Brewery: Unser Bier
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Unser Bier, a term that means "our beer", was founded 10 years ago by four beer lovers that had a fondness for homebrewing. Unser Bier was first just a club for homebrewers, a place where people could go and brew beer as a hobby. Once interest was piqued the brewery was founded. Its quite a remarkable story.
Located close to both the German & French borders, Basel is an amazing place. Its the third largest city in Switzerland with a population of 190,000 (edit). Its got all the goods that make it a great European city (historic architecture, art (edit), a river, a market place, culture and heritage etc...) but apparently it needed better beer.
Currently Unser Bier produces four different beers. According to the site, which is pretty funny:
We produce four different beers and occasional specials. Our first beer was an Amber beer. We wanted to produce a beer that is quite different from the usual lager beers served in Basel. Amber is also a lager but it is not hopped; it is not bitter. Women who usually don’t like beer tend to like it.
Our next beer was a pale beer, called Blond. It’s a little more bitter than the Amber. It’s a man’s beer. Our third beer was a black beer called Schwarz. It appeals to both men and women. We had some Irish people here recently and I told them that our black beer is just like Guinness but a little bit better. They were very upset about that. Weizen, wheat beer, is our fourth.
Our next beer was a pale beer, called Blond. It’s a little more bitter than the Amber. It’s a man’s beer. Our third beer was a black beer called Schwarz. It appeals to both men and women. We had some Irish people here recently and I told them that our black beer is just like Guinness but a little bit better. They were very upset about that. Weizen, wheat beer, is our fourth.
To read more about Unser Bier, there is a great interview with one of the owners (Simone Littlejohn) on the site which can be found HERE!
Beer from here instead of beer from there.
2 comments:
first: "unser bier" is really worth a try.
second: sorry, basel is not at all located in the swiss alps. as a matter of fact there are not many places in szwitzerland, that are further away from the alps.
third: basels population is only about 190'000.
fourth: the city is still worth a visit, especially if you like art.
Wow, sorry I wrote up so many incorrect facts about Basel. It was getting late. Thanks for correcting me! I look forward to one day getting over to Basel and trying Unser Bier as my Uncle lives there. My mother is there now and she is the one that took the photo and emailed it to me.
Cheers!
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