AB inbevs approach to Camden is how they should have treat all the British breweries. Here's a load of money for merch and advertising, keep doing what you're doing and make us money

@TheChodax

25 күн бұрын

Shame the beer is mediocre at best.

@stevewheeler6120

23 күн бұрын

Have to disagree, AB inbevs approach to Camden is to move brewing to Wales, Brew at high gravity, switch to Hop extract and most importantly they now pasteurize the beer which was the whole point of the original beer!

@TheChodax

23 күн бұрын

@@stevewheeler6120 totally agree. Have to say this is the first time I've seriously disagreed with Simon as well.

Highlight of this video... the cat causing chaos for a couple of seconds 😂😂😂😂

Just got back from Germany where I had my mind blown by the beer! (didn’t know the football was on cos I don’t follow it 🤦🏻‍♂️) I think Gilde pilsner from Hannover was my favourite. It was a real eye opener for me regarding beer and the German attitude to beer. What an amazing place. Can’t wait to go back!

Yes Simon! This is the type of content we want. Just to point out though that when you start to take price into account you can almost always buy 2 x 10 multipacks of Lost Lager at Morrisons for £17. That then makes it the equivalent of 96p for 500ml. Totally changes the equation if you are happy to buy in bulk.

@realaleguide

28 күн бұрын

Very good point there

Great vid. The quality of the stuff in supermarkets in Germany is so superior. So many breweries local to the city you're in that spank big brand names.

I live 600m away from the Höfbrau brewery, great beer but the locals have only 1 choice Augstiner. Höfbrau hardly comes on offer, also it's a government owned brewery, but they still do brewery tours (abeit the shop being closed 😞). Normally the bottle here is 1€ per bottle in a crate of 20.

@h4l223

26 күн бұрын

Augustiner is different gravy

@147breaks

16 күн бұрын

Augustiner from the wood kegs in Munich is from another planet, absolutely stunning

Fantastic review Simon superbly done. I watched this with my headphones on & don't think I've laughed so much in ages with the cat scenario & literally made me jump out of my skin 😂🐈🍺

I live between Yorkshire and Bavaria. You guys wouldn't believe the selection of beers you get in supermarkets in Germany. And the prices are crazy. Krombacher by the way not considered good at all ,can get 20 x 500 ml bottles in a crate from Rewe supermarkets at times for €14 !!! In lockdown i was over there ,i must have tried over 200 types of lagers and pilsners 😂! All between 75c to 1,05c . Then u get 8c back for the bottles

@tplambert

14 күн бұрын

Somebody finally talking sense! I live in Siegen as a Brit. The beers in Germany are ok, but the saying ‘you don’t know what you’re missing until it’s gone’ comes to mind. There are some absolutely barnstorming British beers. All of my German beer enthusiast close friends love the British beers and brew their own stouts, ales for years. The casual drinkers in Germany are very insulated and only drink German beers and have a bit of a superiority complex, so that is one thing I find much more sympathisch with British drinkers. Both countries make great beers, but Krombacher isn’t one of them!

Love it. Great review. I don't touch Brewdog on a point of principle. Just about shat myself 2 minutes from the end 🐈😂

Ordinary know the answer before watching all video German beer always gonna win against UK beer Bosh 🍻🍻🍻

@user-se7es6uc8v

12 күн бұрын

Agreed. When I lived in Germany there were so many beers, all delicious. There were (and still are I suppose), 'alt biers' (old beers), which are darker and much more like our light or pale ale which are equally delicious but not really like pils. I particularly looked forward to visiting Dusseldorf and drinking Dussel alt. I'm surprised the German supermarkets don't try it over here but maybe it doesn't travel? I only ever saw it on draft not bottles so who knows?

Love the honest approach

Thanks for highlighting that Czech brewed Staropramen is available in Lidl. Had some tonight and it is so much better than UK version. Cheers to you Simon🎉

@danielsimpson7462

24 күн бұрын

Me too- I’ve bought for the past 2 weekends and they’ve been great. Thank you.

Turned into the Catford Beer Festival, which ran from 2003 to around 2012 in South East London! Glad to see it back again!

