Püttner Zoigl

Zoigl is Germany's intangible cultural heritage and an integral part of the Upper Palatinate's culture of enjoyment This special beer is traditionally brewed in so-called communal breweries and it is not professionals who stand behind the kettle, but private individuals At least that was the case in the past Several times a year, citizens of a town or village who were interested in brewing would meet in the brewery to prepare a beer wort together with a professional brewer The finished wort was then boiled and hopped and served to the public.

Most of the beer was brewed for the brewer's own consumption, but some was usually also served The house with the temporary Zoiglstube was marked with a Zoigl star: This symbol, also known as the brewer's star, looks confusingly similar to the Star of David and combines the six-armed star with the brewers' tools of the trade

Nowadays, most Zoigl beer is no longer produced in communal breweries, but by breweries These brew the beer from the first to the last step and then serve it from the barrel or sell it in bottles A ruby-red example from an expert hand comes from the Püttner brewery Their Zoigl is yeasty, natural and wonderfully malty