Hetzel Frauendorfer Vollbier on tap

Frauendorfer Vollbier is a great session beer with a dry hoppy palate and bitter finish. On tap at the Bierbrauerfest in Bad Staffelstein, it seemed less bitter and a touch more balanced.

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Wagner-Bräu (Kemmern) Vollbier

Wagner-Bräu Vollbier is an unfiltered malty brew with plenty of grain and mown grass notes before the lingering, dry, semi-bitter finish.

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Der Bräu Heimat Seidla ‘s Laffer

Der Bräu Heimat Seidla s' Laffer is a rich malty Vollbier with a lingering semi-dry finish.

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Bierprinzessin Hassberg Vollbier

Bierprinzessin Hassberg Vollbier is an unfiltered amber beer which was brewed by the Hassberg Beer Princesses for the festival. It’s a lovely dry hoppy beer in the Craft Beer vein but retains a distinct Franconian flavor. This was on tap at the Genussfestival 2024 in Ebern.

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Raab Frangn Seidla on tap

Raab Frangn Seidla is an unfiltered Vollbier with a dry fruity palate and a moreishly dry finish. This was on tap at the Genussfestival 2024 in Ebern.

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Köslauer Rennweg Brauer Vollbier

Köslauer Rennweg Brauer Vollbier was brewed as a hopeful Bock and sold as a Vollbier due to lower than expected alcohol. This is nonetheless a very nice rich Festbier with a rich malty palate tinged with ample underlying hops. The lingering finish is moreishly dry for the style.

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Raab Frangn Seidla

Raab Frangn Seidla is an unfiltered Vollbier with a dry fruity palate and a moreishly dry finish.

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Wittelsbacher Turm Bräu Vollbier

Wittelsbacher Turm Bräu Vollbier was a gorgeous looking beer marred by diacetyl the day I sampled it on tap at the brewery.

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Pax-Bräu Vollbier

Pax-Bräu Vollbier is a lovely example of the style with a balanced dry palate and clean dry semi-bitter finish. This is a traditional beer with a Craft Beer twist by master brewer Andreas Seufert which shows that a beer can be very dry without being overly bitter.

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Hopfengarten Hopfen Zupfer on tap

Hopfengarten Hopfen Zupfer is a balanced brew with a malty if thin palate and semi-dry finish.