It probably doesn't matter, but Camden Hells is actually brewed in Edmonton on the River Lea

Great review as always, thoroughly enjoyable. Keep the good work up 🍺🍺🍺🍺💪

Where have you been? Finally showing up in my YT feed. Great video despite the crazy cat. Had a laugh when you burped during the HB tasting, lol.

Technically the Camden Hells is a mixture of a Helles and a Pilsner. Really underrated beer. Tends to get looked down on these days because it’s popular. Weirdly, I’ve found that if you drink it out of a 330 bottle you get much flavour from the German hops whereas in the glass it’s a more rounded beer.

@GavJ_81

25 күн бұрын

Yes I agree, people hate on British lager as it's mainly brewed under license trash so this comes under the hammer too as it's now ABInBev. Must admit though they have nailed it really for the mixture of a Helles and Pils. I love Helles style and you get that for sure and it doesn't come at stupid prices you're paying a bottle shop for German imports.

There were 10 German Beers on the wall, 🎶 And the British Brews from Britain shat their pants🎶 🤣

Great review simon nice to see the big hitters go up against each other , tbf on the Perfect draft machine Brewdog lost is very good , obviously being on draft makes a difference. Thanks again for a great video 🍺

Loving Camden Hells, my local Asda had it at 4 x 330ml cans for £1.80 for months, built up a lovely little stash for the summer!

@pauljones5066

27 күн бұрын

fill your boots, or shed, at those prices

@BH-yk4zl

27 күн бұрын

Oh I did, I moved one of the kids out to use their room for storage. Worthy cause and he will understand in years to come……..

@tweez7817

26 күн бұрын

45p a can?? That’s wild. I’m guessing you’re not in Wales!

Really enjoyed this review , keep it up 👍

Another great vid Simon 👌 ,

Your cat is hilarious and a menace lol

there is no comparison to German Beers

@Wimpleman

22 күн бұрын

I love German beers but Belgium has the best stuff. Those Monks know how to get pissed in style.

@147breaks

16 күн бұрын

​@@Wimplemannah well overated . Im English but live in Bavaria half the year. Some of the lagers and pilsners are incredible. Around Franconia also highest density of breweries in the world ,1100 ,some great ones

@Wimpleman

16 күн бұрын

@@147breaks Sounds like you have had plenty of practice arriving at your position, fair play. Had some incredible Weissbiers and Dunkels in Germany, so have no issues with your preference.

@147breaks

16 күн бұрын

@@Wimpleman I've been living between both countries for 8 yrs , developing a beer belly because of the gorgeous German beers lol

As I’ve said on a few of your videos talking about macro lager. When we can get krombacher, hofbrau, Spaten, Warsteiner etc in UK supermarkets there is literally no reason to buy anything British made

@cheshirecat9081

28 күн бұрын

Not to mention Budvar and Pilsner Urquell.

@davidk7262

28 күн бұрын

Price. Lost Lager is 95% as good as those beers in my opinion and if you are happy to buy multipacks when on offer it can be less than a third of the price of the hofbrau.

@andrewsteer8860

28 күн бұрын

@@davidk7262 it’s not that much cheaper and no where near 95% as good though is it

@ilcorvo9559

28 күн бұрын

Bang on. If more consumers had their “red pill” moment we would have a much better beer scene!

@davidk7262

28 күн бұрын

@@andrewsteer8860 Yes it is. If you buy in multipacks it is less than a third of the price of the Hofbrau featured here. As for taste that is a matter of personal opinion of course.

I think you don't appreciate your cat trying to catch that ghost for you enough.

I recently went to a hotel bar and the only 2 lagers on offer were Camden and Amstel. Amstel tastes like cat pee, so I thought I would try Camden. Wow! I've been missing out for years! It's not readily available in many pubs, but when it is, nothing else gets a look in now 🍺

Just returned from terrific trip to Munich, the locals were in favour of Augustiner Lagerbier Hell beers. Very tasty, shame they don't seem to be on UK supermarket shelves. Great review & thanks 👍👍

@sisi2484

28 күн бұрын

Not sure about that , Augustiner and Spaten Helles don't agree with some folks gut. Mine too... but love other helles and augustiner dunkel is an amazing beer ...

