The magnificent seven

Lucky numbers: Schneider Weisse brews an assortment of authentic Bavarian wheat beers, known as Tap 1-7.

Our columnist rejoices as one of his favourite German wheat beers finally makes it into the country.

A FEW years ago, during a visit to Munich, Germany, I came across a bar called the Weisses Bräuhaus that seemed to be doing particularly well in a street already lined with beer gardens and beer pubs overflowing with summer season revellers. It was also selling a beer that I had never heard of at the time called Schneider Weisse.