franconian beer reviews

Brauhaus Brünn Hausbier at BR Radl Tour

Hausbrauer Brünn Hausbier was ale-like and fruity with a nice dry lingering finish. From gravity barrel at at the BR Radltour 2024 in Ebern.

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Wiethaler Pfingstmärzen Festbier

Wiethaler Pfingstmärzen Festbier is a richly malty amber beer with some spicy caramel notes and a lingering bittersweet finish.

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Schübel Leonhardor

Schübel Leonhardor is an interesting unfiltered Dunkler Doppelbock with some smoke and burnt caramel elements but firm hopping showing as it warms.

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Ebensfelder Brauhaus Kellerbier

Ebensfelder Brauhaus Kellerbier is a balanced example of the style with light grain in both the nose and palate and underlying hops drying it out in the lingering semi-bitter finish.

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Bimberla Ungespundet

Zeltner Vollbier is a rich golden brew more in the Franconian Vollbier style than a Munich Helles. There's some grain in the nose and the lightly fruit palate. The lingering finish is semi-dry and slightly bitter.

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Zeltner Vollbier

Zeltner Vollbier is a rich golden brew more in the Franconian Vollbier style than a Munich Helles. There's some grain in the nose and the lightly fruit palate. The lingering finish is semi-dry and slightly bitter.

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Back to Back to Beer Hiking

Beer Hiking in Franconia is the way to get from one brewery to the next in the most scenic way. Back to back beer fests set up this great hike to Zentbechhofen for their annual kirchweih and lovely kirchweih festbier.

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Brauhaus Rügheim Spezial Lager

Brauhaus Rügheim Special Lager is a rich malty brew with a touch of apricot in the nose and palate and citrusy hops throughout. The lingering finish is semi-dry and slightly bitter. It is brewed by the small communal brewery in the village of Rügheim and was served on tap at their 4th Braufest in July 2024.

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Keesmann Gold

Keesmann Gold is an unfiltered richly malty Export with an undercurrent of grain and plenty of hops in the lingering, semi-dry, semi-bitter finish.

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Pyraser Kellerbier

Pyraser Kellerbier is a great example at 18 IBU of a beer not needing bitterness to attain a moreish dry finish. On tap at Hütt'n, it was a gorgeous beer to behold and even more of a joy to drink.