The beers of summer, imports

As promised, here’s a list of my favorite imported summer beers. Since they are mostly lagers, it also shouldn’t be surprising that many of them are from Germany.

1. Augustiner Edelstoff (The best of the Munich lagers)

2. Spaten Helles (a good Munich lager which is more readily available in the US)

3. Gaffel Kölsch (it’s an ale, but a wonderful summer beer)

4. Erlanger Weißbier (hard to choose between this and Schneider, or Weihenstefan for that matter)

5. Pilsner Urquell (not what it was, but still a great beer)