Beverage
Kellerbier
Kellerbier (and related zwickel) is unfiltered or lightly filtered lager served young—hazy, soft carbonation, fresh malt and hop aroma, and a rustic cellar character. It is closer to draught freshness than polished bottled pilsner. Drink young; in cooking use as a mild lager for stews and batters, knowing haze and yeast can add slight breadiness. Not the cleanest choice for crystal-clear sauces.
Also known as: Kellerbier / Zwickelbier
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History
Franconian cellar service of young lager fixed kellerbier as a local drinking style.
Unfiltered lager traditions continued beside industrial filtered pale lagers.
Craft kellerbiers and zwickels popularised hazy fresh lager outside Franconia.