Favourite varieties of Starkbier

Having had a fun lunch eating Zwiebelrostbraten and drinking Maximator, I was wondering which of this devil's brew TT thought the "tastiest". I was also thinking about many other things, few of which are suitable for an open forum.

So, after last years session at Nockherberg (sp?) on Salvator, and this lunch time drinking Maximator, and also having tried Celebrator, I would go for Maximator as the tipple of choice. It's just that little bit smoother.

Thoughts?

It all tastes the same, sweet and sickly, disgusting stuff! And it gets you drunk far too quickly!

Don't like any of 'em and I have tried them all. Yuck!

I agree with the A-man, too sweet to really be enjoyable. Scogs and I shared a two-liter jug of Aviator last Wednesday at the Airbräu and I was struggling to finish off my second glass, it just tasted wrong.
As for color, Celebrator from the Aying brewery takes the cake. Stand on a south-facing balcony in mid-September in Aying with just a hint of autumn in the sky but the sun blazing down, hold up a fresh glass of Celebrator, look at the rich golden-brown liquid with the ivory foam on top and you know why you will never again return to Milton Keynes/Baltimore/South Central LA/wherever.

These people no nothing! Lager Louts!

Aventinus is quite good! And apart from Aventinus I think they all taste similar to each other.

Does anyone know the name of ordering a beer (in this case starkbier) with half beer and half lemonade (or limon - not sure which)?

Probably a Rausschmeisser - I don't know anyone who would order that, much less drink it. But if it floats your boat ...

Aventinus is good have you tried it's eisbock conterpart? (12%) I personally like the Peccator, might just be nice to have it on tap at work though. The kneitinger starkbier is actually quite nice as well. Jever bock the one time i tried it I seemed to really enjoy it. I also really like the belgian guinness (8 percent) imperial stout from the great lakes brewing company is fantastic. Or are we just talking about german beer here?

Celebrator is lovely.

Can't drink the stuff, wayyyyyy too sweet and sickly for me.

The excellent Peccator from Schlossbrauerei Au in der Hallertau. The closest you'll get to Belgium in Bavaria.

It's true that a lot of the Bockbiers are very sweet, but not all of them are. They're best drunk slowly - treat them like wine, like the Belgians do.

I'm surprised. I really thought most people would disagree with, I'm not alone!

Which of these would be a good one to start with as I will be initiated into the Starkbierfest in two weeks?

not a beer person at all, but can atleast choke down a normal helles, Starkbier makes me gag.

It would be more interesting to know the ages of those that like this crap and the ages of those that don't. I have a feeling that the Star Wars rule applies, but would like it confirmed.

I going to refrain from voting till I've tried a few more, I've only ever had Salvator and Celebrator.

Great poll/question!

The Starkbiere I go back to time and again are Maximator and Aventinus Eisbock. If you have tried both and still hate Starkbier, okay, then you're more than entitled to your informed opinion. All the better - that means more for me. :-)

My wife (is Bavarian and) absolutely loves Aventinus. Everytime we're at Weißes Bräuhaus and I order an Aventinus and a whatever for the two of us, the server - without fail - places the Aventinus (8%) in front of me and gives my wife the weaker beer, as if to say "Women don't/can't drink Starkbier." Nuts.

Lookin' forward to the barnyard atmosphere at Nockherberg next Saturday; thank God I reserved a table back in the fall ...