The Two ASDA Lagers That Are Fantastic Value For Money , Höchste Brauerei Feldschlösschen Lager

[@Hereward47]

The comments section on these videos is genuinely informative, not something that can be said for most KZbin channels. Cheers chaps

[@claasheitmann8979]

Both brands are owned by the TCB Group wich is a German Brewery Group. TCB started by buying the Frankfurter Brauerei in Frankfurt. They than expanded by buying regional breweries from the big players. They bought Brasserie Champigneulles from Scottish&Newcastle in 2006. In 2011 they bought Feldschlosschen Dresden from Carlsberg and in 2016 they bought Gilde Hanover from ABInbev. They keep producing those beers for the regional markets and for ASDA apperently :D... They are also brewing the store brand beers for supermarkets in France and Germany.

[@robrn1975]

Does that mean it's a good beer?

[@redDevilET]

0:18 Your comment on cost of living reminded me of an old russian joke: "- Daddy, daddy! I heard the alcohol prices are going up! Does it mean you will drink less? - No, it means you will eat less"

[@chrisalfred7549]

Bought some Feldschlösschen today and am now drinking the second of the evening. I am not normally a lager drinker but this is such fantastic value for a very acceptable clean brew.

[@daviebevan]

It's half nine in the morning and I am drinking Feldschlobchen from Asda. I used to drink Krombacher daily but due to gut problems, I have cut it out. Move over Krombacher, Feldschlobchen has taken your place. This is as good as Krombacher, and a lot cheaper. Thanking you for making me aware of this beer😊

[@robrn1975]

I buy Dresden if I've stepped into asda for me Warsteiner. Its just over a quid and brewed in France 🇫🇷 it tastes a lot like Rheinsbacher, which is a good thing. End of the month, decent, natural purity lager. And youre completley right about The German Purity law. GOD BLESS THE GERMANS

[@tobyjackman3212]

_•Carbonation pushes the beer around the inside of the mouth, releasing more of that flavour_ _•Little bit of bitterness on the back end_ _•Now then..._ Truly a RACB bingo classic

[@jontalbot1]

Two great recommendations. Off to Asda tomorrow to celebrate Ipswich winning at Watford tonight

[@PALWE]

Did you try mate

[@jontalbot1]

@@PALWE Yeah, decent l thought but l don’t normally shop there and it’s not better than ALDIs Rheinbacher. Home Bargains are selling Pilsner Urquell at £1.89 a bottle right now but hurry cos l notice it’s selling fast.

[@tomwilliams7391]

It's good to see a main UK supermarket get these lagers in for a good price.....Asda are desperate to take over from Sainsbury's to become number two supermarket in the UK....I've noticed big improvements across the stores, loads of new products, also hopefully if Asda get good value continental lager, the other 3 big supermarkets will follow!

[@simonkirk1610]

Good morning Simon. Perhaps you can do a Feldschlößchen Dresden from Asda vs Steinhauser from Aldi video soon? I picked up a pack of Steinhauser for the first time yesterday and will be drinking them Friday night round my friend's house.Thanks for the Home Bargains American Red Ale recommendation too!

[@Rob-e4f]

Champigneulles French Lager at 5.5% is the closest you will get to real belgium Stella Artois available in this country. Its not the best beer but it beats any of the mass produced Inbev supermarket lagers available in UK and of course is alot stronger how continental lager should be! 🍺

[@danw7198]

Will have to go down to Asda and get a fleeejrlderbebshlodeneeberchen beer 🍺

[@ArcAudios77]

Drank them both years ago now, still buying them. Easy. Decent. Best wishes you have sent for you & Family & the Channel. Regards from Western Scotland.

[@DrLager2000]

You've just talking me into a trip down the ASDAL. Will get some more of that Englemans stuff from Lithuania too whilst I there.

