German Government Bans Camba Bavaria Milk Stout

Having already the Camba Milk Stout may no longer be sold in Germany, also samples of Christopher Ale, Coffee Porter and Oak Aged Amber Ale-Rum were now drawn.

Misleading or irrational? Milk Stout banned in Germany!

In Germany produced Milk Stout is due to its raw materials by the authorities of neither beer nor mixed beer beverage. It is misleading for the German consumer. Thus, this internationally recognized beer style has been downgraded to "drink" and is in Germany readily so not marketable. The German tax law sees however differently: Customs has informed us that it is very comfortable to be a recognized beer style that is beer tax. We are currently examining a production in nearby countries, so that we can as quickly as possible Camba Milk Stout offer, then even legal as beer.

By the way there are in the states of Thuringia and Lower Saxony special permits for the traditional Belgian beer type Wit brewed with orange peel and coriander. This type of beer must now be declared "special beer" there. In contrast, Bayern prevail different rules: the Bavarian purity law does not allow special permits to.

Are Christopher and Ale Coffee Porter come next?

Recently we had a visit of a staatl. Beverage Controller of LGL (Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety). There were targeted samples of Christopher Ale (a Belgian Wit Beer, labeled by us as a mixed drink) and the Coffee Porter (marked as mixed beer beverage with coffee) taken. We may assume that there will soon be a further ban on these two Camba beers – and that’s just because there are no appropriate declaration for it. Here you define the question why the German authorities and organizations have not yet found a suitable, uniform concept for an internationally recognized beer style. This also keeps the inspector, himself a master brewer, in his own words for "incomprehensible".

Oak Aged beers also at risk?

In addition, a sample of Oak Aged Amber Ale was – drawn Rum. Now all wooden barrel ripened beer no longer be "marketable"? The CRAFT Beer of the Year 2015 Oak Aged Milk Stout – Bourbon surely. Is the beer chosen by a high-level jury to national CRAFT Beer of the Year a drink that should not be a beer in two ways ?! Tasted it has the jury probably nevertheless.

Now it’s still strike quickly and Christopher Ale, Coffee Porter, Oak Aged beers enjoy – who knows how long this "beer" are still available for purchase?