rotbier

Rotbier is a specialty that is brewed in different regions. The two capitals of red beer are Roeselare in Belgium and Nuremberg in Germany. While the eponymous red color of Belgian red beer comes from maturation in wooden barrels and the taste of these beers has both fruity and sour overtones, the Franconian version borrows its strong copper tone from special barley malt and its taste is made up of a wealth of grain notes. Almost 200 years before the Bavarian Purity Law was passed, a law was passed in Nuremberg that required brewing exclusively with barley, and in the Middle Ages many breweries opted for a regional type of malt with a fine red shimmer.

Neuhaus an der Pegnitz is just under an hour’s drive northeast of Nuremberg. This small market town is currently home to around 3,000 residents and a brewery named after the Veldenstein Forest. Veldensteiner has a wide range of Bavarian and Franconian beer classics, including a Nuremberg-inspired red beer. Thanks to selected special malts, this variant comes in a shimmering ruby-red copper-gold and scores with a full-bodied, robust character and a range of malty flavors.

The Veldensteiner red beer has already received numerous international awards and is also very popular outside the Nuremberg region. Definitely try it!