@cehaem2

27 күн бұрын

Because they aren´t owned by a corporation and hence have no international distribution. I know, Warsteiner is independent, too. But they're also five times bigger than Augustiner.

@sisi2484

26 күн бұрын

@cehaem2 warsteiner is as near a commercial lager as it gets in germany . As for augustiner etc. Things are quite regional in Germany .. it's only recently that it's become widely available in Northern Germany , Berlin etc ... I saw it on sale in a supermarket in north Italy last week , and hb and ofc paulaner.. you can get these gerrman and bayern beers in the specialist beer shops in uk , albeit at 4 times the price they are in Germany and the regions they are made. Bottles of Augustiner helles are a fair bit cheaper in munich than berlin for example.

@cehaem2

26 күн бұрын

@@sisi2484 I mentioned Warsteiner in the context of having a distribution network vs being independently owned and operated. If you read my comment again you will notice that i mentioned exactly that in the last sentence. Compared to Warsteiner Augustiner is a dwarf. Augustiner has been available outside of Munich for over 20 years. I remember buying it from a local Getränkermarkt in Bochum in 2006. it started popping up in Berlin cornershops around 2000, just as the gentrification process was about to kick off. iIt gained popularity because it is an independent brewer. Pretty much each and every offie in the UK or Ireland does it now. Even my local offie (and I live in NI) used to sell Spaten and another ABK from Kaufbeuren. Don´t ask me how it got there. One of the Belfast pubs even did Engelbräu on tap some 10 years ago. I haven´t noticed a significant difference in Augustiner pricing between Bavaria and the rest of the country.

@sisi2484

26 күн бұрын

@cehaem2 I live in Germany and i read your comments first time , im not sure you read mine properly . . Not sure you've got your facts right big un, but whatever ,you do you 😁.

I picked up some Victoria Malaga from Lidl yesterday. Brewed and imported from Malaga. It is worth a try.

Hofbrau beers are very easy to find here in the USA. They're good, but I like Ayinger a lot more.

Came for the beer review, stayed for the cat 😂😂😂😂

Veltins is my favourite from Tescos, lovely drop and 3x6 quid. I got a veltins glass, great experience.

@barryshaw5957

13 күн бұрын

My Tesco doesn't stock it anymore. I can get Paulaner though (Munich), which is a close substitute.

Humans being as varied as there are beers, I've never had a Camden Hells I would say was good; be that bottled, canned or on draught. Glad you like it, and all the best to the brewery, it's just not my cup of tea

Keep up the good work

Brewdog lost lager did win worlds best international lager award

@gerainthughes3725

11 күн бұрын

I like lost, but its their cheap go at breaking into the cheap lager market. I find it watery also, the others on this show are far superior beers.

I'm glad I watched this, I used to live and work in Germany and the Netherlands so I was spoiled by all the super quality beers and I won't touch the UK stuff, but Brewdog may be worth a try? I wouldn't normally touch anything liquid or food made with London tap water, having drunk some from the tap while working there (yikes! no wonder bottled water's so popular there), but you may have persuaded me to try a bottle.

Strange how regional variations change things so much, Hofbrau is very easy to pick up here in the NW and it's been a good 18 months or so now since you've been able to get Camden Helles for less than it. At the moment the Germans are winning on quality and value. Also we have Booth's supermarkets who stock an incredible selection of beer 😊

Camden Hells is brilliant especially when you consider the ABV, Lost I think is crap

Agree with everything you've said. I'm currently on Brewdog as its cheap in Sainsbury's, 15 cans for £12. But I prefer Camden and when thats on offer I buy that! I think that Hofbrau was in the Lidl Oktoberfest box last year, I am hoping Lidl do that again this year! Boycott the fake eurotrash like Madri and Cruzcampo thats full of Glucose Syrup!

24.30.... I laughed my head off! Wonderful video

I was pleasantly surprised with lost , such a fantastic easy reach pint , love to see it phase out carling

Live in Germany, 24 bottle (o,33l) currently 16.99 Euro a crate. Every month at least, it is on special offer of 10.99 Euro a crate for a week.

