Beer expert blind judges "good" macro beer | The Craft Beer Channel

[@shawshankzak1153]

The joy of living in Bavaria and being able to get an Augustiner for less than 90 cents. Delicious and cheap.

[@ww3032]

Ya I was kinda disappointed it was rated so poorly. It’s definitely no Pilsner urqell but it’s a pretty good beer.

[@rscott2247]

I think you Bavarian Deutschlander volk are just spoiled mit all those excellent wheat, lager, pilsner beers. Wo ist de knipie- beer heir beer hier order ich val ohm !

[@JohnnyExpat]

I share the disappointment... Augustiner Helles is one of my favourite - I'm happy to pay £35 for 12 of them! A lovely summer beer.

[@mattmcgriff5952]

Did he not rate it second with only Urquell rating higher? Love an Augustiner, especially in the Keller.

[@Amphibax]

As someone from Bavaria I can Augustiner Hell is mid a best, lot of mostly smaller breweries with better beer around

[@samuelcafc]

The first video of this series may have been the first craft beer channel video I watched and I have binged the rest of it since. Special thanks for your prague and czech republic guide I went to pretty much all your recommendations had some great urquells and craftys. I even managed to smuggle some 1 litre unpasteurised unfiltered urquell crowlers home :D

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Amazing! Glad we could help!

[@pabloherrera8964]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel if the video would have parts with beer names and the final spreadheet somewhere accessible, I would subscribe. But it's pretty sloppy production. Unscribe.

[@devinbyrnes8058]

For YEARS as my friends insisted I was weird for preferring Beer in Cans. I will vindicated by this video.

[@RedSoxFanatic4Life]

The first video, trying “bad” beers, was when I found the channel. I’ve been enjoying it ever since. Keep up the great work.

[@bernieadams6606]

I have drunk sooooo much Stiegl over the past 10 years. My mrs is from Austria. Lovely to see it rated highly

[@Doupyourflies]

Love these blind tastings. Takes balls. Well done on Pilsner Urquell.

[@Wargh182]

I've had this idea that you are welcome to make happen. Review £1 bottles of ale, all the usual suspects like spitfire, Banks Bitter, Greene king IPA etc. and others like like Ringwood Razorback and Wychwood fire catcher. drank many of these over the years but I would love to compare them together.

[@JosesAmazingWorlds]

A lot of good stuff in those you named.

[@leehaseley2164]

Cracking idea! All cheap 🍻 🍺 🍻

[@timregester1173]

Not sure Greene King qualifies as Craft Beer, it never sees a hop, having been made with hop oil and is a pale shadow of its former self (as it was before it changed in the 1980's perhaps). The rest of the list is good because they are readily and cheaply available in Iceland(the UK store not the country) and Aldi in the UK. Definitely try Adnams Dry hopped lager and Adnams Kobolo lager. (never tried the latter actually).

[@kenstewart3607]

Greene King IPA is the closest thing to “troll” beer I’ve had. The label calls it an IPA, but close your eyes and it’s indistinguishable from an ordinary bitter.

[@JohnBuckmaster]

Spitfire is 1 pound? Here in Alberta, Canada, Spitfire Amber is like $4/can O.o

[@bandsbikesandboozereviews]

What you have to remember is that a lot of these decent beers are brewed over here in the UK with UK ingredients. I don't care what you say, they taste different to the native brews. Staropramen for example is brewed by Molson-Coors in Burton on Trent so you can imagine there'll be corners cut in the UK. I've tasted it over here and in the Czech Republic and they taste very different. Same goes for Lowenbrau which is also brewed over here and Germany by (I think, Carlsberg). To me the two taste completely different. Fortunately, as far as I know, Pilsner Urquell and Budvar are still brewed in the Czech Republic and exported to the UK.

[@jonnyedge7094]

This is a very good point, I’d love to know if they checked where some of these are brewed before grading. Estrella from the UK is very different to how it is in Barcelona, or so I thought anyway!

[@samshepherd26]

Same thing over here in Australia, if you read the small print on the labels most of these brands say brewed under licence in Sydney from imported ingredients by such and such brewery. I think some of the beers benefit from being brewed here because beer doesn't travel well but some of them are not drinkable. Stella Artois in Australia tastes like arse, Stella arse. Heineken made here is delicious, it's on par or better than the import Heineken.

[@deanzaZZR]

The Asahi we get over here in the US is usually imported from Italy of all places. Kirin is brewed by AB in LA. They do not taste like the originals back in Japan.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Hey thanks for raising this. We talk this all through in our podcast, the Bubble. However, it is important to note that the breweries who contract brew put the beers through rigorous tasting tastes - including much more stringent blind taste tests - to check on the beer. So while I do agree it makes a difference where the beer is made, I do think that the beer should be within a few percentage points of the original. And the breweies would claim they are. So we should not excuse them when they aren't. This is, according to drinkers, the same beer.

