This summer I have been stuck on a Spaten Lager kick. (not Optimator). The beer store has it on sale for 11.99 a 12 pack, and that has been continuous since May.
Spaten's a good Munich beer (assuming we're talking German and not some American micro-brewery by the same name). I was surprised to discover that the famous German "Reinheitsgebot" (purity law) on beer was repealed a few years ago. (It was hurting business, apparently, and served as a form of trade protectionism which wasn't looked upon favorably in an EU-based Europe.)
Used to be only water, barley, and hops were the only ingredients permitted. Now, I read in Wiki that most commercial beer makers add yeast as well and even wheat malt and cane sugar can be added as well.
Damn. That law dated from 1516.