Beck’s
Bremen, Germany  
$8.50 per 6 pack bottles
Beck’s is the largest selling German beer in the world and is sold in 90 countries. It was the first brewery to use the green glass bottle. The taste is pleasing to most all palates and goes with both spicy and lighter foods. Cool website, too.

Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier  
Munich, Germany  
$14 per 12 pack bottles
The “brewery near the Franciscans” was founded in 1635, and a friar has been on the label since 1935. Hefe means yeast in German, and this yeast wheat beer is among the best you’ll taste. The parent company, AB InBev, also owns Beck’s and Anheuser Busch, among other brands. 

Paulaner Salvayor Doppelbock
Munich, Germany
$ 11 per 6 pack bottles
Bocks are lagers that offer more taste with a crisp and clean sweetness. This beer is bottom-fermented, so it is an example of a doppel (double) bock, with extra malt added. Due to its high nutritious content, Salvator was known as liquid bread by the monks who brewed it. 

Warsteiner Premium Pilsener  
Warstein, Germany
$13 per 12 pack bottles
This beer is 4.8 percent alcohol, low by U.S. standards. For the money, an excellent buy due to the  premium ingredients and their special soft water brewing. Also available is a non-alcoholic choice plus a dunkel, which is the darker, richer version. 

Weihenstephaner Kristall Weissbier
Bavaria, Germany
$3 per 500 ml bottle
According to the label, this is the “oldest brewery in the world” and has been around since 1040.This crystal wheat beer gets its effervescent taste from a secret fermentation process that “quenches your taste like no other beer.” Good with fish, seafood and light dishes. 5.4 percent alcohol.