[@jetpark3743]

Aussie beers are bad

[@FordyA29]

Minor feedback: can you keep the name of the beer you're talking about on the screen the whole time you discuss it? This kinda long, almost all talking video is (for me) better watched while multitasking and its annoying have to rewind or wait for that name shot to know what you're talking about.

[@s3069402]

Yeh bro. He's going to take the video down,edit it, and re-upload to your liking cause you prefer to multitask and not watch the video. Jog on champion

[@qwertyg10]

@@s3069402 just offering an opinion 🤷

[@quinnfell3824]

​@@s3069402shut up bruv. The guy was just giving feedback for future videos. Go eat rocks

[@Billiamwoods]

​@@s3069402 Him: "Hey, if you could do this minor thing in the future, it would make the videos easier to watch, thanks" You: "YOU ENTITLED MOTHERFUCKER!!! YOU WANT HIM TO TAKE DOWN THE VIDEO, DELETE HIS CHANNEL, EAT GLASS SHARDS, SKIN HIS FAMILY DOG ALL BECAUSE YOU LIKE WATCHING VIDEOS WHILE DOING SOMETHING ELSE??? MAY THE LORD SMITE YOU FOR YOUR INDOLENCE" also, like, two year old comment lol

[@alstrong5115]

⁠@@s3069402 he’s going to do that, but it is constructive viewer feedback. Content creators can often value this and since the OP worded their comment politely it’s easy for the content creators to ignore if they don’t

[@maxleyen2292]

Every year I got to Austria, and buy a million bottles of Stiegl. By far my favorite beer. Birra moretti is my second favorite.

[@Tatterdash71]

Your love of Pilsner Urquell has really rekindled it for me as well! Also saves me a little money too as it's cheaper than many Ontario Craft Beers.

[@K0k3sak]

Now you got me wondering, how much is Pilsner Urquell in Ontario?

[@Tatterdash71]

@@K0k3sak $2.90 CAD

[@NARKYCZ]

​@@Tatterdash71Thats really good price. Here in CZ the price is arround 23-27CZK for 0.5l bottle(just around the one dollar which is 24CZK) so the price for a beer that is exported to the other side of the planet being only about 2times higher is really good imo.

[@arp201267]

Great stuff! Love Pilsner Urquell (and Budvar) and Birra Moretti is definitely my favourite macro lager on draught.

[@ronanmcconnellable]

Great video! I can't believe Augistinier Hell is considered Macro! So hard to get in Ireland. The best Helles I've ever had! Loafy goodness!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

They make well over 1 million hectolitres! Mad to think, but the brewery is HUGE.

[@CTPAsports]

A million hectalitres and he germans are still able to drink it all before they're able to get it on the ships!

[@tam78271]

You need to try augustiner edelstoff or their special batch for the Oktoberfest, even better

[@lightoftheworld417]

Had the Oktoberfest last October was a orgasm in my mouth. On another note I love Dunkel and their Dunkel was really disappointing for me.

[@jonnyedge7094]

I can smell it in the city when they’re brewing it! (Hi from München!)

[@larrydavidbowie]

I have a friend who used to do beer advertising and they did an American lager blind taste test in their office. I was surprised to find out Miller Lite won. Great series.

[@davidellis6468]

Luvin the old school Skip Crisps reference! King of crisps! It's really interesting with no expectations on what the beer is, what has good taste vs what is expected. Brilliant fun to watch.

[@danieltaylor3737]

I feel in love with Stiegel on a holiday to Austria back in 2008. Wonderful on tap.

[@Renejansie]

challenge accepted. for me as a dutchman one of my favourite lagers is Hertog Jan pilsner. so if you ever are making a video about lagers from The Netherlands this is one to take in consideration. keep up this kind of videos

[@Joinen]

Would love to see the Japanese macro episode you mentioned, or even Australian macro lager. Australian macro beers are often not talked about internationally (must be hard to find) other than Fosters, which is not really considered Australian beer to Australians. On that note, here in Australia, Asahi bottles are brewed in Australia (used to be China) though the 500ml cans are brewed in Japan. I feel that they are very different beers and the Japanese brewed ones are far better. Would be worth trying to track down beers brewed from the actual source country for "region themed" episodes (or better yet, try to include both?).

[@reubnn]

i completely share your opinion on the asahi bottles vs cans, the cans are miles better aye

[@palindrone]

On the Japanese macro point, I'd be keen to see how some of the low/no-malt happoshu "beers" fair. In my experience they're absolute rubbish and taste almost identical despite new ones seeming to be released every other day. Curious if it's just me.