[@pauljones5066]

I buy that Feldschlösschen all the time, its cheap and very nice beer

[@nigelwatson2750]

There's not much that I miss about living in England. That said, these two beers in Asda are things that I used to buy, and would still buy. The Feldschlößchen reminded me of Pilsner Urquell. In a taste test I think that the Feldschlößchen would beat both the Aldi and Lidl produced own brand lagers that are brewed in Germany

[@Hereward47]

I’m pretty most of Aldi and Lidl “German lagers” are brewed in France

[@nigelwatson2750]

They say brewed in Germany@@Hereward47

[@poutramos4826]

In our Lidl in Cyprus they have a Perlenbacher Bayerisches Helles beer, .5l for 78c. I'm pretty sure it would have to be brewed in Bavaria although there's nothing on the tin to say where it's brewed. It's not half bad. I used to drink Feldschloßen from Asda too but there's nothing I miss about England 😂

[@nigelwatson2750]

It's quite shocking when you go back to England to visit, and you realise that Britain has regressed back into a developing country. The quality of life for most Brits is now extremely poor. @@poutramos4826

[@jasonpratt927]

Had both these moons ago, Champenuells was very decent 👍

[@dansharpe2364]

Thanks for that mate, I'll be picking up some of the Feldschlösschen this evening.

[@Jayjayuk12345]

i used to drink both of these about 6 or 7 years ago, they were my fav budget lagers back then, along with cans of the Biere De Luxe . Had a bit of nostalgia watching this, not sure why i stopped buying them but I had forgotten about these completely. Think it was around the time i got my perfect draft... If i recall correctly that Champigneulles used to have a shiny gold label. Will grab them again next time i'm out shopping.

[@daniel_shields]

“I’ve spent a lot my time drinking lager for you guys” 😭

[@garrydunn6793]

Excellent review as usual I'll be heading to asda tomorrow. cheers 🍻

[@chrishawes7430]

Both £1.10 in our Asda in the North the German one is a quality lager and the price point 2 bottles for the price of one bottle of Worstiener it’s a no brainer

[@robrn1975]

3 x warsteiner for 6 quid Or 4 for 6.60 Pretty good value

[@billguyan1913]

I've a glass of Feldschlosschen in my hand now so I called you up for your views - I've done that before but just refreshing my memory. Definitely a real bargain. I've tried Champigneulles before too. I think your assessments correspond to what I think about them. 🍺

[@john4013]

OK I’ll go to Asda and try both these beers, as you said it’s not a lot of money, Cheers

[@thenovello-pugh]

Whilst in France on holiday last summer, I took some time to read the ingredients of the French brewed (mainstream) lagers for sale on their supermarket shelves. Most had glucose syrup added. As Si says, I looked to the floor level shelves and bought Paulaner instead...

[@philrenwick5737]

Interesting video, going to give the Feldschlossen a try! Why not do the same for the bargain beers at Tesco? Bavarra Dutch brewed 4.3% 500ml at £1.50 and Rosa Blanca 3.4% 660ml at £1.60 brewed by Damm in Barcelona

[@Sabhail_ar_Alba]

Asda sell their own branded continental Pilsner (5% ABV) and it's pretty good - taste and price.

[@MrJohnQCitizen]

Thanks Si you've just reminded me why I stopped drinking Champignuelles back in 2016. It's pronunciation not pronounciation btw

[@frankseyen9156]

Im realy curious about the french brewed Feldschlößchen. It was long time brewed in Braunschweig and in Dresden. They both tasted different because of different water and yeast. Now it's only brewed in Dresden, the brewery in Braunschweig was sold to Oettinger that produce the cheap brand 5.0 and supermarket brands like Schultenbräu (Aldi Nord), Falkenfelser (Netto) or Turmbräu (Penny) in that brewery now.

[@Nik2555]

I went to konigslutter in the summer on holiday and visited the lutter spring where they still have the sign for duckstein and feldschlopchen when they used to brew at Braunschweig! I got a bottle of the bock which was decent

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

It’s a German company

[@PaulDavies-w7r]

Hello Simon, loving the videos, getting a lot more interested in beer. Could you do a video explaining the different tastes between different styles of beers/ales. Such as the difference between helles, pilsner IPA, stout, porter etc. Maybe with decent examples of each type to go and try?

[@realaleguide]

Great suggestion! Cheers

[@William-Anderson]

Feldschlösschen I thought was decent for the price. Makes a good back up beer for when you run out of your usual stuff.

[@stevecharlton145]

The dresdner for the money, £1.10 I payed. Is top drawer. Unbelievable for the money when you consider loads of that brewed under licence beer is terrible. Great vid again

[@bags83]

I spotted a new lager in Sainsbury’s yesterday called Via Roma in both bottles and cans, looks pretty decent. Maybe worth a try.

[@benno19891]

I was one of the ones pushing the FELDY. Really good beer worth its salt for sure. I dont really like the other, when you drink too much of it ,it gives you a cheap alcohol headache. Please go to a Sainsbury's and review al the schneider Weisse beer. It is literally the best beer i have ever had!

