Josef Schneider Märzen

The last beer that I had that I have not blogged about before is Josef Schneider Märzen (5.5% abv). Now I have to say that I have scoffed down my fair share of this beer style over the last few weeks, but this one was the best by a country mile! It is so thick and chewy, that it really tastes like you are eating dried malt extract. The flavour is that distinct!

Here is Andy's commercial description;
"This amber coloured filtered bottom fermented beer comes from the smallest brewery in the Altmühltal region in Essing in the Oberpfalz near Regensburg in Bavaria. Märzen beer, literally means March and was historically brewed in March/towards the end of the brewing season on St Georges Day (23 April) to last the summer until brewing could resume on St Micahel‘s Day (29 September). You may now be seeing some historical similarities with the Saison, Biere de Garde and Lambic beer styles....."

Just a bit of background on the brewery Josef Schneider (not to be confused with the wheat beer mob) is a small microbrewery located in Franconia, Germany. They produce a number of malty beer styles such as a Pilsner, Maibock, Marzen and Dunkel. The beer is available from the brewery direct only, or in the attached pub. There is no distribution or marketing amazing!