Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei

Why it matters

Dortmund was for a period the largest brewing city in Europe, and the strong pale lager it exported is one of very few styles named directly after a city’s commercial output rather than after a technique or a colour.

Details

Reference beers

• DAB Original5% ABV

  The export lager of the city that named the style, from a period when Dortmund was the largest brewing centre in Europe.

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Styles it is associated with

• Dortmunder Export — A pale lager sitting between Helles and Pils: fuller and firmer than the first, softer and less bitter than the second.