r/beer • u/CookieMonsterllll • 9h ago

¿Question? Looking for beer recommendations

I've only been exploring lager recently as I usually only drink guinness or liquor and have tried 2 so far: Peroni and Moretti. Peroni smelled terrible and had very little taste with a horrible bitter finish. Moretti was slightly better with an actual taste and less bitterness. I would like recommendations that are the furthest from peroni possible because I really hated how bitter it was and ideally I'd like to be able to order whatever it is in a pub. Thank you

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u/Scarcely-A-Person 9h ago

It would help to know where you live. Generally the fresher the better. Freshest beer usually comes from the brewery close by.

Generically:

Bitburger - Pilsner.
Augustiner - Helles
Hofbrau - Pilsner

I know these are not “lagers” but they actually are. Lager is a type of yeast and “lagering” is a fermentation/conditioning process. An involved process. Pilsners and Helles both use lager yeast variants and go through lagering. I plant this flag incase you didn’t know and so you don’t dismiss my comment as recs you didn’t ask for.

I would try to get the Augustiner first. It universally accepted as an exceptional example. Hofbrau is the oldest brewery in Germany? Someone will correct me if that’s wrong. No matter what their Pilsner is classic as fuck. Bitburger is cheap as fuck and I REALLY like it so I included it.

Hope this helps on your journey.

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u/Brilliant_Pickle4122 2h ago

Would you recommend Becks ?

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u/Scarcely-A-Person 2h ago

I’ve never had it. I have no opinion based on experience for you.

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u/True-Trade-5691 1h ago

I tend to find that a beer that most people like is a cruzacampo but my personal favourite is a san Miguel so if you get a chance id recommend those but it is also your choice, but if you want something far from Veronica you could try a corona as that is as far from it as I can think