[@formdissolve]

No VB longnecks?

[@FunkyFyreMunky]

Just looked at a bottle I'm currently drinking and I just learned that, in the UK, Asahi is brewed and bottled in Italy by Birra Peroni.

[@reubnn]

@@FunkyFyreMunky yeah you definitely need to try and get your hands on some of the Japanese stuff, it’ll change your life 😂

[@nopenopenein8243]

Great video - thank you for doing it. I must admit that this is a bit more interesting to me than tasting some obscure beers that many people might not even find in their local craft beer stores ever. Would definitely love to see you taste more macro beers and explore different local options. Good macro beer is a category i'm really excited about and I think that many people overlook it. As for the video - i'm happy to see asahi score good. A pretty unique beer that is easy to find and super smashable. I kinda like Estrella for the same reason but totally understand why so many people dislike it.

[@darthtruk7206]

Thanks for the tip on the Pilsner Urquell! Currently enjoying one!

[@MegaNassu]

Augustiner was my favourite lager, until I got to know northern German pils, which are quite bitter. My favourite is Jever, but also Flensburger is very nice.

[@andyhiggy]

Seeing Jonny look a little fresh has got me hankering for another drink along live show. Cracking video again. Love and beer.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha yeah we need to get out ass in gear and do another! Will announce soon!

[@jasuindiloan]

preach

[@lukasrivola426]

Great video as always, well done. Pilsner for sure is the top one and definitely the best macro lager from the Czech Republic. (It does come in green bottles in the Czech Republic, sometimes there is a skunky aroma, rarely though - brown bottles are only made for export, strangely it also tastes different from a can than bottle.) Once again thanks for the great content.

[@otto253]

Pilsnerds go to hell. Branik boys for life

[@lordmuhehe4605]

@@otto253 Said no one ever. Braník is godawful.

[@otto253]

@@lordmuhehe4605 objectively wrong. At least it isn't staropramen from the smichov small

[@markvonwisco7369]

It warmed my heart to see Stiegl score so well. I spent two years at the Uni Salzburg. I drank a lot of Stiegl. My favorite Salzburg beer was Austinerbräu from Kloster Mülln freshly tapped from wooden barrels at their beer hall.

[@mymic208]

Great video! Glad to see my favourite Augustina do so well blind! Your lager videos do so well, I think it would be awesome to see you review the 6 Munich breweries hells, blind, along with a few popular bavarian breweries, like ayinger, andechs, and tergensee. Would be very interesting to see what comes up top!

[@Robdunne25]

Would still like to see a blind comparison of uk brewed vs original continental brewed versions of the ‘same’ beer. Happy my opinion on Stiegl was validated though.

[@mikeelliott886]

fyi, everything you think tastes good is valid 😁

[@waxingmiracle]

I would le to see that too. I have complained for years about how contnental recipies brewed here taste awful.

[@mcnichollsdj]

@@waxingmiracle Had a bottle of Indian beer Lal Toofan in a restaurant - went down a treat. Ordered a second one, but it was like a different beer. Brewed in the UK.

[@Hawksandlagers]

From Minnesota and love Pilsner Urquell. Local brewery has it on tap with proper glassware, and local bottle shop gets regularly.

[@popeymadethis]

So I found this video (along with the channel which I love) 9 months ago and set out to find and try all of the beers on this list (the 8 or so I hadn’t ever tried). 9 months on and Pilsner Urquell has become my absolute favourite pilsner of all time (to the point where I changed which supermarket I shop at so I can buy it when in stock). I just wanted to say thank you Johnny for introducing this wonderful beer into my life. It may have been years before I had tried it (given that it’s relatively difficult to find) had it not been for this video making me seek it out.

[@boblanaranja]

Would definitely love to see an episode dedicated to all the cheap lagers of Mexico.

[@derekcoldwell6538]

Same! Also Canadian beers!!

[@bobjohnson1633]

Modelo negra is all you need.

[@harvey2609]

​@@derekcoldwell6538 Definitely 🇨🇦

[@nicksheedy958]

New fan who discovered your channel from the first viral video, bit of feedback from me would be to have the screen more zoomed in when you're inputting the scores, I'm on my phone and have to squint a bit even full screen. Loving the content and glad I discovered your channel 🍻

[@arp201267]

Next time you should do a blind tasting of UK craft lagers vs traditional German/Czech beers.

[@marcb7571]

Spot on not sure what you think of Grolsch.. but it’s my go to summer beer by the lake!!

