franconian beer reviews

Martinsbräu Doppelbock

Martinsbräu Doppelbock is richly malty contemplative brew with a heady 7.5% alcohol content and some burnt toffee and licorice in the flavorful mix.

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Martinsbräu Export

Martinsbräu Export is balanced malt forward session beer with fair hopping, making for a moreish semi-dry, semi-bitter finish.

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Martinsbräu Märzen

Martinsbräu Märzen is a good example of the style with a richly malty palate featuring a hint of spice and lingering semi-dry finish.

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Martinsbräu Laurenzi Festbier

Martinsbräu Laurenzi Festbier is a richly malty easy drinking Märzen with a balanced palate and moreish lingering semi-dry finish.

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Martinsbräu Helles

Martinsbräu Helles is balanced malt forward session beer with just enough dryness despite what seems low hopping.

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Martinsbräu Weizen Hefe Dunkel

Martinsbräu Wezien Dunkel is a classic Dunkelweizen with a fruity palate featuring banana and and a lingering semi-dry finish.

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Martinsbräu Landbier Dunkel on tap

Martinsbräu Landbier Dunkel is a rich for its strength dark beer with some chocolate and coffee in the nose and a similar palate. The lingering finish is semi-dry and bittersweet.

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Martinsbräu Weizen Hefe Hell on tap

Martinsbräu Weizen is a classic Weizen with a fruity palate featuring banana and clove and a lingering finish.

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Martinsbräu Pils on tap

Martinsbräu Pils is a classic German style Pils but with enough malt to hold down the fort and invite another.

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A Salty Patch on the Unterfranken Express

Lower Franconia is a lovely bucolic area dotted with small hamlets and a surprising number of regional breweries not to be missed by the intrepid beerwanderer. This details a road trip to Strecks Brauhaus in Ostheim, Rother-Bräu in Roth, Pax-Bräu in Oberelsbach and the Wittelsbacker Turm Bräu at its namesake tower.