Wagner Merkendorf Festbier

In many parts of Europe, religion determines the festive calendar Christianity is rich in public holidays and gives its congregation and everyone else time off at regular intervals In Bavaria, there are particularly many of these holidays: The festive year begins with New Year's Day, closely followed by Epiphany in early January Good Friday, Easter, Labor Day, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, Assumption Day, German Unity Day, Reformation, All Saints' Day, Day of Prayer and Repentance and Christmas pepper the rest of the year with gifted vacation days and occasions to celebrate together

Many breweries in southern Germany live in harmony with these weddings in the calendar and prepare for them with special beers The Wagner brewery from Merkendorf, for example, brews its fine festival beer to mark Easter, Whitsun, Christmas and the local church fair

Thanks to its full-bodied character, high drinkability and noble hop notes, this spicy specialty goes well with Easter brunch, a Christmas roast or a pair of grilled sausages The festive brew has a lively 5,7 % alcohol content in the glass and ensures a successful balance of creamy caramel, roasted grain, earthy and flowery hops, candied fruit, spicy yeast and oven-fresh bread for an exuberant atmosphere A harmonious bitterness counteracts the soft sweetness and rounds off the taste experience perfectly

Happy holidays!