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O-Bräu Freggerla (Kaiserhof)

O-Bräu Freggerla is an amber Kellerbier brewed by Thomas Kaiser at the mother Kaiserhof brewery. It's a balanced session beer with a lingering semi-dry semi-bitter finish. The O refers to the brewer's cat, Oskar.

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Kaiserhof Pilsner on tap

Kaiserhof Premium Pilsner is their flagship, a golden Pils with a balanced palate featuring both grain and hops. The lingering finish is semi-dry and semi-bitter.

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Kaiserhöfer Schmäußbräu on tap

Kaiserhof Schmäußbräu is is a special beer brewed for a St. George's Day Festival. A dark malty brew with a fairly low alcohol content of 4.5%, it seems a lighter version of the Schwedentrunk.

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Bastion Marie Mariechen Urhell (Kaiserhof)

Mariechen Urhell is a special beer brewed by Kaiserhof for Bastion Marie, an excellent location to sample a few of the local beers and have a fine meal. The bottled version is filtered.

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Mariechen naturbrüb (Kaiserhof) on tap

Mariechen is a special beer brewed by Kaiserhof for Bastion Marie, an excellent location to sample a few of the local beers and have a fine meal.

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Kaiserhof Weisser Kaiser

Kaiserhof Weisser Kaiser is a refreshing fruity Weizen with lovely tangy drier than typical for the style finish. One of my favorite Weizens from Franconian.

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Kaiserhof Kronator

Kaiserhöfer Kronator is the brewery's Dunkler Doppelbock for Lent. It's a very dark strong contemplative brew with a rich malty palate tinged with burnt toffee. The lingering finish is a touch sticky but not unusual for a 7.5% dark Bock.

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Kaiserhöfer Schwedentrunk

Kaiserhöfer Schwedentrunk is brewed in commemoration of the town's victory over Swedish invaders during the 30 Years War. It a deep chestnut brew in the dark Fest/Altfränkisch mold with a malty palate featuring both grain and roast. The lingering finish could be drier.

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Kaiserhöfer Lucas Cranach

Kaiserhöfer Lucas Cranach is brewed in commemoration of the town's most famous son. It a chestnut brew in the Altfränkisch mold with a balanced palate featuring both grain and roast. The lingering semi-dry finish is semi-bitter.

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Kaiserhöfer Keller Äffla Urhell

Kaiserhöfer Keller Äffla Urhell is an unfiltered golden balanced brew with a nice grainy malty element to compliment the light hopping.