{"product_id":"dortmunder-brauhaus-dab-pilsner-lager-case-of-12-660ml","title":"Dortmunder Brauhaus 'DAB' Pilsner \/ Lager - CASE OF 12 (660ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#808080\"\u003eIt ought not to come as a surprise that the \u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\" size=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ebeer the Dortmund brewers made for their hard-working patrons was as tough and hearty as the people who drank it. When a miner got off his shift all showered but exhausted after eight hours of jack-hammering chunks of coal from the rock in a dark, dusty, hot, and dangerous shaft, what he needed was a beer he could respect. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#808080\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#808080\"\u003eThere was nothing wimpy about the lager from this stark, no-nonsense region of coal, steel, and   sweat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#808080\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#808080\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#808080\"\u003eBeer making in Dortmund goes back a long way. In 1293, the private burghers of the city of Dortmund were among the first \"civilian\" feudal subjects to receive the right to brew (before that it was reserved for the clergy and nobility), and they never relinquished it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body_normal\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#808080\"\u003eOver the years, the fine burghers of Dortmund made such good use of the privilege that, b\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#808080\"\u003ey the end of the 19th century, Dortmund boasted about 150,000 inhabitants and almost 30 breweries ; and by World War I, Dortmund had become the largest brew center in Europe. Even today, to the chagrin of Bavarians, Dortmund's annual beer production is still a tad larger than Munich's. Both cities produce about five-and-a-half million hectoliters (approx. 4.5 million barrels) of beer a year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#808080\"\u003eTimes have changed in the Ruhr District since the post-World-War-II boom. As we move into the globalized economy of the 21st century, a rapid socio-economic restructuring has taken place, which has led to the closure of all the coal mines, and the few steel mills that remain are in trouble, too. As the District's economic base changed, so did its tastes. In line with the modern, more edgy taste in beer, the beer of choice in this erstwhile rough-neck region is the Pils-style lager.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#808080\"\u003eIn today's Dortmund, there are effectively only two breweries left. There is the Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei (DAB), which markets its \"world famous Dortmunder\" under the name of \"DAB Original.\" \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThis is a wonderful beer, \u003c\/span\u003e4.9% in alcohol, in a 660ml bottle, with a thick, white head and a clear, bubbly, golden straw appearance. It has an aroma of sweet, rich barley malt and a flavour of very grassy, bitter hops, sweet, biscuit grain, and clean water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnjoy:)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#808080\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\" size=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.germanbeerinstitute.com\/images\/miner_with_dortmund_export_3.jpg\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"267\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" width=\"183\" \/\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grapes \u0026 Lager","offers":[{"title":"660ml \/ Case of 12","offer_id":687577387,"sku":"B3","price":54.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0453\/2913\/products\/DAB_dortmunder_330ml_14cfbbc4-5100-439b-a880-fb8f4b29f3ef.png?v=1399542378","url":"https:\/\/grapes-lager-2.myshopify.com\/products\/dortmunder-brauhaus-dab-pilsner-lager-case-of-12-660ml","provider":"Grapes \u0026 Lager","version":"1.0","type":"link"}