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Meinel-Bräu Absolvinator

Meinel-Bräu Absolvinator is a richly malty Doppelbock with enough underlying hops to keep it from being cloying. No mean feat at 7.5%

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Meinel-Bräu Pils

Meinel-Bräu Keller is a sessionable Pils with a grainy/hoppy palate and semi-dry, semi-bitter finish.

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Meinel-Bräu Zwickl

Meinel-Bräu Keller is an excellent example of the style with a grainy/hoppy palate and a clean semi-dry. semi-bitter finish.

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Meinel-Bräu Keller Märzen

Meinel-Bräu Keller Märzen is a marvelously balanced example of the style with plenty of malt up front and some spicy notes lingering before the semi-dry finish.

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Meinel-Bräu Mephisto

Meinel-Bräu Mephisto is a rich Export Rauchbier with a nice light smokiness, perfect for introducing people to the style.

I pity the fool that ain’t been to Dinkelsbühl

Dinkelsbühl is a walled medieval wonder located on the Romantic Road in the Franconian part of Bavaria. It's also a great place to sample local beers with three breweries producing a large range of beers.

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The Squirrel meets the Unicorn: A sad Forchheim fable of another brewery closing

Brauerei Eichhorn in Forchheim closes due to tough COIVD-restricted years.

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Meinel-Bräu Heller Doppelbock

Meinel-Bräu Heller Doppelbock is richly malty rare Heller Doppelbock with some biscuit and caramel in the 8% package.

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Reindler-Bräu Spezial Dunkel

Reindler-Bräu Spezial Dunkel is a chestnut beauty with a balanced malty palate featuring a hint of chocolate. The finish is dry and semi-bitter.

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Reindler-Bräu Edel-Pils

Reindler-Bräu Edel-Pils is their signature beer and while hoppy and dry, it's more a session beer than most in this style. The lingering finish is moreishly dry.