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Mahrs Bräu

Bamberg, Upper Franconia / Bavaria, Germany · Est. 1670

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Tally's Take

Why this matters

A legendary Franconian brewery famous for its ungespundet cellar beer perfectly served in an ancient tavern.

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The Beer Library

Beers

a U / Ungespundet

CURRENT / SIGNATURE

Ungespundetes Kellerbier

ABV5.2%

Germany Pass 25. Cloudy, unfiltered, ungespundet lager with low carbonation; colloquially ordered simply as 'U'.

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Pils

CURRENT

Pils

ABV4.9%

Germany Pass 25. Cold-hopped Pils using Hallertau aroma hops.

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Helles

CURRENT

Helles Vollbier

ABV4.9%

Germany Pass 25. Current Bamberg Helles.

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E.T.A.

CURRENT / HISTORIC COMMEMORATIVE

Dark Lager

ABV5.0%

Germany Pass 25. Originally produced in 2008 for the '200 years E.T.A. Hoffmann' anniversary and retained in the regular lineup.

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Sommerpils

CURRENT / LOW ALCOHOL

Light Pils

ABV2.8%

Germany Pass 25. Current lower-alcohol Pils.

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Heller Bock

SEASONAL / CURRENT

Heller Bock

ABV6.8%

Germany Pass 25. Seasonal strong pale Bock released in the autumn Bock season.

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U

Year-Round

Kellerbier

ABV5.2%
IBU30

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

  1. 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 reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19

Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.

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