Local beers

No time to do justice to any of the wines in my possession at the moment or even in the next few days, but there's always time for a beer. Or two.

To maintain some sort of educative pretence, I thought it would be good to have a "head to head" between two similar beers from two respective breweries in our neighbouring German town of Lörrach - home to Ottmar Hitzfeld and a twin town of Chester, the place my father was born. For a town of barely 50,000, having two decent breweries is quite a privilege. So, how do Reitter and Lasser compare?

Reitter Pilsner
A golden appearance like a Riesling Auslese. A fresh nose followed by a crisp entry with bitter hoppy notes on the palate. Good clean German pilsner, if a little underwhelming.
4.9% abv

Lasser Premium Pils
Pretty much the same golden hue as the Reitter, but the nose is a lot more expressive showing flowery hops and malt in equal measure. On the palate, this spiel continues between the hops and the malt. Refreshing and pleasant.
5.0% abv

I think Lasser definitely comes out on top here.

In truth, though, neither of these beers come close to the lemon-grass extravaganza that is my favourite German pilsner from the heart of Badner Land.