[@mitchcooley4171]

Would love to see an Australian version with XXXX Gold, XXXX Bitter, VB, Carlton Draught, crown lager, Toohey’s Old and New and any others, we’ve got a few down here

[@Spaxcore]

Fosters.

[@DanielVsHurricane]

Could also add Great northern, James Boags, Stone and Wood, Coopers

[@mitchcooley4171]

@@Spaxcore nice try but I won't bite

[@Spaxcore]

@@mitchcooley4171 😂

[@JCFlyingV98]

100% would love to see Great Northern and Stone and Wood in there, very popular. Maybe some more niche breweries like 4 Pines or Your Mates too

[@PlastoJoe]

Staropramen was the beer that made me start drinking beer. I will say that it's far better on tap than it is bottled.

[@tossaja]

Yeah it's alright from a can too. Maybe this bottle was gone bad somehow.

[@ianlaker9161]

I breathed a sigh of relief at Pilsner Urquell. A glorious beer that I once tried to clone, decoction and all.

[@Ravishrex1]

Tafel Larger

[@ianlaker9161]

@@Ravishrex1 Lager

[@johnstevenson4194]

Stiegl is fantastic! It brings back great memories of Austria!

[@J4g3r]

I used to drink Asahi pretty regularly when we got the version brewed in Japan and I loved it. Most of what you get now which is easily accessible is brewed in Italy and it just doesn't taste the same to me.

[@ovivargas397]

That's because the water in Italy is truly questionable unlike water in New York, California, Maine, Vermont & Wisconsin,

[@RH-ut7qv]

When did we get the Japanese version?

[@J4g3r]

@@RH-ut7qv Years ago now, it was when the glass bottles were a different shape and 660ml instead of 500ml like they are now - Those were brewed in Japan then. If you want the version brewed in Japan now look out for 350ml cans instead of 330ml.

[@RH-ut7qv]

@@J4g3r pretty sure the 660ml bottles were brewed in Kent.

[@deanzaZZR]

I can put a date on it. I was a grad student in San Diego 1988-1990. Asahi was a go to party beer and was available at Trader Jose's at bargain pricing.

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

13:00 oohh... I hope he likes Warsteiner! ... One of my all time favs!

[@jano1574]

Oh boy I'd love to see blind reactions to Jever, with how bitter (yet absolutely delicious imo) that stuff is. Very cool video, thanks for making it!

[@heindaddel7074]

Yes, Jever! It used to be the most bitter beer anyone could imagine! How things have changed... Also really great on tap if you can get it! A lot of north German beers are on the bitter side, unfortunately they toned that down in the past two or three decades. Love Flensburger, Dithmarscher, even have a soft spot for Beck's (you appreciate the smell if you grow up near the Dutch border...).

[@lordofhousestewart1821]

Yes Jever is a good one

[@petertoplak2421]

I agree with Jever, it is good stuff! I also quite enjoy Bitburger and Radeberger. To me these three are definitely a step above the usual lagers. It would be nice to see them in the next review.

[@ChaingunCassidy]

The first video in the series is what brought me to the channel, I am always looking for more channels to watch on BeerTube.

[@grayjinghutongz8393]

Asahi is extremely light and watery. Tasted one of the premium Asahis at the brewery in Fukuoka and it was great. Sapporo is the best Japanese macrobrew. It's like a nice craft lager. Would love to hear what taster thinks.

[@whiskyboi312]

I personally prefer Kirin Ichiban, but to each his/her/their own.

[@sanmiguel4019]

Sapporo Yebisu is also great!!!

[@5.0gt2]

@@whiskyboi312 What about Suntory beer?

[@paddynesbitt1538]

@@whiskyboi312 I was hoping someone would mention Kirin Ichiban. It's one of my favourite lagers ever. :-D

[@kentpaynter1350]

@@whiskyboi312 well, it is number one for a reason. haha

[@MCFS]

I don't often comment, but the previous video you mentioned going viral caused me to find this channel, and I have been loving it ever since. Also helps that you have somewhat vindicated my taste in largers! Loving this series and would love to see where it continues to go.

[@iQKyyR3K]

What I've noticed through trialling a bunch of Augustiner over a period of multiple evenings/mornings/middays is that their bottles are inconsistent. There is a bunch of variation from one bottle to the next. The best Augustiner is brilliant, the worst can seem really flawed. That's also the reason I prefer Tegernseer for my day to day drinking needs or if you want to go real regional zum Löwenbräu(not the Munich one but the one from Adelsdorf)...

[@genomedia44]

This is so painful. Especially when one travels and only get the opportunity to try one sample of a specific beer, or when buying imports which can be quite expensive at times

[@iQKyyR3K]

@@genomedia44 I'm spoiled for good beer living in Franconia. Even imports from the Czech republic are pretty cheap thanks to the EU.

