Andreas Krennmair

@akrennmair

🇦🇹 living in 🇩🇪. Software developer. I like, brew and write about beer.

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Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jul 13

Does anybody recognise which Wes Anderson film this is from?

The very symmetrically framed bath room in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980). In the centre, the bath tub is under a pseudo three centered arch. On the left, the toilet is underneath a similar arch, and so are the wash basins on the right. The room is painted in pastel green and white tones, with the arches painted in a pastel yellow tone. The shape of the arches is reflected in an almost identical pattern on the floor. In the bath tub, there's a person sat, about to pull the shower curtain back.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jul 11

Hydration break. @louisekrennmair.bsky.social @johnzee7.bsky.social

Three hands holding bottles of beer close like they're clinking them. In the background, there's a projector image of the first hydration break of the Norway - England football match 11 July 2026.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jul 10

I was given this Kyrgyz wheat beer by a good friend, and I'm not really sure whether this is meant to be a Bavarian Weissbier or a Belgian witbier, because its aroma and flavour is in an odd space somewhere in-between. Not bad, though.

A Willibecher with a hazy, pale orange beer with a fluffy head on top. Next to it is a can of Urban 311 wheat beer from Kyrgyzstan.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jul 9

I totally missed the Anheuser-Busch Bud in Germany story, but it explains so many things. A few weeks ago, Aldi sold 6 packs of Bud, and just yesterday we went to a football match where the beer was served in Anheuser-Busch Bud plastic cups (the beer itself was Spaten Hell). Some of my friends...

At Aldi in Berlin: 6 packs of cans of "Anheuser-Busch Bud" for €4.99. "Amerikanisches Lagerbier" it stays on the price label.

Me holding a 0.4 l cup of beer, branded "Anheuser-Busch Bud". In the background, Hans Zoschke Stadion, a local football ground in Berlin-Lichtenberg.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jul 3

Here's an addendum: photos of Hochschul-Porter breweriana.

A label of Porter from Hochschul-Brauerei, "obergäriges Starkbier" (top-fermented strong beer), bottled at the brewery.

Another label of Hochschul-Brauerei Hochschul Porter.

An older looking label of Hochschul-Brauerei Hochschul-Porter from Berlin, N.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jul 1

My new book, Bavarian White Beer, has been out for almost two weeks, and so far, the feedback has been absolutely fantastic. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who bought a copy! Get yours now: waizenbier.de #beerhistory #homebrewing

A glass of Erdinger Urweisse behind a copy of my new book, Bavarian White Beer.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jun 26

"How many beer brands can you squeeze into that ad?" "Yes."

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jun 20

When Alan posted this snippet of a colorised drawing of the old Schneider taproom/beer hall in Munich, I loved the idea so much I turned it into a sticker design and got 500 of them printed. Get your copy of my new book Bavarian White Beer now: waizenbier.de

A box full of A8-sized stickers, about 500 of them. One sticker is out. It shows a bunch of men sat around a table, and one of them shoots the cork from a large wheat beer bottle at the forehead of another man, who looks surprised about it. Beer is also spraying at him. The other men laugh about it.

Over the motif, it says "Cork head! Cork head!"

Underneath, it says waizenbier.de

Forgive me, for I have sinned, and used an AI upscaling tool to turn the relatively low-resolution snippet image into a more high-resolution image.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jun 18

Enjoying a wonderful Bavarian wheat beer on the balcony, and very much looking forward to tomorrow, because I have something exciting to announce.

A bottle of Weiherer Weizen Hell in front of a Weissbier glass with the content of the bottle. A pale orange wheat beer with a head of dense foam on top.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jun 16

Hydration break.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jun 13

I just accidentally bought an alcohol-free American-style Pale Ale, and it tastes as amazing as the full fat version.

A bottle of Störtebeker Atlantik-Ale Alkoholfrei, with <0.5%ABV, and according to the bottle, dry-hopped with Amarillo, Cascade and Citra.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jun 13

The Bavarian dialect group (my mother tongue) is amazing. The slogan on this beer bottle means "we've never drunk anything else", but linguistically speaking, it contains a quadruple negation, and it's perfectly fine and understandable to native speakers.

A label on a Schweiger Bräu Bayrisch Hell bottle, saying "Mia ham no nia ned nix anders ned drunga", which literally translates to "We have still never not nothing other not drunk" (keeping the same word order).

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jun 6

A wee fly just landed on my shoulder to clean themselves. So I tried out how my phone camera would cope with such a situation. I think the result is quite impressive. 20 years ago, friends of mine spent lots of money for the right photo equipment for shots like these.

A fly sitting on my 20+ year old Austrian Army t-shirt.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jun 5

Lunch.

A plate of hummus, with a side salad (cucumbers, pickled radish and cucumbers, tomatoes, mint, olives, green pepper), flat bread, and Ayran.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Jun 4

This is a massive 2 litre (!!) historic Hefeweizen glass @louisekrennmair.bsky.social bought on eBay, next to a modern 0.5 litre Hefeweizen glass. Who would even drink from that?!

