The meanings of Bavaria

I hadn't realised that Dutch brewery Swinkels, formerly known as Bavaria, was still selling Bavaria beer after they got in trouble with the people of Bavaria for calling their beer Bavaria when it's not brewed anywhere near Bavaria. They are though. Bavaria Ultra ("Ultra", no less!) is easily overlooked, by me anyway, because the turquoise and white branding makes it look non-alcoholic. It is, however, 4.2% ABV, and its boast of being only 28 calories per 100ml is somewhat undermined by the giant 660ml bottle. Perhaps one is supposed to share it, but that wasn't going to happen.All of the above, unsurprisingly, is the most interesting part of this beer. It is extremely dull fare, a wan yellow colour with barely an effort at a head. It tastes, equally unsurprisingly, cheap. I paid €3 for the big bottle but feel cheated as it has all the watery hallmarks of minimal production values, including adjunct cereals instead of proper malt, and a faint mineral tang where some hop bitterness is…