What is the best special? Rocketbeans tests – and forgets the original Augsburg
It starts with a faux pas: For him it has to be « the special », moderator Colin Gäbel states at the beginning of his show – so wrong, most of the Swabians would cry out. Now Gäbel is not a Swabian and somehow excuse, but he is also a moderator of his internet show « spoon knife », in which he tests various excesses of the culinary delight in his Hamburg studio in front of the camera and describes his thoughts and taste in creative and word. His trial shows collect hundreds of thousands of clicks on the YouTube internet platform, the edition « What is the best mustard? » was nominated for the Grimme Prize in 2021. The latest episode now dedicated Gäbel the ultimate Augsburg drink: Spec. And a nasty mistake made him.
Because of all things, the special-i.e. the original Augsburg-does not appear at all in its test selection. Paulaner, Schwipp Schwapp, Mezzo Mix and more, everything on the table. But the special shines with absence. A frivel, judges the YouTube community, and makes riot in the comment column, while Gäbel innocently discusses topics such as the right mixing ratio of cola and orange and the correct serving temperature. « A lot of special, a lot of opinion! », The moderator states.
At the end, after 60 minutes of a winking, smacking, smacking and rabbits, Gäbel, together with his co-moderator, appoints the Munich Paulaner Spezi with 9 out of 10 possible taste points as the winner. Tastes are different.
Real special connoisseurs, i.e. those who use the correct article, can lean back and watch the spectacle with an elitist distance. As Theodor Storm, poet, northern German and probably no soft drink expert: « Forgetting and forgetting / Who lives for a long time / he has to learn and suffer these two. »
