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Saturday, 13 June 2026

What is Kulmbacher?

I chat about Kulmbacher, one of my favourite extinct Lager styles. Strong and heavily hopped - why haven't modern brewers jumped all over this style?

 

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  1. In the early 70s in southern California, we would occasionally pick up a six pack of Kulmbacher Monchshof Klosterbock as a treat. A few years ago, my wife and I stopped for lunch while we were driving toward Frankfurt. We ordered a Monchshof Schwartzbier that I thought was reminiscent of the bock I had 30+ years before. I think the Kulmbacher style isn't popular because it is too heavy for modern drinkers -- they like the alcohol but want higher attenuation for "drinkability".

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