[@katystulow8143]

Love me a feldslochhen, apologies for spelling, problem is they don't have a large allocation of them and they disappear quick, you have not helped matters sir! 😏🍻

[@thebeermonsterreviews]

Did the same battle both cracking value mate great vid cheers bosh

[@stephengreen3367]

Asda do 4x500ml cans of Feldschlosschen for £3.65. That's 91p for 500ml which is crazy money for a beer of that quality. I used to drink the Champigneulles as well a few years ago when it was 5.7% abv but then they changed the recipe and reduced the strength and it wasn't so good any more.

[@Coxy-b34]

Also in Asda, 4x330ml cans of Champigneulles used to be £2.49 but my local doesn't stock the cans of either beer anymore. ☹

[@robrn1975]

Does the canned lager taste as good as the bottled?

[@Coxy-b34]

@@robrn1975 To myself, the Feldschosshen in cans doenst taste as good as the bottles I've drunk recently, although I could be mistaken as its a while ago since I drank the cans. The Champigneulles seems to taste the same in can and bottles though.

[@stephengreen3367]

​@@robrn1975 To be honest I've only ever drunk the Feldschlosschen in cans. Tasted good to me. Perhaps I should try a bottle.

[@cronchy6163]

These are good value beers I agree the Feldy is better. that and rhinebacher makes a weekly appearance in my fridge. I tend to go for the german type lagers these days as they give me far less of a hangover.

[@mrcynicalgooner]

I've had the Feldschlösschen in cans before and thought it was dreadful. The Asda French style biere de luxe is pretty decent though

[@TisPete]

Is glucose the same as brewing syrup? I know one ale brewer that seems to use a lot of brewing syrup.

[@danc3868]

Amazing value at 3.65 for a 4-pack and 1.10 a bottle. Better than aldi/lidl on price.

[@Martin-lp4yg]

Its Feldschlossen! lol...used to be 4.9 when it first appeared in Asda....

[@london_TC]

Don't know if you've seen but Lidl are doing a San Miguel rip-off now. Saw it in store yesterday

[@matthewhigson1232]

ẞ is pronounced as a hard double S, I avoided saying SS cos they don't like being reminded

[@matt__williams]

I recently found the Feldy and really like it, especially at £3.69 for 4x500ml cans. It’s a shame it’s always out of stock.

[@CoreyLad-yf7tq]

When you say 2 finger now something else pops in my head 😆👍

[@PALWE]

Fish soup?

[@ProTroll_UK]

That’s proper hilarious, no really!

[@CoreyLad-yf7tq]

@@ProTroll_UK nobody likes you or interested in what you have to say 😆

[@essexlad8151]

If a company can export a good beer to a uk supermarket in a brown bottle for as little as that... There's no excuse!

[@GavinBrooksbank]

both brewed at the same place i believe. the feldschlosschen may be not too bad but what they're doing there is no different from whats happening with the likes of cruzcampo, san miguel etc. an inferior brew made cheaper in a different country and made to trick us

[@essexlad8151]

True, still rather have it over a Carlsberg etc.

[@TorstenBioMedic]

Really enjoy the channel. I've just got into lagers. I try all of your recommendations. My absolute favourite is the Paulaner Hell lager.

[@Jobeyonekenobi]

@alex Paulaner for me too!

[@TorstenBioMedic]

@@Jobeyonekenobi Majestic is the cheapest I can find, where do you get yours?

[@robrn1975]

My next brew this evening. Prefer pulsners, but good full bodied bready beer.

[@Coxy-b34]

Champigneulles 5.5% for £1.10 is great value but more importantly I really enjoy drinking it.

[@benno19891]

The Feldy, is a really good beer im glad asda only think its worth £1.10

[@jasonpratt927]

Question for Simon, having a look in Tesco recently I noticed Krombacher and Warsteiner both contain Hop Extract. Would that not conform to the German Purity Law ?

[@robrn1975]

Surely not. That would be a breach.

[@andrewlea3796]

@@robrn1975 Why?

[@IainLucey1972]

1.20 for the 5.5 champ..... lager in asda now, 10p cheaper than the 4.6% other one.... please explain ???

[@essexlad8151]

Just purchased these two at Asda for £1.10 each standard price. Two lovely beers for the price that piss all over stella and the like.

