Top 30 German Beers of 2022

April 23rd is National German Beer Day!! That is the day that in 1516 the country’s famous “Reinheitsgebot” or “beer purity law” was enacted. This law restricts what ingredients can be used to make a German beer. Historically, the restriction on ingredients led to the extinction of many brewing traditions and local beer specialties, such as North German spiced beer and cherry beer. Only a few regional beer varieties, such as Kölner Kölsch, Gosler Gose, and Düsseldorfer Altbier, survived through the implementation of this law. And in late 2015, Bavarian brewers took a vote to amend this law to stay competitive with work beer trends such as Belgian lambics and American craft styles.

I love a good German beer... who doesn't?! While I would love to sit down with all my best girlfriends and taste all the wonderful beers Germany has to offer... neither time, nor budget, nor post-baby alcohol tolerance can make this a reality. So I've taken a lookise at what BeerAdvocate has to say about this.

The following are the top 30 beers according to BeerAdvocate as of April 2022:

1. Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
   Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
   Wheat Beer - Hefeweizen | 5.40%
   
   
2. Kloster Kreuzberg Dunkel
   Kloster Kreuzberg
   Lager - Munich Dunkel | 5.40%
   
   
3. Ayinger Celebrator
   Ayinger Privatbrauerei
   Bock - Doppelbock | 6.70%
   
   
4. Tap 6: Mein Aventinus
   Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn
   Bock - Weizenbock | 8.20%
   
   
5. Weihenstephaner Vitus
   Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
   Bock - Weizenbock | 7.70%
   
   
6. Doppelbock Dunkel
   Klosterbrauerei Andechs
   Bock - Doppelbock | 7.10%
   
   
7. Aecht Schlenkerla Fastenbier (Lentbeer)
   Brauerei Heller-Trum / Schlenkerla
   Lager - Rauchbier | 5.90%
   
   
8. Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel
   Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
   Wheat Beer - Dunkelweizen | 5.30%
   
   
9. Aventinus Eisbock
   Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn
   Bock - Eisbock | 12.00%
   
   
10. Mönchsambacher Lager
    Brauerei Zehendner GmbH
    Lager - Kellerbier / Zwickelbier | 5.50%
    
    
11. Weihenstephaner Korbinian
    Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
    Bock - Doppelbock | 7.40%
    
    
12. Ayinger Weizenbock
    Ayinger Privatbrauerei
    Bock - Weizenbock | 7.10%
    
    
13. Ayinger Bräuweisse
    Ayinger Privatbrauerei
    Wheat Beer - Hefeweizen | 5.10%
    
    
14. Weissbier Hell
    Klosterbrauerei Andechs
    Wheat Beer - Hefeweizen | 5.50%
    
    
15. Lagerbier Hell
    Augustiner-Bräu
    Lager - Helles | 5.20%
    
    
16. Weihenstephaner Helles
    Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
    Lager - Helles | 4.80%
    
    
17. Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock
    Brauerei Heller-Trum / Schlenkerla
    Lager - Rauchbier | 6.60%
    
    
18. Eisbock
    Kulmbacher Brauerei AG
    Bock - Eisbock | 9.20%
    
    
19. Tap 1: Meine Helle Weisse
    Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn
    Wheat Beer - Hefeweizen | 4.90%
    
    
20. 1809
    Professor Fritz Briem
    Sour - Berliner Weisse | 5.00%
    
    
21. Ayinger Urweisse
    Ayinger Privatbrauerei
    Wheat Beer - Dunkelweizen | 5.80%
    
    
22. Doppelsticke
    Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei
    Altbier | 8.50%
    
    
23. Weltenburger Kloster Asam-Bock
    Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg
    Bock - Doppelbock | 6.90%
    
    
24. Pils
    Innstadt-Bräu
    Pilsner - German | 5.00%
    
    
25. Weihenstephaner Original Helles
    Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
    Lager - Helles | 5.10%
    
    
26. Tap 5: Meine Hopfenweisse
    Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn
    Bock - Weizenbock | 8.20%
    
    
27. Tucher Bajuvator Doppelboc
    Brauerei Tucher Brau
    Bock - Doppelbock | 7.20%
    
    
28. Hefe Weisse
    Hacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH
    Wheat Beer - Hefeweizen | 5.50%
    
    
29. Füchschen Alt
    Brauerei Im Füchschen
    Altbier | 4.80%
    
    
30. Ayinger Bairisch Pils (Bavarian Pils)
    Ayinger Privatbrauerei
    Pilsner - German | 5.30%

Does this list get you excited for National German Beer Day on April 23rd? That is the day that in 1516 the country's famous "Reinheitsgebot" or "beer purity law" was enacted. 

What do you think about this list? Is there a beer you think should have made the top 30? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

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