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Number of posts : 960
Age : 73
Localisation : Merseyside
Cap Badge : Royal Signals
Places Served : Wildenrath Detmold
Registration date : 2008-10-30

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PostSubject: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime1/6/2009, 19:52

For all those lovers of the yellow handbag, i.e. Herforder Pils, I was thinking that now we have all these German supermarkets over here such as Lidl, Aldi etc, why don't we lobby them to supply it in the UK?

There must be thousands of us ex's in the UK who would love to get our hands on this most lovely of beers once again. I realise you can still get it in specialised places if you look around but surely it wouldn't hurt them to stick a few thousand crates on the wagon each time they come over, would it? cheers

Must be the heat!!!
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graham wright
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Number of posts : 114
Age : 69
Localisation : liverpool
Cap Badge : naafi and efi/raoc
Places Served : baor, sardinia, saudi, benbecula and colly
Registration date : 2009-02-08

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime1/6/2009, 20:44

i run an offey and have been on at my big bosses for over 10 years to get them in.i am always get told that they are a niche market.used to sell 4 to 600 handbags a week in germany.oh the good old days.have to make do with a carlsberg export for now PROST...GRAHAM...
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Age : 73
Localisation : Nr Blackburn
Cap Badge : REME/RAMC
Places Served : Colchester, Iserlohn, Obernkirchen, Libya
Registration date : 2007-11-12

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime1/6/2009, 20:53

Ohhh yes please!
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Places Served : 74c Deepcut, Bordon,Detmold, Hohne, Osnabruck, Soest
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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime2/6/2009, 06:57

Wm Low ( a scottish supermarket as was) used to sell them late 80s'. The wife knew a lass who worked there and got a tip off when they were being delivered . If you weren't there when they came in you missed out. They flew off the shelves. Wm Low was then taken over by Tesco who stopped stocking them after about a year. God only knows why.
Beers of Europe on tinternet used to stock them but they were out of stock on the site for ages and then they took them off the list altogether.
We can't even get Wobblies up here but my brother gets them from a shop in Knaresborough and brings them up to me.
ASDA sells jaegermeister but its 1/2ltr bottles and a bit expensive. Lidl rarely has Apfelkorn nowadays.

I have a bottle of Herforder ( and yes its full) but its 2 years out of date
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Number of posts : 102
Age : 77
Localisation : manchester
Cap Badge : 1R.Hamps / RAOC
Places Served : baor-Hong Kong-Malaya-Borneo-Belize-F.I.-Cyprus-N.I.-UK.
Registration date : 2008-04-07

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime2/6/2009, 15:23

ALDI has the odd special buy now and then,I stocked up with DAB a few weeks ago,in the past they have had several good beers in including Dortmunder Kronen and Spaten Brau.
Warsteiner is always on the shelves in Quality Save in this area,at 99p a half litre bottle its good value as well.
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Teabag
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Number of posts : 960
Age : 73
Localisation : Merseyside
Cap Badge : Royal Signals
Places Served : Wildenrath Detmold
Registration date : 2008-10-30

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime2/6/2009, 21:04

nobby clark wrote:
ALDI has the odd special buy now and then,I stocked up with DAB a few weeks ago,in the past they have had several good beers in including Dortmunder Kronen and Spaten Brau.
Warsteiner is always on the shelves in Quality Save in this area,at 99p a half litre bottle its good value as well.

Warsteiner 99p. That is cheap. We can get it in Home and Bargain but it is about £1.29.

I have emailed Lidl to ask if they could trial Herforder. I'll post whatever reply I get. They are usually pretty good and do get back to you, so fingers crossed.
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graham wright
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Number of posts : 114
Age : 69
Localisation : liverpool
Cap Badge : naafi and efi/raoc
Places Served : baor, sardinia, saudi, benbecula and colly
Registration date : 2009-02-08

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime2/6/2009, 21:22

wobbley was well named,iserlohner got you p****d without the big head next day.herforder became a session drink,nice but not special.paderborner gold was as good as becks when cold but for a really good thirst quencher my favourite was veltins pils out the fridge...graham...
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nobby clark
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Number of posts : 102
Age : 77
Localisation : manchester
Cap Badge : 1R.Hamps / RAOC
Places Served : baor-Hong Kong-Malaya-Borneo-Belize-F.I.-Cyprus-N.I.-UK.
Registration date : 2008-04-07

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime3/6/2009, 14:12

Veltins was nice as was Krombacher and Paulener,the German market here at christmas has a beer hall with Paulener draught at £3.50 a pint,worth every penny. drunken
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Number of posts : 156
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Cap Badge : 1st The Royal Dragoons - The Blues and Royals (RHG/D)
Places Served : UK,BOAR,Egypt
Registration date : 2008-04-04

