¿Quieres una cerveza with mucho cariño? Something like this is how people in Spanish-speaking countries offer friends a beer. The eventful brewing career of the guys behind Vier Vogel Pils probably began with a sentence like that. Her knowledge of Spanish is debatable, but not her fabulous beer.
On a research trip in 2012, four friends not only came across something scientifically interesting, but also uncovered a frightening problem: Colombia enchants its guests with breathtaking nature, warm people and culinary delicacies, but it takes a long time to find a good Pilsner. And when you're sitting on your balcony after a day of hard work, sometimes you just need a wonderfully cool glass of Pils - at least that's what our four friends, the young people behind the Vier Vogel Pils, thought. A happy coincidence was to help: the boys met the German exile Edgar, who opened the doors of his brewery to them more or less voluntarily and under strict conditions. In order to brew their beer in his hallowed halls, the brewer wanted the boys to come up with their own recipe, finance their ingredients out of their own pockets, develop labels and then drink the beer. Or at least were looking for someone who wanted to drink it.
The beer's curious name comes from a phone call between friends and their brewing buddy. “What have you birds done to my brewery?” asked the surprised Edgar and was amazed at what the boys got out of his cauldrons. Strictly in accordance with the purity law, the researchers brewed an excellent pilsner that not only impressed them and Edgar. German Pilsner was now served on Sundays in Colombia. When duty ordered the boys back to Germany, the hobby brewers had to leave their paradise and suddenly no longer had any brewing equipment at their disposal. After numerous attempts with the shared washing machine were less successful than desired, the friends dispersed and looked for a new friend. Brauhaus Hartmannsdorf GmbH proved to be the perfect partner and has been brewing the fantastic Vier Vogel Pils for our four favorite birds ever since. In addition to the Pils, which is more or less considered to be Colombia's best legal export hit, the Dresdeners also have a cold-hopped Radler in their portfolio.
Dry throat? Don't worry, these birds are not in danger of extinction.