@klawlor3659

13 күн бұрын

Love it over there in Germany. Sadly if I lived there I'd be an alcoholic by now!

The Hofbräu Original with it's 5.1% ABV is an Export not an Pils.

@Puffball-ll1ly

27 күн бұрын

What's the difference? Asking for a friend

@frankseyen9156

27 күн бұрын

@@Puffball-ll1ly Export has more alcohol and less hop than Pils. It tastes more malty and bready, while Pils has the typical hop bitterness. German Pils is usually between 4.8 to 4.9% ABV, Export usually Starts at 5.0% ABV. Also you can identify it by the name: If it's something like Spezial, Original, Gold or Landbier, then it's an Export. If it's Pils, then it has Pils in the name.

@cehaem2

25 күн бұрын

@@Puffball-ll1ly Export has slightly more alcohol, usually 5%-5.3% and is way more malty, almost sweeter and far less hoppy. Exports were once considered working-class beers, cheaper to brew and sell. Water around Dortmund is quite rich with Sulfate which doesn't go well with Pilsners. Pilsners became prevalent around the 60/70s when people could afford them on a regular basis. Bavarian Exports are slightly maltier than Dortmund-style.

Tescos has gone down hill after no longer carrying Sam Adams Boston Lager, a most underated Beer.

@jasonsmith7737

28 күн бұрын

Loved Sam Adam’s , sadly missed

@morganmsuk

27 күн бұрын

They've got Paulaner Münchner Hell though

You had a 3.8% can of carlsberg in a recent video - if you can still get another one, could you compare it to the 3.4% which has now been sneakily stuck on the shelves... cheers! Great content!

@William-Anderson

28 күн бұрын

that was a year ago they reduced it to 3.4%

@americasfavoritehoarder

28 күн бұрын

3.8? I would not even consider it. Who is buying this crap?

@northeastpyro8796

28 күн бұрын

Jesus god. Destroying beer.

@ilcorvo9559

28 күн бұрын

Wow how much more can they water something down!

@Forestgravy90

28 күн бұрын

If beer is 3.4 or less they save loads on tax so expect it to happen more and more

The cat stole the show ! 🤣

Recently Brewdog had three x ten packs of 440ml Lost larger for £21 in Morrisons. I went back time and again until I had accumalated 12 packs. It has a slight Germanic taste to it, its not bitter and is refreshing with a nice flavour. Its probably not fair to say its the best of a bad bunch but I find it satisfying and price was the deciding factor for me. I don’t think British larger can compete on taste, its just a matter of how low do you want to go or how much can you afford to pay to get reasonble beer?

@allyhenderson8018

28 күн бұрын

Thats a good deal that. Once the minimum price goes up to 65p a unit up here 3 cases of lost lager will cost a minimum of 39 quid.

@jameskrell4392

28 күн бұрын

@@allyhenderson8018 😵‍💫

This the guy that said fosters was amazing?

I've only just found your channel but I like weissbier most. Have you done tests on Erdinger and Franziskaner? I love those two. Do you have other weissbiers you prefer to those two that I could try?

@conormacdougal2344

10 күн бұрын

I was in Aldi today and noticed that they are now selling there own branded Weissbier. You may want to give it a go.

its not a si beer vid with out the bottle top dropping on the floor. top beer review as always.

i have to say my current fave supermarket German beer is Schuletnbrau export in a red can from ALdi Nord, banging for 55 cents a 500ml can

You're being Upstaged by the CAT. Great review especially taking the price into account. Although 5.1% ABV does attract a higher Tax Duty in our wonderful country but not 50p a bottle. Great to see a British Brew score so well against the Germans beers. Now back to the CAT. Lol

That Camden Hells had nine lives...

Cat scared the shit out of me

Based on your description, next time at the supermarket I'm going for Hells.

Hofbrau is an incredible lager, and over there it’s almost cheaper than water. Very nice I drank it copiously whilst over there recently. It’s a shame it’s so much more expensive here and only available at Morrisons as I don’t have one near here, I’ll have to make a trip over. Definitely one of my favourite lagers of all time they just get it right

@cehaem2

27 күн бұрын

It's around 89c/99c per bottle.

