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Sweeney's offie Glasnevin have a selection of interesting German beers for €3 per bottle.

Some of those available are Weistephaner Pils, Augustiner Weissbier, Edel Pils, Hacker-Pschorr Helles, Koenig Ludwig Dunkel, Einbecker Ur-Bock, Unertl Weissbier, Loewenbraeu Trimphator Doppelbock, and Eine Bayern Halbe.

Please note that this is not a complete list, though I do think I have most of them there.

Must try to get some of the, they look interesting

Just thought I'd post and let people know what some of these beers are like.

Loewenbraeu Trimphator Doppelbock is a nice, middle of the road Doppelbock. It has not replaced Maximator in my affections, but it is well worth €3 a bottle.

Schinner Premium, or Edel Pils, as I have listed it above, is very nice indeed. Great example of a hoppy, flavourful German pils.

The star of the show, in my opinion is Unertl Weissbier. As dark as, or even darker than Schneider Weiss, it has a wonderful, unique flavour.

The dog of the show is Eine Bayern Halbe, which is piss. This is a demonstration of how NOT to brew a helles. I'd rather drink my own urine, so I poured most of the pint down the drain.

Sweeney's used to be my local offie when I lived in Drumcondra. It used to have an outstanding collection of English ale but had to sell a lot of them off cheap because they didn't seem to sell. Needless to say I swooped on them and bagged a load. Seems they might be ding the same thing with these German beers. They always had a good selection of German stuff as well. I particularly liked the Weltenberger pils.

Just back from a week in Germany on Sunday night during which I attended Adeptus's wedding in Mosbach on Friday.
While there I tried most of the beers that I came across (purely for research on behalf of this website <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> ). Most of the beers I had were Weisse Beers and I have to say I was not overly impressed with any of then. I found them quiet bland.
One beer that I was very impressed with was a pint of König Ritterbock I had at the König Von Bayern in Wiesbaden. It’s a very tasty 9% doppelbock that I recommend to anyone who likes that style of beer.
While in Mosbach for 4 days I spent most of my evenings drinking König Ludwig Dunkel which reminded me of a porter with its roasted malt and caramel flavours.

Where exactly is Sweeney's? I know it's on Hart's Corner, but which one is that?

Directions from Porthouse North would be ideal <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->