Hofbräu München
Duke Wilhelm V set up the court brewery in 1589 so that his court no longer had to buy beer from Einbeck; in 1614 a brewer hired from Einbeck brewed the first Munich bock. The brewery passed to the Bavarian state in 1852, left the Platzl in 1896, and has brewed at Munich-Riem since 1988. It pours at the Oktoberfest and licenses Hofbräuhaus taverns abroad. Its Dunkel is a classic Munich Dunkel, its Münchner Weisse a Weissbier, its Maibock a helles bock and its Oktoberfestbier a Festbier.
Styles brewed by Hofbräu München
Weissbier
AleWeissbier (Hefeweizen): a pale, cloudy Bavarian wheat beer with banana and clove from its yeast and a huge fluffy head. Strength, bitterness, glass and examples.
Munich Dunkel
LagerMunich Dunkel: a brown Bavarian lager with toasted, bready malt and no roast, developed at Spaten in the 1830s. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Festbier
LagerFestbier: the golden lager poured at Munich's Oktoberfest since 1990, smooth and malty, stronger than a Helles. Strength, bitterness and classic examples.
Helles Bock (Maibock)
LagerHelles Bock, or Maibock: a pale, strong, malty German lager of 6.3–7.4%, drier and hoppier than other bocks, a beer for spring. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
At a glance
- Country
- Germany
- Brews in
- Munich, Bavaria
- Founded
- 1589
- Owner
- The Free State of Bavaria
- Best-known beers
- Hofbräu Original, Hofbräu Dunkel, Hofbräu Münchner Weisse, Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier
- Website
- hofbraeu-muenchen.de
Sources
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- Staatliches Hofbräuhaus – Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Beer Judge Certification Program — BJCP