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime4/6/2009, 15:27

I often wonder why Lidl and Aldi don't sell popular German beer in UK.I buy a crate(30 Bottles)of Herforder or Detmolder(hand brewed)for about the equivilent of 8 pounds sterling.Paulaner and Weisebier are my favourites with meals out at mid-day,or when the weather is warm.Jägermeister(from Wolfenbüttel)about 7 pounds a bottle,Berentzen Apfel about a fiver.Jever is a good beer drunk mostly by the Northeners.
Prosit
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Don

PS - thinking about it maybe the reason they don't sell the German beer is because it has no preservative added(Law)then it may not have a long enough shelf life in UK?
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Number of posts : 25
Age : 55
Localisation : Bramsche
Cap Badge : REME
Places Served : Bordon, Osnabrück, Paderborn (twice), Gütersloh (thrice!), Belize, Canada, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan
Registration date : 2008-05-04

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime4/6/2009, 23:10

Nice thread fellas - on my favourite subject too!

From personal experience on trips back to the UK I can report that Morrisons (supermarket) always stock Franzikaner (dodgy spelling?) and Erdinger weizenbier (Flaschen) at reasonable prices. They are located alongside the UK bottled real ales/independant brewery offerings. I am unsure as to which areas of the UK have Morrisons outlets though - I can only speak for my native Teesside.

I have also seen tins of 'Wobbly' in numerous independant 'Offies' & corner shops - one of which was an Asian mini-market!

Donald, I agree - Jever is a good (herb) bier, in fact it's my favourite - best supped cold after a hard days graft. Drunk mostly by northeners as it is from the Bremen area - I'm planning on doing a brewery trip there in the near future.

I was at the Herforder Brewery last year and it was a damn good afternoon out and worth every penny (erm, cent I should say). 5 euro for the cursory tour and then 2+ hours in the bar sampling the products (free, and ever-flowing), with free food and a nice souvenir glass to boot!

Cheers,

Archie
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nobby clark
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Number of posts : 102
Age : 77
Localisation : manchester
Cap Badge : 1R.Hamps / RAOC
Places Served : baor-Hong Kong-Malaya-Borneo-Belize-F.I.-Cyprus-N.I.-UK.
Registration date : 2008-04-07

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime5/6/2009, 11:07

I was at the Herforder Brewery last year and it was a damn good afternoon out and worth every penny (erm, cent I should say). 5 euro for the cursory tour and then 2+ hours in the bar sampling the products (free, and ever-flowing), with free food and a nice souvenir glass to boot!

That sounds good to me,free grub and all you can drink for around a fiver.

If your ever in Sainsbury's try a bottle or two of Innis and Gunn,brewed in Edinburgh and aged in oak casks,comes in at 6.5% so you dont need many.
I'll be in Tesco's later,three cases of Becks for £20,hold me back.
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Number of posts : 156
Age : 94
Cap Badge : 1st The Royal Dragoons - The Blues and Royals (RHG/D)
Places Served : UK,BOAR,Egypt
Registration date : 2008-04-04

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime5/6/2009, 15:41

I remember when we were in Florida we bought Becks Bier!I think its the most exported German beer!I shall be in UK week after next for a few days so will sample some "home" brews!
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Teabag
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Teabag


Number of posts : 960
Age : 73
Localisation : Merseyside
Cap Badge : Royal Signals
Places Served : Wildenrath Detmold
Registration date : 2008-10-30

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime6/6/2009, 10:19

Had a letter back from Lidl. They are passing my comments on to the purchasing dept. I won't hold my breath but we will see.
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Number of posts : 383
Age : 74
Localisation : gateshead
Cap Badge : 15/19H.ARMY AIR CORPS
Places Served : tidworth, fallingbostle, detmold, hongkong, minden
Registration date : 2009-05-22

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime6/6/2009, 10:35

hows about that other german delicasy [senf] germam mustard,they dont stock that either, hope i spelled that corectly.


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Teabag
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Maj Gen
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Number of posts : 960
Age : 73
Localisation : Merseyside
Cap Badge : Royal Signals
Places Served : Wildenrath Detmold
Registration date : 2008-10-30

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime6/6/2009, 12:31

dandc wrote:
hows about that other germam delicasy [senf] germam mustard,they dont stock that either, hope i spelled that corectly.