[@jdgonzo1982]

so where can I find the best IPA ale for the best price??? Have you done a Value For Money ale vid?? i'm really struggling to find a good ale to bulk buy...

[@Rich.Aardvark]

I like to drink Kronenbourg Red 4.2% and the Kanterbräu 4.2% pale lager when im in france. There 1664 is a lot nicer and the same strength at the champigneulles

[@andrewcarr5923]

I'll give the French syrup a swerve and stick with the German which is ok for the price.

[@Rich.Aardvark]

Agreed

[@robrymond]

Makes you wonder why Aldi and Lidl charge so much now for the equivalent beer at £1.49 a bottle.

[@Stouffer13]

Asda do some great beer deals. I like both these lagers but if you want the real bargain things like 3 packs of 10x440ml Heineken for £23 currently on offer. Works out at 87p for 500ml, or under a quid a pint. Way cheaper than either of these.

[@essexlad8151]

Yes, but you'd have to drink Heineken.

[@Stouffer13]

​@@essexlad8151 😁 horses for courses. I find Heineken to be one of the better mainstream lagers. YMMV. Love it or hate it you can't deny it's cheap for a 5% beer.

[@essexlad8151]

​@@Stouffer13It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't nearly always skunked.

[@Stouffer13]

@@essexlad8151 agreed but the offer is for cans not bottle's.

[@robrn1975]

Heineken though. Next you'll be recommending carlsberg. Or worse Carling.

[@TrancetasticWilza]

It's a shame Asda isn't close to me. They sound good...

[@theefishlippedone]

Champs is alright for the price

[@nicholasmignot1648]

I've always wondered when you do beer reviews on a Monday morning, do you smash all of the beers afterwards and spend the rest of the day in a coma? 🤭

[@nicholasmignot1648]

I think I'd find it really hard to stop once I've started

[@london_TC]

@@nicholasmignot1648 a video of a day in the life of a beer reviewer would be really interesting!

[@paulb7964]

ß is a schaffers s .... its a double s Therefore schloßen is schlossen.

[@WolfmanWoody]

Asda are ripping you off where you are. They're both £1.10 at ours. The ß is pronounced a 'ss'. So it's like Feldschlosschen in essence, like in your title. Like with Straße (Strasse) for street. As for the French one, the 'g' is pronounced like a 'y'. So it's like Champiy-nuelle. Drop the s at the end, I believe. When I worked in the Nederlands they always tested me on pronouncing Scheveningen. I got close, but it's like a lot of newscasters can't pronounce Llandudno. I do agree with your analysis. The FeldSchosschen wins outright. I have lots in the garage now. And you can get 4 x 440 cans for £3.65. BARGAIN!

[@chrisward1666]

I take it you don’t live in Wales, we have to suffer minimum unit pricing.

[@Coxy-b34]

Welsh beer tax.

[@Coxy-b34]

It's actually 4 x 500ml for £3.65, even better value for money😏

[@WolfmanWoody]

@@Coxy-b34 To pay for all the new 20mph signs I guess. 😉

[@WolfmanWoody]

@@Coxy-b34 And you're so right. Just checked the ones I bought on Monday.

[@jameshoughton9319]

I mean these cheap continental largest are far far superior to the British brewed pond water we normally get

[@robrn1975]

Try M&S own German and czech lagers It gives a bit of history on the can Both from old established breweries in respected countries.

[@Doupyourflies]

Depressing isn't it, they're still lying about beer origin. Even more depressing is a nation more famous for it's wine is thrashing us at beer too.

[@PALWE]

👍🏼

[@ronniechambers2555]

Despite the good review, not sure I could buy a German beer brewed in France. Nothing to do with taste, just a principle thing. I wouldn't drink a foreign lager brewed in the UK as opposed to its country of origin, therefore I can't buy this either, otherwise I would be a hypocrite.

[@Coxy-b34]

You're over thinking it. Nobody is suggesting it's prime quality, brewed in Germany lager, it's decent quality and certainly very drinkable at an extremely competitive price. At the very least it's worth a pint at £1.10. Otherwise stick to imported German beer at 3 or 4x the price.

[@tobyjackman3212]

Fair point

[@brianjohnstone394]

Not that cheap in Scotland thanks to police state government SNP

[@Coxy-b34]

As i recall, you preferred the Feldschlösschen when you reviewed these two previously. So you are consistent in that respect. Although you do seem to be more enthusaustic about both of them this time around, perhaps due to their value and the fact that you're more into your lagers these days.