On divided opinions
I regularly tutor beer tasting evenings, these are not commercial, just a bit of social fun with beer as the lubricant. A few weeks after what, I had thought, was a very successful evening I was approached by one of the participants who told me that she was keen to participate in the next one as long as there was "none of that horrible banana beer" She was referring to a bottle of Schnieder Tap 07, one of the great German Wheat beers (or Weissbiers) and a particular favourite of mine. After I had regained my poise I asked many of the other participants how they felt about the inclusion of this beer. The responses were completely bi-modal. Everyone had an opinion and they were either: "Loved it, best beer of the evening" or "Why would you put that in your mouth?" Weihenstephaner claims to be the oldest functioning brewery in the world having been founded in 1040 (that is 26 years before the Norman conquest). Their Heff Weissenbier is a classic German Wheat...