Wiesener Altfränkisches Landbier from Bürgerliches Brauhaus is a gorgeous unfiltered golden Landbier with an ample rocky head and spicy hoppy nose. Balanced palate features a nice spicy hop element I hadn’t expected. The lingering finish is semi-dry enough with a nice bitterness.
Wiesener Helles from Bürgerliches Brauhaus is a gorgeous golden Helles with an ample rocky head and spicy hoppy nose. Balanced palate features a nice spicy hop element I hadn’t expected. The lingering finish is semi-dry enough with a nice bitterness. A surprising beer I wouldn’t peg as a Helles.
Wolf Bock is a spicy unfiltered take on the style. My bottle had some oxidation but would buy again.
Franconia is blessed with 100s of great breweries, many of them in small villages outside the big towns. The pocket guide to the best Erlangen and its Countryside Breweries will help you pick out which breweries outside Erlangen you need to visit. Guided tours to breweries outside Bamberg and Forchheim available if you would like to head into the Bamberg/Forchheim countryside with a Franconian beer expert.
Kaiserhöfer Kellerbier is an unfiltered amber balanced brew with a nice grainy malty element to compliment the light hopping.
O-Bräu Export is brewed by Thomas Kaiser at the mother Kaiserhof brewery. It's a textbook example of the malt forward style with a lingering semi-bitter finish. The O refers to the brewer's cat, Oskar.
O-Bräu Winterbock is brewed by Thomas Kaiser at the mother Kaiserhof brewery. It's heading into Doppelbock territory at 7.8%. While not prominent, the alcohol is obvious in both the honey tinged nose and richly malty palate. The O refers to the brewer's cat, Oskar.
O-Bräu Märzen is brewed by Thomas Kaiser at the mother Kaiserhof brewery. It's a true to style richly malty brew with some spice in the nose and palate and a lingering semi-dry semi-bitter finish. The O refers to the brewer's cat, Oskar.
Günther Bräu Pilsner is a balanced pale golden brew with a grainy, grassy hop nose and palate. The lingering finish is just dry and bitter enough to make it moreish at 4.9%.
's Antla Flößer is an unfiltered Dunkel with lots of roast, grain and hops in both the nose and palate. The semi-dry lingering finish is semi-bitter.