On the left, a historic Hefeweizen glass with a 2 litre line measure. It looks comically massive compared to the 0.5 litre modern "Edelweiss"-branded Hefeweizen glass next to it.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 29

I also did this one.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 29

This one is even sillier.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 29

I just had to do this.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 29

Carl Lintner documented a kind of parti-gyling in his 1878 "Lehrbuch der Bierbrauerei" as in use in some Viennese breweries "following the example of some large English breweries", to brew large amounts of first-runnings Märzenbier plus Abzugbier. babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc... #beerhistory

A snippet from the linked book, saying in German (English translation below):

Es wird auch zur Erzielung besonders feiner Märzenbiere nach dem Beispiele einiger großen englischen Brauereien folgendes Verfahren befolgt: auf drei Sudwerken wird nahezu gleichzeitig eingemeischt; die Vorderwürze von zweien derselben wird dann separat in einer Pfanne und die Vorderwürze des dritten, zusammen mit den Nachgrußwürzen aller drei Sudwerke, in einer anderen Pfanne gekocht. Ersteres wird Märzen-, letzeres Abzugbier. Die Extractausbeute ist eine größere oder kleinere, je nach der gebrauten schwächerenoder stärkeren Biersorte, sie ist jedoch auch in letzterem Falle eine derartige, daß der Malzverbrauch bei keinem der genannten Biere 2 Pfd. per Biereimer und per Grad Balling übersteigt (1 österr. Pfund = 560 Gramm und 1 österr. Biereimer zu 42 1/2 Maß = 60.1 Liter).

The following method is also employed to produce particularly fine Märzen beers, following the example of some large English breweries: mashing begins almost simultaneously across three brew systems; the first wort from two of these is then boiled separately in one kettle, whilst the first wort from the third, together with the second and third worts from all three brew systems, is boiled in another kettle. The former becomes Märzen beer, the latter Abzug beer. The extract yield varies in size depending on whether a weaker or stronger variety of beer is brewed; however, even in the latter case, it is such that the malt consumption for none of the aforementioned beers exceeds 2 pounds per beer bucket and per degree Balling (1 Austrian pound = 560 grams and 1 Austrian beer bucket of 42 1/2 Maß = 60.1 litres).

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 25

The buns turned out pretty good. They browned evenly, toasted nicely, and were super soft and yet sturdy enough not to compress easily like some brioche buns.

6 nicely browned potato buns in a cooling rack, freshly brushed with clarified butter.

The instant mash potatoes that I used. They were fine flakes that easily fell apart into powder.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 24

A rather successful day at the flea market in Berlin-Karlshorst.

A Bass branded bottle opener. The label looks like it's Belgian Bass brewed under licence by InterBrew.

A 0.5 litre stoneware mug, post WW2, saying "Gruß aus München" (lit. 'Greetings from Munich') and "Platzl" (referring to the square of that name in Munich), with a wooden cask as emblem. The wooden cask says "Platzl" and "Ayinger", which identifies it as the "Ayinger am Platzl" restaurant opposite the Hofbräuhaus.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 22

I'm glad I brewed this 10°P polotmavý at just 4.2% ABV. Perfect beer on a warm Friday evening. Looks a bit hazy, but that's just chill haze. Lots of late Saaz hops, which combined with the malt adds somewhat of a strawberry flavour. Very refreshing. #homebrewing

A hazy looking Czech Amber Lager (polotmavý) in a Tübinger glass.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 19

I found a different postcard of Dreher at the Oktoberfest. (source: www.bavarikon.de/object/bav:M...)

A black and white postcard showing the Dreher beer stall at Oktoberfest, ca. 1900. On the top left corner, it says "Gruss von der Octoberfestwiese Dreher - Bierbude 9" (lit. 'greetings from the Oktoberfest grounds Dreher - beer stall 9').

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 16

Pick a Bond from photos you already have in your phone.

The brewers Gabriel Sedlmayr, Anton Dreher and Georg Lederer in 1839.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 16

If somebody ever invents time travel, I do want to drink all the late 19th century Schlitz beers.

An 1891 as for Schlitz Brewing Milwaukee advertising Schlitz Budweiser [sic], Pilsener, Wiener, Erlanger, Culmbacher, Schlitz-Bräu, Extra Pale, Extra Stout, and Schlitz-Porter.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 16

Tim Robinson from the Coffin Flop sketch saying "we're allowed to publish their Nazi files because they ain't got no soul."

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 8

Today was one of these musabbaha-for-lunch Fridays, and it was glorious.

A photo of a table with a bowl of mussabaha, a side salad, a basket of flat bread, and an Ayran.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 3

I just had this, and the burger and the sauce are just purple, while the taste is all driven by their standard BBQ sauce. The only item that tasted of blueberry was the milkshake.

A menu of purple burger, fries and purple milkshake.

A closer look at the purple burger. The bottom layer is just regular BBQ sauce.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· May 3

Maibock at the beer garden.

Augustiner Heller Bock in a branded 0.3l Bock glass at Zollpackhof beer garden.

Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair· Apr 30

Met some former work colleagues, and we ended up in a local pub that (among several beers) serves Lausitzer Porter on tap. And I even got it in this branded glass! The beer itself is not great, but it's all about the presentation.