@silush630

27 күн бұрын

@@cehaem2 incredible that they can put out such an amazing lager for that price that just so easily beats any of the awful lager the uk puts out.

Had my first pint of Camden Helles in Manchester the other week. Fantastic beer! Have never seen it before,as I live in northern Ireland. The Irish lager is terrible.

German larger beers are very good but they do not have the variety of all the other beer types we have in the UK.

Will buy those top two next time I am in tesco.

I've enjoyed your beer reviews since 2010. I recently found out that Greg Puckett of Greg's Beer Reviews passed away. I'm bummed about this, I also started watching Greg's videos in 2010.

I do like Camden Hells, certainly can never be accused of being sweet! On the contrary, sometimes I find it a bit salty - probably depends what I've eaten or drunk before pouring and drinking it. I do love the branding and the logo - brilliant logo, it says London with the circle, it says a Brewery tower with the middle bottle like shape and the typeface and name is smart as ... all hell. 😉 Lost Lager - enjoy it too - much sweeter than Hells, for sure. It can be had for quite cheap, but probably overrated in my humble opinion. Never been a big fan of hoppiness of Pils Lager, I also find it far too carbonated for my taste and too bitter - Krombacher is one of those. However, I've had Austrian Pils served in a bar where the publican had a fridge set to an exact temperature and it was bloody lovely. Maybe I need to give Krombacher another try - and concentrate on getting the temperature of the beer spot on. Great video by the way.

I really like the Camden Lager personally, although it is bitter like you say, I find Brewdog to be headache material (glucose??)

Now we can brew good lager in UK Hells will have their lager made by Carlsberg in nothampton,increase the price and reduce the aBV

Appreciate the review and I've yet to try Krombacher myself, but if it's close, surely the fact that the Camden is 660ml vs the Krombacher's 500ml should come into play for your £2.50.

@MLAM168

28 күн бұрын

Krombacher is 660ml at Tesco, well it was when I got it last week.

@realaleguide

28 күн бұрын

That is a very good point.

Hi Hofbrau 500ml 1,75 sterling(24.40kr) in Sweden ..strong pound atm in Sweden, Atb

🤣🤣🤣🤣 24:33 absolutely pissed myself 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I was disappointed with Camden but I like bitters and stouts so maybe will give it another go after inspiration from your video. Keep up doing what you do it's great - love the cat chaos and checking the right number of fingers for 8 out of ten mind I would defo be the same.

7:50 … who’s knocking ? I 😂😂😂

@bobs4738

28 күн бұрын

@@jasonsmith7737 It's that headboard again!

I had a pint of that hells in a hotel bar in Southampton it was absolutely fantastic served in the proper glass as well

@nox5555

20 күн бұрын

there is no proper glass. its a bottle beer.

@potterendergaming5335

19 күн бұрын

@nox5555 ohh yeah sorry I was confusing it with another beer lol

just learned a lot about which and why lagers I like.. seems I'm mostly a pilsner man am deffo not a new-world lager(?!?) fan as it reminds me of early-teen parties where you try and invent a version of snakebite by mixing leftover cans at the end of the night.. lager and bitter do not mix too well.. Q: How does Camden Town Hells Lager compare/contrast with Paulaner Munich Hell Lager

You need to look at bottle size too in terms of value for money with the price. Camden seems a bigger bottle than Krombacker for the same money?

12:36 not keen at all on zesty citrus type light colour beers Orkney Brewery do a few and I’m not keen on any of them. Glad the range is good with stouts and IPA’s. Have you tried any Orkney Brewery or Swanny beers from up there.?

Never seen Hoffbrau in any of the 3 Morrisons local to me ! 😢

Lol all that effort and your cat stole the show!

