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BJCP on Kellerbier
Posted by Barry on 2016-09-27 12:25:14
Kind of begs the question about titles and definitions. If a Vollbier can be a Kellerbier because it is served in a Keller, then anything can be Kellerbier, including a Bock, a Weizen, etc., etc.  For the term Kellerbier to make sense, it needs to be a specific type of beer, which I don't think it is or ever can be.  It's like the Zoigl question: can it be classified as a specific type of beer?  No, it's more or less what the brewer wants it to be.  With Zoigl, it is all the surrounding history and culture that defines it, so I suppose we can say the same about Kellerbier.  It all makes bottled Kellerbier a bit of a farce.
 
Followups:
         BJCP on Kellerbier by Uncle Jimbo on  2016-09-27 13:26:54
           BJCP on Kellerbier by Barry on  2016-09-27 15:38:56
             Barry on Kellerbier by Nick B. on  2016-09-28 00:40:51
           BJCP on Kellerbier by Nick B. on  2016-09-28 00:47:24
               Barry on Kellerbier by Uncle Jimbo on  2016-09-28 14:53:10
                 Barry on Kellerbier by Nick B. on  2016-09-29 00:56:30