As I haven't been travelling recently, I'm relying on a nearby supermarket with a focus on food and drink products from abroad for my stock of cheddar cheese and foreign beer tasting session. My budget for beer purchases was roughly what could be made back through reviews, so if this meant opting for some smaller bottles to achieve my budget, so be it. Zipfer also called Zipfer Urtyp in Austria is a beer from Zipf in Austria, it's part of the Brau Union brewery and one of Austria's most popular beverage exports. Zipfer came in a 0.33l bottle (as well as a bigger version) with a twisting cap. As the beer had been sitting innocently in the fridge for some time, ...  Read the complete review

Yes indeed, what IS a Zipfer? You don't know? Well.... it's for fastening two sections of material together. You know, two rows of metal or plastic teeth on strips of tape and a sliding piece that closes an opening by drawing the teeth together.... It's also the name of an Austrian beer. The town of Zipf, in the north of Austria, is home to the imaginatively named, ZIPFER LAGER. Being in the north of the country and relatively close to Bavaria, you'd expect it to be a pretty good beer. Let's read on, and find out, shall we? If you want to know about the brewery, here's the link: ...  Read the complete review

The way i see it the Chili Peppers should have called the Zephry Song, the Zipfer song. As its great flying away on a Zipfer or 8. This as another lager which I encountered in Asda's lovely 4 big bottles for £5 range, ot most of the bottles worked out roughly £1.60 ish for one 660ml bottle. Its Austrian, its lovely to drink and by god its a strong one, 5.4% of lovelyness. Small Story: Right heres a little story all about how i bought a Zipfer and quite frankly fell in love. I was in Asda enjoying all the fabulous deals they have to offer, including 3*4 packs for £10, 4 big bottles for £5 and many more. I was undecided, but the best value is the 4 ...  Read the complete review