Yeh and currywurst sauce. Very Happy
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donald
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Places Served : UK,BOAR,Egypt
Registration date : 2008-04-04

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime6/6/2009, 16:03

Senf is the word,and the wife had currywurst while I had a brattie with senf in Detmold yesterday.Please mop up the dribble from your shirt front!
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Don
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Age : 65
Localisation : Wrexham
Places Served : Dad; Celle, Iserlohn, Munster, Hemer
Registration date : 2009-05-14

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime6/6/2009, 16:59

Mmmm, how was it ?

The only brattie I did not enjoy was a long skinny job in a Berlin Schnelly, with senf and curry powder sprinkled on top - and I was desperate for a good currywurst, so dissappointing Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad
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Number of posts : 383
Age : 74
Localisation : gateshead
Cap Badge : 15/19H.ARMY AIR CORPS
Places Served : tidworth, fallingbostle, detmold, hongkong, minden
Registration date : 2009-05-22

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime6/6/2009, 18:16

i must have enjoyed every brattie i have ended up the same shape as most of them round and fat,
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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime6/6/2009, 19:00

I've tried the ones from Aldi, not so good. The best I've ever had were from the Schnel Imbis opposite Hemer Naafi -

Yummyscrumpdelicious !!

I don't ever recall going to Detmold.

The big question, for me anyway, was
Do I have a 2nd brattie ?
and . . .Will be as good as the 1st ?

Answers usually were Yes, No, Oh I wish I hadn't had the 2nd

If we sold them in cafes over here we'd probably ruin them by smothering them in Baked Beans or such like.
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Number of posts : 114
Age : 69
Localisation : liverpool
Cap Badge : naafi and efi/raoc
Places Served : baor, sardinia, saudi, benbecula and colly
Registration date : 2009-02-08

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime7/6/2009, 01:43

had a good drink tonight,could murder a bratwurst right now.got the senf(my mates brother goes to germany every month,keeps me well supplied)fresh out of bratties.....graham..
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Number of posts : 960
Age : 73
Localisation : Merseyside
Cap Badge : Royal Signals
Places Served : Wildenrath Detmold
Registration date : 2008-10-30

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime7/6/2009, 09:56

donald wrote:
Senf is the word,and the wife had currywurst while I had a brattie with senf in Detmold yesterday.Please mop up the dribble from your shirt front!
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Don

You really know how to hurt a guy don't you? Laughing We buy bratties from Lidl but not quite the same as the one's on a little cardboard tray with a tiny piece of bread and lashings of senf. Probably they way they cook them?
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Number of posts : 94
Cap Badge : R.E.M.E
Places Served : 74c Deepcut, Bordon,Detmold, Hohne, Osnabruck, Soest
Registration date : 2008-10-12

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime7/6/2009, 11:53

Teabag wrote:

We buy bratties from Lidl but not quite the same as the one's on a little cardboard tray with a tiny piece of bread and lashings of senf. Probably they way they cook them?

We get ours from Lidl as well. The wife uses a griddle to cook them, they're not exactly the same as I remember but they're not far off.
They're good on the BBQ as well.
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dandc
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Number of posts : 383
Age : 74
Localisation : gateshead
Cap Badge : 15/19H.ARMY AIR CORPS
Places Served : tidworth, fallingbostle, detmold, hongkong, minden
Registration date : 2009-05-22

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime7/6/2009, 14:00

AHHHhhhh,herfy bratty,currywurst,D.A.B.half chicken,pomfrites,rot oder wiess.happy days .and yes i realy do miss them and long lost friends.
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Number of posts : 156
Age : 94
Cap Badge : 1st The Royal Dragoons - The Blues and Royals (RHG/D)
Places Served : UK,BOAR,Egypt
Registration date : 2008-04-04

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime7/6/2009, 15:58

If you ever happen to find yourselve in Detmold go to Rudolphs for your bratties or currywurst.And a bottle of Detmolder to wash it down with.And better than that,if you're here call on me and I'll treat you to whatever you fancy at Rudolphs.All this food talk is not good for my waist line!
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Don
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Number of posts : 383
Age : 74
Localisation : gateshead
Cap Badge : 15/19H.ARMY AIR CORPS
Places Served : tidworth, fallingbostle, detmold, hongkong, minden
Registration date : 2009-05-22

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PostSubject: Re: Why don't we?   Why don't we? Icon_minitime7/6/2009, 16:08

thanks for the invite don if iever get the chance to return iwill let you know,i lost touch with an old friend who was last with 9 regt aac in detmold i suspect he remained in the area, iwould like to return and look him up. ps dont worry about the waistline just enjoy it,cheers.
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