What you have here is a classic zwickelbier or kellerbier (same thing). What the hell
does that mean? Germans are very straightforward. These style names literally
translate to ‘Spigot Beer’ or ‘Cellar Beer’. This is an unfiltered lager – straight from the
fermentor! It’s supposed to taste just like the beer would out of the tank ‘spigot’.
Although this batch isn’t poured straight off the FV, this lager wasn’t filtered or fined
when we sent it to our brite tanks – just an unfiltered, unpasteurized, and honest lager.
Kellerbiers evolve quite a bit over time, so Zwickel is something you’ll want to revisit
over and over throughout it’s tenure.