There's a very special story behind today's beer post! I grew up in East Germany until 1989. When I was 12 years old, the wall between East and West Germany was torn down and everything became one. Of course, there were some things that now had to be harmonized. Some laws, the currency, and of course traffic signs! Sure, many of them actually had the same meaning and appearance, but some did not. For example, the symbols on pedestrian traffic lights. In the East, we had little figures called “Ampelmännchen” (traffic light men) that showed pedestrians what to do when they were red and standing or green and walking.
Ampelmännchen in their natural habit
Unfortunately, these funny little fellows fell victim to harmonization, even though they would certainly have been a real asset to the whole of Germany!
So today we just have boring red and green lights that tell us to wait or to go.
But in memory of these eastern Germany relics they started to produce a bunch of merch like t-shirts, key rings, bags ... AND a beer!
The Ampelmann Pils
First of all I prepared myself with a fair amount of #icecubes, because you know, everything is better with ice.
The appearance
The liquid poured with a lot of foam into the glass, foam was bright white and very dense, lasted a while.
The beer itself has a yellow colour, clear.
The taste
Here we have a typical refreshing pilsner. Perfectly balanced between mild and yet spicy flavors, I enjoyed it very much. A good recommendation if you don't want any beer drama - no fruity questions, no oriental spice ideas, no surprising stories of whatever on your tongue, but just an honest, down-to-earth pilsner.
Facts and figures
A tiny bottle with only 0,33 L (enough for me!), and fair 4.8 % Vol alcohol which explains the mild taste.
Fun fact
The text on the label says "Don't drink and drive" which is a nice double meaning since the symbolic is about pedestrians.