Bayern Brewing

Microbrewery in Missoula, Montana, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Bayern Brewing Taproom

Established in 1987

Contact
1507 Montana St, Missoula, MT, 59801, United States
Description
Bayern Brewing was founded in Missoula, Montana in 1987. Literally translated, Bayern (pronounced Bye-ern) means the German state of Bavaria - the homeland of Jurgen Knoller, Bayern Brewing’s owner and Masterbrewer.

Bayern Brewing is steeped in the rich tradition of Bavaria, a region renowned for producing the world’s most famous and sophisticated beer. We brew our lager beers in strict accordance to the German Law of Purity (Reinheitsgebot) of 1516. That means no berries, adjuncts, artificial carbonation, or other strange ingredients are used in the process. All you will find in a Bayern beer is malted barley, yeast, hops, and water, and the experience of a Bavarian Masterbrewer.

All Bayern beers are fully matured, a process that takes up to four times as long as conventional ales and at least twice as long as mass-produced domestic lagers. Bayern employs state-of-the-art equipment to produce quality standards unsurpassed in the micro brewing industry.

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Tried from Can on 29 Jun 2022 at 19:29


Tried from Draft on 24 Feb 2022 at 12:35


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Montana Ale Works. Pours dark copper. Malt, biscuit, light sulfur, red fruit, blackberry. Medium body. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 28 Aug 2021 at 03:12


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

500ml pour at the Bierhaus. Cloudy golden with a thin, tight fine head. Sweet, malty aroma. Taste is as expected, adding a touch of citrus to the expected sweet malts, a bit sweet and a bi more bitterness. Subtle but noticeable

Tried on 11 Jul 2021 at 01:02


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Very nice, ever-so-slightly hazy golden coloured body with a thick, three to four centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of grass, honey, flowers, biscuits, dry malt, some oranges and lemons - very nice and incredibly aromatic - especially from the floral side of things. Light-bodied; Strong wheatie flavour at first that shows a light graininess along with a touch of citrus notes from the lemons and oranges, but the strongest components are the floral notes (tea - such as chamomile and jasmine) and a ton of honey to add to the sweetness here. Aftertaste shows a lot of easy-drinking wheat and floral components with a little dash of dryness from some subtle hops - but this is crisp and very easy-drinking. Overall, this tastes much more like a wheat ale versus and lagers, and that's a good thing, but the honey and soft floral notes make this very nice to drink, especially in the relatively hot summers up here in Montana! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Super One Foods in Kalispell, Montana on 26-July-2020 for US$1,67 sampled in my hotel room here in Missoula, Montana on 28-July-2020.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2020 at 16:18


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Crisp and clear, beautiful copper coloured body with a thinnish, tan head along with a dash of an off-white head that fades very quickly and only really starts out at about a centimetre tall. Aroma of malted barley, light earthiness and some rustic qualities, a lot of grain, a good deal of yeast with a hint of breadiness and a touch of unfinished caster sugar still around. Light to Medium-bodied; Assertive malty and biscuity flavours show first with some light bitterness from the malts and a touch of alcohol showing up towards the end, but the relative earthiness and yeast qualities dominate without leaving much other room for complexity given that the flavours are largely pungent malts and astringent yeast. Aftertaste shows some softer sugars from pure caster sugar (I wish it was more complex than that) with some malted barley grain notes and a dash of floral hop bitterness at the very end that shows some foreign hops here without much alpha acids. Overall, about what I expected from this - not a bad beer by any means, but not a showstopper. That said, when here in Montana and there aren't as many options as other places, this is a good offering to try. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Vintage Sellers in Great Falls, Montana exactly a year ago on 18-June-2019 for US$1,75 sampled a year later back at home in Washington on 18-June-2020 hoping to visit Montana again soon!

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2020 at 07:40


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Crowler on Christmas eve thanks to Tevis. Pours out dark cola brown topped with a tan head. Nose is rich malts spice pit fruit notes wow. Taste is more of the great spice rich malts pit fruit candy notes. Wow nice. This is going to be an enjoyable evening.

Tried from Crowler on 25 Dec 2019 at 01:50


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Dark brown, cloudy, thick foamy head subsides. Nutty, toasty aroma. Toasty dark malts, light sweetness, bready, yeasty. Right on target.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2019 at 00:03


3.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle (bb June 2019), bought and drank at Old Chicago.

Pours straw yellow, clear, small head of foam.

Weird smell, kinda chemical like. Hops are subdued, malt even more so.

The taste is light hoppiness, not noble character, malt is a bit of cracker, kind of sweet. A muddle.

Mouthfeel is okay but I would never order this again. Not a Pilsner.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2019 at 19:34


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared on Level 42, 07/02/19. Many thanks! A mostly clear golden pale yellow coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is semi sweet apple, straw, , hay. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, hay, straw, leafy, pale grains, straw. Palate is semi sweet, chalky, moderate carboantion. . meh.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2019 at 21:02