Zwanzger Rotbier is a richly malty example of the style with a fruity/spicy palate featuring peppery hops before the lingering, semi-dry, semi-bitter finish.
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Schanzenbrau Helles
Schanzenbräu Helles is more in the Vollbier style than a Munich Helles. It's malty and grain with a lingering semi-dry finish due to the fair hopping.
Jürgens Rotbier
Jürgens Rotbier is a balanced richly malty Rotbier with a nice spicy character and aromatic hops in the nose. The lingering finish is semi-dry and semi-bitter.
Geyer Rotbier at Felsenkeller
Geyer Rotbier is a balanced spicy brew with a clean, dry semi-bitter finish. It's perfect for an afternoon at Geyers Felsenkeller.
A Rotbier by any other name wouldn’t taste like Schlenkerla
Schlenkerla is the most renowned of Rauchbier/Smoke beer breweries. Not only do the brew the world's most renowned Rauchbier/smoke beer, they have a great line-up of seasonal beers. They continue to push the brewing envelope and this new smoky Rotbier is yet another big winner. Schlenkerla Weichsel is the brewery's newest beer and is must have by any lover of beer.
Veldensteiner Rotbier
Veldensteiner Rotbier is a nice mix of malt and hops with a clean, dry finish that's perfectly bitter.
Forstquell-Kupfer
Forst-Quell Kupfer is perhaps the brewery's most interesting beer and a fine Rotbier with some milk chocolate in both the nose and palate. It retains the brewery's signature dryness with a clean, semi-dry. bittersweet finish that just says more.
Hausbrauerei Altstadthof Das Rote
Haubrauerei Altstadt's Das Rote is reportedly the first Rotbier after many year's of its absence and it credited as being responsible for its current resurgence.
Geyer Rotbier
Brauereigasthof Geyer Rotbier is a malty but dry session beer with a clean, finish.
Schanzenbrau Rotbier
Schanzenbräu Rotbier is perhaps the best of the Nürnberg Rotbiers and this is the town most noted for them. It's by far the cleanest and has the most moreish finish.