

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Yeah man 🤘🏻

[@lukerogers151]

Killswitch is always my go to drinking music, especially the stuff with Jesse on vocals. Good taste, sir!

[@paulsbeerreviews]

I agree, I think I prefer Jesse on vocals but ‘As Daylight Dies’ is probably my favourite album of theirs....obviously with Howard on vocals. Either way, awesome band and good to speak to another fan Cheers 🍻

[@lukerogers151]

@@paulsbeerreviews My absolute favourite and what I consider a classic is Alive Or Just Breathing. That's usually my "go to" after a few drinks. Great to speak to you, too. Have a super weekend 🤘

[@Nickpaintbrush]

Great band ...Rose of Sharyn for me!

[@scottb5907]

Hi Paul, you need to review Lidl's new pilsner, Staravice. It's amazingly good for £1.25 a bottle. IMO it's probably the best non-craft supermarket pilsner, including those that are twice the price.

[@heathdrinks8968]

Good review, I was really looking forward to watching this one! I'm a fan of both these beers. And for budget beers they are so much better then a lot of the well known macro lagers. You can also get perlenbacher for £2.99 for 4 cans.

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Thanks mate. They must have been fresh out of cans in my local Lidl but I’ll try grab some next time. Are the cans the same ABV do you know?

[@heathdrinks8968]

@@paulsbeerreviews I'm sure they are the same ABV the last time I checked. And their cans are just as good as the bottle version.

[@AA-uf3bl]

No, they're not. The cans have 4.5% ABV and have never had any higher ABV. The same goes to Rheinbacher, whose cans also have 4.5% ABV. Rheinbacher in can smells and tastes much fresher than in bottle, to the extent that, to me, they tasted if they were two different beers.

[@darkgreen9098]

New sub, from the States

[@daveswinburne7946]

For some reason I now feel like purchasing a a KsE t-thirt. 🤔🤘😎🤘

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Haha, why not eh? Gotta keep the scene alive dude 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@daveswinburne7946]

@@paulsbeerreviews Very true dude. Before Lockdown 'Atonement' was on in my car a hell of a lot... Having said that, so was 'End of Heartache' and 'As Daylight Dies', with the occasional 'Alive or Just Breathing' too... Ah! The good old days... Yep, gotta keep scene alive & breathing dude. 🤘🤘 Anyway, I'll probably wait until after lockdown or when the shops are quiet before I walk up to my local German Supermarkets to try out Rheinbacker & Perlenbacker. 😁😁🍻

[@paulsbeerreviews]

‘Alive or just Breathing’ & ‘As daylight dies’ are metal masterpieces in my opinion. Everything they’ve done is awesome, to the point where it’s scandalous how underrated they are a band. Great drinking music too 👌🏻

[@AshesHereos]

Definitely Aldi's own Rhinebacher pilsner lager for me. In my opinion, Lidl's Perlenbacher has a chemical aftertaste. Rheinbacher has a crisp & citrus'y flavour, better packaging, & a brown bottle for added confidence.

[@barrypatton6424]

Have never tried the reinbacher but do prefer perlenbacher from the can probably due to that skunky smell. Love the killswitch shirt by the way.

[@Jhizzle2495]

great band killswitch, crazy times about the price now

[@stephentravis7416]

paul in my lidl trust me they dont stop on the shelves long !i contribute too that

[@alanjbennett3733]

Rheinbacher over perlenbacher any day but that's my opinion n mine alone as it is subjective. However, a bigger name supermarket, Tesco does a Czech pilsner that is just superb called Staropromen check that out. Great review.

[@TheHasselBoff]

Perlenbacher used to be 5% and in a brown bottle and produced in Germany and it was perfect. Then Lidl started producing it in France and putting it in green bottles and it tasted like arse. Aldi also did that with Rheinbacher for a while but went back to brown bottles, so I just buy Aldis now.

[@paulking5665]

I love Rheinbacher but not tried the bottles but the cans are 4.5% for some reason. We have not been to Aldi since the lockdown but thanks to a review you did of Holsten pils Paul I found my little local corner shop doing 8 x 500ml cans for £9 and i love it. Well, until i go back to Aldi for a trolley full of Rheinbacher!

[@AA-uf3bl]

Be careful about buying Rheinbacher in bottle version in a large quantity as you may regret it. Rheinbacher in can smells and tastes much fresher than in bottle, and the bottle version is not as smooth as the can version.

[@paulking5665]

@@AA-uf3bl Thanks i will stick to the cans, not had Rheinbacher for weeks as i have not been to Aldi. Had to go to Lidl and get Perlenbacher which is not as smooth as Rheinbacher

[@BenCFord]

Great review thank you. Would like you to do one on Aldi's Steinhauser lager also.

[@naneek800]

Why do they look so flat never seen a pilsner so flat,maybe temperature or the wrong glasses, both also give a much better head when poured correctly.

[@AlienMidget123]

Always been a fan of Rheinbacher, dont have an ALDI close to me, but do have a LIDL, not a big fan of the Perlenbacher though, I always go for the Galeroux these days. Nice standard lager

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Yeah I enjoy Galereux aswell

[@channelname5544]

Paul please review lidls Argus!!

