Lowenbrau Special

Hard to believe I know, but here in Scotland, this summer has been a good 'un...so far. Lots of sunshine, high temperatures and endless opportunities to fire up the barbie, torch various foodstuffs and drink copious amounts of ice-cold beer (responsibly of course). So, not wishing to corrupt my palate with adjunct-laden rice-water types (you know who you are, bud), today I'm reviewing Löwenbräu (Lion's Brew). Löwenbräu's origins go all the way back to 1383 when Zum Löwen, the 'Lion Inn' opened next to the lion's cage of the Bavarian Dukes. But that's history. Nowadays, they're one of the ... more

With its highly recognisable labels of pale blue and gold, most supermarkets these days seem to stock bottles of various sizes, cans and multi-packs of this German lager. Special offers abound. This is Löwenbräu Original – described as a typical Munich beer magnificently refreshing and delicately bitter. Back in its homeland, the Brewery also produces a Premium Pils, a white beer, a full-body Oktoberfest beer, an alcohol free beer and a canned shandy. As far as I am aware these do not appear on our stockists shelves. THE BREWERY The Company’s two mantras are ‘Born in Munich, loved by the ... more

German beers are renowned for their bitter taste, which is generated by the hops that all beers contain. Lowenbrau have created a German beer that is more evenly balanced than the norm and thus providing you with a more smoother and easier drinking experience. As mentioned earlier the hops create the bitterness and the malt creates the sweetness. The Germans have always laid more emphasis in bringing out the bitterness of the hops into there beers. This in addition to the fact that German beers do not contain any additives whatsoever, which is something, they have been doing since 1906 ... more

Germany produces some mighty fine beers and Lowenbrau Special is one of them. Lowenbrau means ..."Lions Brew" and this very drinkable beerhas its origins back in 1383. It was in that year that a Bavarian innkeeper brewed his very own beer at the so called... "Zum Lowen.." or Lion's Inn in Munich. This Bavarian brewery has,of course,long been associated with that great festival... the "...Oktoberfest;;;" and gallons of the stuff will be devoured at this well known drinking spree. Actually,Lowenbrau are just one of only 6 breweries who are allowed to sell beer at the Oktoberfest. Lowenbrau ... more