Archive record · Brewery
Mahrs Bräu
Bamberg, Upper Franconia / Bavaria, Germany
- Founded
- 1670
- Archive ID
- TB-S5VVJD7M
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Founder: UNKNOWN. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Bamberg Wunderburg brewery whose brewing tradition is documented from 1670; current brewery says the business has been in family ownership since 1895.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
A legendary Franconian brewery famous for its ungespundet cellar beer perfectly served in an ancient tavern.
The Beer Library
Beers
a U / Ungespundet
CURRENT / SIGNATUREUngespundetes Kellerbier
Cloudy, unfiltered, ungespundet lager with low carbonation; colloquially ordered simply as 'U'.
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CURRENTPils
Cold-hopped Pils using Hallertau aroma hops.
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CURRENT / HISTORIC COMMEMORATIVEDark Lager
Originally produced in 2008 for the '200 years E.T.A. Hoffmann' anniversary and retained in the regular lineup.
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CURRENT / LOW ALCOHOLLight Pils
Current lower-alcohol Pils.
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SEASONAL / CURRENTHeller Bock
Seasonal strong pale Bock released in the autumn Bock season.
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Year-RoundKellerbier
U is for ungespundet — unbunged, meaning fermented without pressure so it stays soft and low in carbonation. Ordering it in Bamberg means saying one letter.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.mahrs.de/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Germany master, Pass 25 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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