Wiesener Festmärzen from Bürgerliches Brauhaus Wiesen is a gorgeous unfiltered golden Märzen with a creamy head and spicy nose. The balanced richly malty palate features a nice spicy element. The lingering finish is semi-dry and bittersweet.
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Wiesener Frühlingsbock
Wiesener Frühlingsbock from Bürgerliches Brauhaus is a gorgeous deep golden Hellerbock with an ample rocky head and spicy floral hoppy nose. Balanced richly malty palate features a nice spicy hop element. The lingering finish is semi-dry and bittersweet.
Wiesener Altfränkisches Landbier
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
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.
The Main Thing about Unterfranken
The Main River is not only the longest contained in river in Germany so perhaps unsurprisingly important in the brewing world as a source of water and transportation. There are many in Franconia, where the it originates and a particularly scenic stretch is in Lower Franconia. Three towns to seek out for beer on this route are Marktheidenfeld (Martinsbräu), Wertheim (Spessart) and Lohr am Main (Keiler Brauhaus).
Bayer Bräu Raubritter
Bayer Bräu Raubritter is richly malty Märzen with a nice spicy character in the dry for the style palate. This brewery closed in 2011 but they have their beer contract-brewed at Arnsteinter.
Bayer Bräu Bayerator
Bayer Bräu Bayerator is richly malty brew with a heady 7.2% alcohol content and a bittersweet finish. This brewery closed in 2011 but they have their beer contract-brewed at Arnsteinter.
Martinsbräu Laurenzi Festbier on tap
Martinsbräu Laurenzi Festbier is a richly malty easy drinking Märzen with a balanced palate and moreish lingering semi-dry finish. On tap at the Martinsbräu Biergarten.
Martinsbräu Kellerbier on tap
Martinsbräu Kellerbier is a balanced session beer with light hops and grain before the quaffable lingering finish. It's available on tap only at their Biergarten on the edge of town, scenically situated on the Main River.
Keiler Pils
Keiler Pils is produced in bottled form at Kulmbacher but this draft version is done at Würzburger Hofbräu who bought the original brewery in 2001. As served at the Keiler Brauhaus, it's a clean, semi-dry, semi-bitter classic Pils.