[@jannion1658]

A few months ago I was scrolling through articles ranking beers just like this but never really agreed. Thanks to your 2 videos I'm now satisfied, the videos I never knew I needed.

[@BnBn86]

I really enjoyed all the lagers available in Poland on the few occasions I visited. Once I found 'unpasteurised' Tyskie on tap in a nice bar in Krakow (that's what the person serving me called it, I couldn't read the label maybe it was actually unfiltered?), one of the nicest beers I've ever tried, right up there with trying Pilsner Urquell in Prague. Unfortunately I have never seen it since in more recent visits.

[@andrewsteer8860]

My Wife is polish so we visit regularly. Tyskie in Poland tastes way better than anywhere else. They do have some really good beers, Lomza Jasne is my current favourite. Never had a bad one.

[@CJBillJr]

It's called Tyskie Niepasteryzowane and is only available in selected bars from large tanks. It lasts for 14 days only, after then it's expired.

[@mikeh0dge]

Hi Jonny, I’d love to see a blind tasting of beers that have been in and out of cold storage. There’s a great argument that beers that go in and out of fridges have their flavour altered. Definitely keen to see you do that one.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

We can do this for sure. We did a slightly similar experiment a long time ago but wasn't very scientific. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYm1ZnWLiNOJaZY

[@oracleoftruth]

I love this new series. I think it's because Jonny is a great beer taster/communicator. The analogies and descriptions are really interesting. Would be good to add in the most drunk beer in Scotland; Tennants lager and Ireland; Harp Larger (and maybe now rockshore?).

[@petertoplak2421]

I have tried Tenants when I was in Scotland, and it was my favorite! It has nice crispy bitterness. Too bad it isn't widely available outside of the UK.

[@Ravishrex1]

Harp is tasty. If I remember correctly , had some in Belfast about 16 years ago

[@Pwecko]

I didn't realise Harp lager was still going. I remember it from the 70s.

[@rscott2247]

One thing I have really noticed about consistent beer taste is if a beer has been refrigerated for a long period and colder temp. I've experience good & bad batches of Estrella Dam, Steigl, etc.

[@steveh4114]

Urquel ! Nailed it ! One of my favorites :-) Appreciated your blind tastes and notes. I like Cheque Pils and Urquel is the best but some other (Trader Joe's retail grocery) are good tho rougher. German pils are awesome but usually more rounded curves. Japanese make some damn good beers. I drink American Pales, single IPA's and most everything else ! I totally agree that beers are best in a can or keg. I like the whole spectrum of beers (I'm cursed 😛) tho not too keen on Barleywines, Sours, and Double/Triple IPA's.

[@ShapeyFiend]

Haven't watched any beer reviews before glad to see I'm not alone in adoring Pilsner Urquel. There was a pub doing it on draft in my town that's shut unfortunately and I don't think any of the off liscences are selling it either.

[@budkingston3347]

Urquell is my favorite beer in this style and the staff always “Toasts” it on Untappd. Strangely enough, I like Cruzcampo, first beer I ever enjoyed. Great video, keep it up.

[@harrypike5140]

Cruzcampo Is legitimately decent! Especially on a warm day in Andalucia! It's always good to remember that weather and atmosphere plays a part in the enjoyment of a beer. I like 10% craft stouts but I wouldn't want to drink one on the beach in 30 degrees in Costa del Sol. I'd take a Cruzcampo in that situation despite the 10% stout being arguably the "better beer" from a general standpoint

[@budkingston3347]

@@harrypike5140 Thanks! I’m American and after Prohibition, we were stuck with dreadful swill that resembled beer in a technical sense. Passing through Andelucia, I had Cruzcampo since everyone else was and remember that first sip. I wondered, why can’t we make beer this good in America??? In 19 days I drank more beer than I had in my lifetime

[@underdog353777]

Love your notes - you communicate taste well and your intuition seems to be fairly on point. The fact that you were fairly reliable is a good sign I'd think. That said, I really wish there were a more New England brews on this list simply because I can access them more readily.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

We;ll be come back for an American exclusive version pretty soon!

[@underdog353777]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Awesome, I'm excited. I've already taken note on what to pick up next time I get to browse the imports. If I may make a suggestion, Yuengling makes solid beers - not great, but they produce 2.6 mil barrels a year and it's usually the first to go when compared to similar price range and styles of macro ales & lagers.

[@th3Tyk3]

Living in Austria actually makes it incredibly easy to get good beer because even most of the macros make decent stuff. Stiegl is not a bad beer but I personally would rather go for something like a Hirter.