[@paulsbeerreviews]

I’ll sort that for you. Cheers 🍻

[@sirpiesmasher8482]

Drink Perlenbacher regularly. The price and the taste is just great. Who is the Paramedic by the way?

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Ah you spotted the shirt hanging up there. That’s the Missus, she’s on the Ambulances in London.

[@sirpiesmasher8482]

@@paulsbeerreviews Awesome! I start Paramedic Science at Uni in January! Cannot wait!

[@peterlort5302]

Yeah lidl do the same multi can packs. The thing with both is they drop the abv to 4.5 on both in canned variety.

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Yes I’ve noticed the canned Rheinbacher is 4.5% but still very good.

[@peterlort5302]

I agree both great value for money. I tend to lead towards the cans for extra 1 for your money.

[@hannechihoussin2243]

You should to try Tunisia beer (CELTIA) good beer number one for all touriste cam to Tunisia 🇹🇳

[@grahammann1055]

Ok, just before I watch this, I'm sitting in Rheinys corner...........Let the fight begin

[@grahammann1055]

Yaaah, I won :-). Your right, the Rheinbacher is the best, but the Perlenbacher to be fair, is terrific value as well at 99p. the beer in the can version is lower proof as well, and you can tell, 4.5%, compared to the bottle version 4.8%. good review

[@chrisgreenthumb6906]

Good review. I do prefer Aldi’s rheinbacher it’s miles better and it’s made in Germany 🇩🇪

[@brianlynch8085]

Rheinbacher I prefer.. a great gardening beer!

[@paulsbeerreviews]

100% mate. After a day’s gardening there’s not many better beers to come home to.

[@AlexanderCooper1]

I prefer Perlenbacher (in the bottles - in 2024 the stuff in the cans is not the same beer)

[@captainmeatsadventures7954]

To be fair, is there a better supermarket lager then these two bad boys!! The taste is a knockout?

[@paulsbeerreviews]

The rest of the supermarkets should really have a crack at it shouldn’t they. They’re own brand lagers are piss poor in comparison.

[@captainmeatsadventures7954]

@@paulsbeerreviews oh god yes!! To be fair if u paid £5 for cans of Rheinbacher you would be happy!! They should sell it a 12 pack!!

[@richardhousechild7719]

You should review Feldshlosen from Asda (bottle is better than the cans), cracking beer made to the German purity law.

[@zandvoort8616]

Is Perlenbacher still worth getting as I heard the quality had gone down?

[@paulsbeerreviews]

I’ve not had it for a while so I’m not sure if those rumours are true

[@zandvoort8616]

@@paulsbeerreviews and he didn’t sanitise before his drinks breaks and or before entering the gym and before/after using each piece of equipment and there was no reason to take his mask off either.

[@paulsbeerreviews]

You’ve lost me now

[@captainmeatsadventures7954]

Thanks for this video as i am off to Aldi!!

[@paulsbeerreviews]

You’re welcome mate, enjoy

[@captainmeatsadventures7954]

@@paulsbeerreviews Reiny is now my go to beer!! got one of the Wheat Beers and Medusa Ruby Ale! You reviewed them?? They had new beers from Hop Foundation. U ever had a beer by them??

[@davidorchard5948]

I’m drinking the lids one now says made in Dublin and don’t say made with the finest ingredients must’ve changed it from when you made this video

[@DAZRIDER-PARANORMAL]

Wow (99p) I could only find cans in Aldi supermarket 4 cans £3.54p. 4.5%

[@markwarnberg9504]

The Perlenbacher sold here in Sweden say´s "Made In Germany".

[@johnsonsteven664]

Both good but steinhauser is Aldi’s best German beer

[@geoff64709]

Rhienbacker for me to , but I do all my shop at lidl since lockdown i don't wonder to Aldi so I've bought a 18 case of perlenbacher .Good review enjoyed it thanks 😀

[@ranj4257]

Just on the perlenbacher today

[@MrGillystar]

German got a 7.5 and Franchman got a 6.

[@CharlesJenkins-be2cv]

Sounds accurate

[@barrybradshaw7925]

Skunky smell equalls light struck, every beer should be in brown bottle

[@Deludedposting]

Rheinbacher is so much better

[@michaelcummings4391]

Very good review, both most excellent pills and much maligned on rating websites. Funny how most KZbin reviews are favourable, as most point out, for the money you can't go wrong and much better examples of the style than a lot of the meh offered by abinbev and the like

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Thanks very much. I’ve always enjoyed them both. Unfortunately there’s a bit of snobbery in the beer world and decent products like this are too often overlooked unnecessarily. Cheers 🍻

[@JGB2510]

Rheinbacher for me Paul

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Agreed mate.

[@danb1926]

pelbacher looks gossier

[@danb1926]

ur taste seems to be better obviously that's what matters

[@basja1323]

Sorry buddy but here this is bum juice cause our macros aren't much more. But don't ask what I have to pay for a Bud or Coors Light

[@mapleleafer74]

Love the tee, KSE!