Camden hells is a boss beer your cat was the star of the vlog

I know a bit of topic. I love Samuel Adams but can't get it anywhere. Is there anything out there similar

The Camden hells is excellent the Brewdog in cans and bottles are hit and miss alot of the time but on tap really good

Those Paulina's are awesome do you do the weiss or dunkels? Honestly is you want cheap good larger instead of the licenced stuff brewed in Northampton the Polish shops do a good range

Beer is like rock and roll ....no such thing as bad rock and roll..love your world

The cat was the star of the show ! 👌😂

I quite like a Lost now and then. It is a bit lighter and more rounded, but miles better that Carling and other British brewed 'lagers'. But answer me this - why when you criticise the 'earthy' smell of Burton brewed lagers because of the hard water, do you rate Cambden so highly when they must also have hard water? Or do they treat there water somehow?

@realaleguide

28 күн бұрын

Camden more than likely soften their water before they brew.

Nearly every day I am drinking Krombacher particularly as currently here there is an offer buy 4 cans and get a branded cool bag

Having recently returned from Munich and spent A LOT of time in the Hofbrauhaus, it's my current favourite beer. I haven't found anything that surpasses it.

@texmexbbq7085

28 күн бұрын

I was there in my late teens on a class trip... it is really an awesome place all the way around.

@andrewsteer8860

28 күн бұрын

@@Daveodaddeo101 did you have the dunkel? That’s a really incredible beer

@cehaem2

27 күн бұрын

Congratulations. You spent a lot of time in a tourist trap.

@Daveodaddeo101

27 күн бұрын

@@cehaem2 I bet you’re a laugh at parties

@cehaem2

27 күн бұрын

@@Daveodaddeo101 There's tons of better places to go to. You picked one of the most tacky ones.

Do you have mice in your kitchen and a cat to hunt them down😂

Shame morisons only in GB, not the whole of the UK Would be helpful to clarify if the glasses are nucleated regarding carbonation and head retention as it makes a difference.

Camden Hells I like. My issue is - owned by a mega company. How long will it be before they start cutting back on the ingredients?

@andrewsteer8860

28 күн бұрын

@@sr6424 they’ve been owned by InBev for 9 years, if that was going to happen it would have already happened

Never got way with Camden Hells, best british one is Thornbridge Lukas by a mile.

Unfiltered Camden Hells from the original brewery in Kentish Town is easily the best British brewed lager. Unfortunately the Camden you find in the supermarket is basically Budweiser

Jesus..... The cat 😂

Weirdly I found hofbrau lager and wheat beers really cheap in the corner shops in Venice. Kept buying them and taking them back to my hotel room. God knows why they’re so expensive here.

Big fan of the Camden Hells, tastes much more like a proper Lager than the BrewDog "Lost Lager", which is too sweet and fruity and not crisp, clean, and dry enough to be a proper lager in the Czech or German style.

You can also get Krombacher for 50c a bottle, here.

@kosmosfaber6534

28 күн бұрын

It's such a bang average beer lmao and he makes it seem like something extraordinary

Was just in italy one of the big supermarkets did hb 2 euro. Paulaner in another big supermarket same price more or less. Never bothered with either in Germany . Love rothaus pils ..and some of those bavarian dunkel beers are amazing augustinerbräu in particular. Not a fan of their regular helles as it gives me gut ache

Camden Hells is great, not even "for a UK lager". Krombacher is different and lovely too 👍

Review almost ended in cat-astrophe there

F the Tories!! - cheers!!

@jameskrell4392

28 күн бұрын

I’m no fan of the Tory’s but Labour is now going to F you, any ideas what their plans are for the man in the street? Remember, what ever the Tory’s did during covid Labour wanted to do it harder, lock down included. Ex-Labour activist here who learned his lesson form been on the inside.

@texmexbbq7085

28 күн бұрын

We have "uniparty" GOP scumbags in the US who are as bad as or worse than the Tories.

@pauljones5066

27 күн бұрын

relevance please?

I'm finding these comparison videos really helpful in how to spend my beer money . Really thorough , honest review Simon . Thank you

Have you ever done Stiegl Helles and Goldbrau , very tasty and good value Austrian beers

Kronbacher has dropped an ABV. It was 4.9 percent. Maybe that's why they don't highlite ABV on the label.

Sounded like somebody's headboard knocking in the background there!