[@dutchmomma]

Urquell has always been my favourite macro since I was introduced to it by my father. Nothing can beat it crushability imo, although some crafts do come close. Ayinger Bavarian Pils has been my go to more recently. Would be great to see it in a 'Bavarian' macro blind test!

[@jontalbot1]

Agreed. It’s better than Budweiser Budvar

[@lexman7179]

I would to see you do one with Supermarket own brand ones. Aldi, Lidl, M&S, Tesco, Sainsburys and ASDA. Maybe with some other stuff to trip you up.

[@apparaoapparao]

Aldi’s Wernesgruner is very good.

[@NathanPatton]

"Comments: PILSNER URQUELL" Best description 😂. My fav too

[@FlowNewMedia]

Love these vids! Definitely need to get Rothaus in your next one. That's my fav, for sure!

[@thefirstchampster]

Amazing lager

[@yomintyfresh]

The past few bottles I've had have been really inconsistent in terms of taste. About two years ago, Rothaus was blind taste tested against four other beers on a German consumer reports show. It came in fifth place out of the five and cost almost three times more than the winner. They do have cool looking bottles, though. If you speak German: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ_MZKyGjrqZeZY

[@StealthTaxes]

Really interesting to hear your thoughts on these. Thanks for taking the time!

[@dtjdoutney]

Would be interesting to compare own-brand beers from places like Lidl and Aldi

[@theenglishman3368]

Yep - try the Lidl, Aldi and Tesco own brand - L & A do Stella knock offs - alos try the red and green stellas please

[@waxingmiracle]

Great video thanks! My favourite lagers are; Urquell, Warstiener, Budvar and Heineken, in that order.

[@masudashizue777]

Interesting that you mentioned that Asahi Super Dry is sweet, because to me that is the least sweet of the Japanese beers that I drink. Incidentally, Super Dry is now brewed in Italy and tastes different from when it was made in Japan. Also, about beer in cans, I usually like beer in glass bottles but there one (Kirin) that tastes better to me in cans. This is thankful since it's so much easier to recycle cans than bottles.

[@vascovideo5678]

I would have liked a grahic summary of 1-20. All great beers, I am sure. My favorite is Warsteiner. Thank you.

[@pherzb]

Good to see Stiegl doing well. Austria does very good mass-produced beer. Hirter, Zipfer, Egger, and Ottakringer (to mention a few that are in every Supermarkt) are more or less as good as Stiegl and Freistädter is a fair bit better. Some of the smaller ones (Güsswerk, say) and some microbreweries (Bierkanter) are fantastic in my experience.

[@keblorb]

Living in Austria for a few months Stiegl was by far my favorite macrobrew, I wish I tried freistädter though

[@MrWestcliffe]

I'm a big Czech lager fan, but one thing I can say for sure. Even if you buy the same brand but brewed in a different brewery taste very different. There are so many breweries making Staropramen or Budvar or Pilsner Urquell. Always check on the packaging where it was brewed cos might get disappointed.

[@Nhkg17]

Budvar or Pilsner Urquell are only made in Czech Republic. Staropramen is bad even if made in Czech republic. They even make it in more than one brewery here...

[@ZiggyStarlight1960]

Urquell has been my favourite since I saw Michael Jackson (the beer hunter) visit the brewery. It's on my bucket list to do the same. I don't enjoy Staropramen anymore but I suspect that's because it's brewed in the UK. Best local craft lager that I've tried is Mourne Mist. So many of them are disappointing - future video maybe?

[@thebrize09]

Shamone!

[@fitzy7079]

Absolutly worth a visit to the brewery and doing the tour, PU out of the barrel in the cellar is something else.

[@dogcowrph]

Gotta try a Moosehead. We loved them back in the eighties. Rush, Hickey and Moosehead. What more could you ask from Canada?

[@jasperm740]

> "Pilsner urquell is my favorite beer" > Proceeds to give it an 8 out of 10 > doesn't elaborate further

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Apologies, fair question. First, there is no perfect beer so never gonna get 10 across the board. Second, in can the beer lacks a little texture and body. Third this one wasn't perfectly fresh so the hoppy character was muted. Fourth, even though I love it, it is a little sweet.

[@mattslocombe9547]

Interesting tasting of Warsteiner; will check to see if I can pick up those nutty notes you mentioned! It's been a go-to of mine here in Canada.

[@radicalpaddyo]

Had an Estrella the other week so am keen to see the opinion. What I remember was; weird and candy like, not especially interesting or complex and probably only suitable super chilled on a hot day. Edit. Wow he hit it on the head with drumstick Lollies ! Estrella is weird and sweet, but sadly not in a good way! Nice to have some validation to my opinion that Heineken is just boring as sin as well.

