Can you buy alcopops in Germany? Especially WKD blue?

Question

I'm going there later this year and do drink spirits but LOVE blue WKD. Went to Paris earlier this year and just couldn't find them anywhere at all! Can anyone tell me whether they sell them in bars/restaurants in Germany? Probably staying in Munich - it's a work trip.

Thanks

Hannah

Answer 1

Brewing in Germany is a respected art and craft. It is governed by strict laws. It is a tradition hundreds of years old. If you cannot find one beer or schnapps in Munich that you like I would be truly amazed. Europeans tend not to drink diluted and artificially colored industrial alcohol. Asking for Blue WKD may insult them, that's if you can explain the concept.

Answer 2

I think drinking alcopops in Munich is punishable by death.

Answer 3

Well, the earlier answers are utterly wrong. Alcopops were extremly popular a few years ago but because of so many young people drinking them and not being able to estimate the alcohol content (unlike beer and wine) the government heavily increased taxes on them. They became expensive and ran out of fashion. I don't know if you get WKD but you will still get a lot. What replaces alcopops are beer mix drinks. All kinds of flavour. So they are also not real German brewery stuff but people love them. You may want to try them.