Paulaner
Paulaner is a famous brewery based in Munich, Germany that brews Paulaner Munich Lager. The brewery dates back to 1634. The company is one of only six breweries who pour at Oktoberfest. While they are known for their Hefeweizen, Paulaner also brews lagers, pilsners, Oktoberfest beers and a non alcoholic beer.
Paulaner Munich Lager
Paulaner describes Munich Lager as “This beer is credited for being one of the most popular Munich lagers. Moreover, our brewmasters were among the first to bring Munich lager beer to the Bavarian taps. The recipe for success remains: A perfect balance of malty character and the light bitterness of hops.” Paulaner Hefeweizen has Hallertauer Tradition hops and Pilsner malt (light barley malt) and Munich malt (dark barley malt.)
Paulaner Munich Lager has a 4.9% ABV, 0g fat, 2g protein, 7 carbs, 20 IBU and 128 calories based on a 11.2 oz. serving. It has a “Very Good” rating on Beer Advocate.
Our Review of Paulaner Munich Lager
Recently I have tried several German beers, mainly lagers, pilsners, wheat beers and marzens. The lagers have ranged from very good to spectacular. I have also tried two beers from Paulaner, their non alcoholic Weizen-Radler and Paulaner Hefeweizen. The Weizen-Radler may be my least favorite NA beer, but that is my fault. I didn’t read the description of the beverage and focused on the Paulaner name and Weizen in the title. The Hefeweizen was very good, but had the hint of banana, which I did not find in the other German wheat beers. To me this is a minor negative.
Like the Hefeweizen, Paulaner Munich Lager was very good, but I would rank it slightly below some of the other German lagers, particularly the two from Weihenstephaner. It is everything you want in a lager, clean, crisp, refreshing and no aftertaste or bitterness. I would have had a second one if I had two. But the two Weihensphaner lagers were better and in particular the Kellerbier had more flavor.
For German beer recommendations try Erdinger Weissbier, Ayinger OktoberFest, Warsteiner German Pilsener, Franziskaner Weissbier, Weihenstephaner Original Premium Lager, Weihenstephaner Kellerbier and Weihenstephaner Vitus.
For beer nutritional information of all beers we have reviewed see Beer Nutritional Information.