[@Garvm]

The good estrella is the Estrella Galicia, actually

[@karlmagnusson6931]

Well done johnny!! Such a hard video to make by yourself I bet. Great job👍

[@MaddexR]

Great follow up video, would love to see more of these!

[@Julklappstjuven]

Great video again! Found the channel when the "Bad beer" vid popped up in my feed. Love the idea with different regions and it gave me a thought, to have the top scoring beers then square of against each other! I'm from Sweden and it would be super cool to see some swedish beers compared to other countries!

[@jublaim]

+1 on this! I mostly drink ales nowadays but I'm sure some lagers are good too. What's your nearest local brewery? Mine is Grästorps/Lilla Edet brewery.

[@Julklappstjuven]

😊 Same with the ales for me, but I've recently started drinking more lagers and cooking some traditional swedish dishes! It's a geat match of course! I live in Malmö so there's a great selection but my favourite is

[@Julklappstjuven]

Rocket brewing company!

[@mjudec]

Interesting for me, as I now live in Spain, to see the recommendations we're what I would consider the two worst lagers in Spain. Try estrella Galicia (now available in UK) and, if you find it, Alhambra (but the green label, not the red).

[@daz6637]

My beer experience was formed in being a ex British soldier. It started with Herforder, Warsteiner, Koenig pilsner and Weizen. It then went on to Keo, Bosnian pivo and Skopsko from Macedonia. My last sort of round was Molson’s Canadian, Tiger, Bintang and Anchor, with the occasional San Miguel Pale Pilsen. So if you know my beer taste, you’ll guess where I’ve been in the world😀. Great video and for the last year I’ve been trying to perfect my lager and pilsner at home with fridges and inkbird temp control. Thanks for the review.✊🏻🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@diskopartizan0850]

Great comment! Amazing to think about how your deployments and training shaped what beers you were having. Cheers!

[@lordofhousestewart1821]

I thought the Stiegl would score well..and actually when i do occasionally have one Stella is pretty good ...just has a terrible image. If i'm not drinking cask...then a i'm a big Veltins fan (at the Racketeer in london served in a chilled mug perfect) and another german pilsner Bitburger is pretty good too. Moretti is a big nothing for me...really can't bear that.

[@Girthon1]

Good video and not at all surprised by the top 3 beers which in a just world would have been no different. Huge respect for this channel. 👍

[@steventhompson9319]

Please sort that print out in the frame!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Never. It has found its natural place in the world.

[@betabenja]

argh it cannot be unseen

[@GlassHouse80]

My favourite lagers are Steigl Hell and Estrella Gallicia. Definitely two to try next time round.

[@demisemedia]

I’ve been liking the beers from Hofbräu. Their original lager is refreshing, a hint of sweetness yet malty & grassy. Their Hefe weizen is delicious! Can’t wait to try their Oktoberfestbier later this year! 🍻

[@jonbibby9755]

Agree that Hofbräu is amazing, I thoroughly enjoyed last year's festbier

[@demisemedia]

Cheers to that! 🍻 I haven’t tried their feetbier yet so I’m excited to try this year!!

[@Tehchapster]

Enjoyed both these videos a lot, looking forward to more of them. Tennents definitely need a look in though! Maybe Lost Lager would be interesting too

[@borbetomagus1]

I genuinely like Heineken, interestingly they use Centennial hops for bittering instead of Saaz because of the higher alpha acid concentration. They still use Saaz for aroma but smaller quantities are required. I've made a bunch of clones and so far have not been able to tell the difference between smaller Centennial bittering additions and larger Saaz bittering additions. If youre looking to save money on big volume bittering for lagers, try this idea out!

[@danreay2688]

Cheers mate!!!!! Was thinking the exact same, took the words out my mouth

[@-ram-m2664]

some around the world beer tours would be fun highlighting certain countries and regions: Mexico, Poland, etc. Pehaps also consider those in the back of the beer cooler that we have been too scared to try.

[@motionlessproductions2478]

I'd love to see a dutch lager version. You'd see how far down Heineken is lmaooo

[@tykjpelk]

Grolsch best beer

[@motionlessproductions2478]

@@tykjpelk naahhh

[@tobbemann]

I am so happy for you two getting a lot of views, traction and comments on this macro-series! Hopefully it will bring new people over to your amazing craft beer content! But as a podcast listener and hardcore CBCfan I am hoping you still make time for all the regular beer nerd content I LOVE😇 I have arranged a lot of beer tastings for beer noobs here in Norway, and I can honestly say that they think they want a macro lager tasting going in, but it's tasting through different styles that will change their minds, spike their interest, and eventually turn them into beer nerds!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Thanks, I totally agree. We won't be doing these too often - just when the right idea comes to us or the beers land in our laps. They are great fun but we love story telling the most.

