Klosterbrauerei Andechs

Why it matters

One of the few surviving monastic breweries in Bavaria still owned and run by its abbey, and among the clearest links between the monastic brewing tradition and modern German lager.

Details

Reference beers

• Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel7.1% ABV

  A monastery doppelbock from the Holy Mountain above Lake Ammersee, brewed by Benedictines since the fifteenth century.

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Styles it is associated with

• Doppelbock — Intensely malty strong lager, dense with bread crust, caramel and dark fruit, and remarkably clean for its strength.
• Munich Dunkel — Deep brown Bavarian lager led by rich Munich malt — bready and gently chocolatey, without real roast bitterness.
• Weissbier — Bavarian wheat beer defined by its yeast: pronounced banana and clove over a soft, cloudy, highly carbonated body.

Traditions

• Bavarian lager brewing — Cold fermentation and extended cold storage, developed in Bavarian cellars long before refrigeration and later exported worldwide.