[@tobbemann]

​@@TheCraftBeerChannel I look forward to whats next! Thank you for all the great content! I allways recomend your channel. Got to get you to the 1 million subriber play button now!😉😊

[@TarpeianRock]

Never forget this : Heineken is NOT beer.

[@him050]

What is it then?

[@georgemorley1029]

Heineken is fucking awful.

[@DaBeastBeats]

What are you talking about

[@TarpeianRock]

@@DaBeastBeats you’re asking a Belgian why Heineken is not beer ?

[@niklas4813]

@@TarpeianRockBelgian beers are overrated

[@kevinhughes2070]

Jever, Weihenstephaner Pils & Rothaus are hard to beat in terms of readily available pretty much industrial style lagers... and then there are the Bamberg breweries for the more craft side of the industrial spectrum (Mahrs, Herren Pils)... Hmmm

[@yakilladakilla]

Do Mexican macro beers! Corona, Modelo, Carta Blanca, Dos Equis, etc.

[@theskull9960]

Desperados

[@MY-yt8ik]

@@theskull9960 That's Dutch right?

[@theskull9960]

@@MY-yt8ik Yeah ? I thought it's mexican it had all that mexican stuff on it

[@jamielumm9583]

Back in the early 80s i bought The World Guide to Beer written by Michael Jackson. His favorite European beer was Pisner Urquell and his favorite America beer was Anchor Steam. I’ve been a fan of both ever since.

[@Sim0n98]

You should try blind tasting the Aldi/Lidl knockoff beers and see if you can try to guess what they are meant to be

[@maxvandenoort8690]

Watching this back, not sure how to feel about it but Jupiler from Liege is my guilty pleasure beer. Never not been bad, available everywhere and it tastes (I think) okay

[@lierking2902]

Staropramen DOES taste & smell like nail polish! I have been trying to articulate that thought for years. Bravo.

[@PinHeadSupliciumwtf]

Pilsener Urkle is all I got from this. :P I'd love for you to try some Riegele Brewery stuff from Augsburg but might not be feasible at least not reasonably.

[@defthoms]

Great tasting video again CBC! It would be fun to watch Johnny taste the French macro beers, like Kronenbourg

[@jamesdouglass6137]

Really interesting to watch and listen to. Looking forward to more!

[@postlapsaria]

Having lived in China for a few years, I would love to hear your opinion on Snow/Mons. It's truly one of the absolute least palatable waste of time things I've ever tried. Also, the Japanese Asahi is really a step above the Italian version. A couple of Asahi-working friends will be very happy to hear your compliments!

[@popeymadethis]

Was drinking a bottle of Asahi super dry when I was watching this. I had to have a good hard sniff at the bottle when you said irn bru, but yep, I can’t unsmell it now! You nailed the mouthfeel of it. Funny, I always love a pint of Budvar, but I stopped buying it (in bottles) because it was just letting me down, but I still enjoy a can of it or a pint, and I had no idea why. Now I do thanks to you! Avoid the green bottles. Would have like to have seen Grolsch in this list. That’s my go to everyday can of lager if I can get it. Just a nice, easy drinkable pilsner. Doesn’t seem that popular over here for some reason. Enjoyed the video

[@baptisthugo3250]

Would love to see you tase Alfa pilsner and Swinckels superior pilsner. Two of my favourites from the Netherlands!

[@ATL-xi7lo]

Hi from Georgia in the States. I like this episode too. Lol, I found myself really cheering for you pick out Urquell correctly. Knowing how much you seem to prefer IPAs I was also cheering that you would recognize the quality of the Augustiner. I do these blind test from time to time and they are really difficult. You do tend to score higher earlier, so I go back, taste again and adjust my scores if needed before revealing. Fun episode! Also, as an American, I have no idea what the hell a drumstick lollie is (a lolly pop???) Lol! I'll have to look that up. Cheers!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

It's certainly true you tend to rate higher earlier but hoping my experience as a judge has put a curb on that! As for prefering IPA to lager, when it comes to what I drink day to day it's definitely the latter! But we know everyone's preferences and what peple want to learn about so try to be as balanced as possible.

[@ATL-xi7lo]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Excellent! Love the channel gentlemen! Cheers!

[@mrb6094]

A bit late to the party, but.. isn't there 2 Staropramens? The proper Czech one, and one brewed in Burton upon Trent? Same bottle and label I think.

[@matthewbessey681]

I’m not a big beer drinker but do on occasion and I’ve found a couple I really enjoy, one being Innis and Gunn’s original and the other, M&S cherry wheat beer.