Zoigl
Term from the Brauwerkstatt brewing glossary, category “Beer styles”.
Explanation
Unfiltered bottom-fermented beer from the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria. It is brewed in communal brewhouses owned by a whole village, for example in Windischeschenbach, Neuhaus, Falkenberg, Mitterteich and Eslarn. The wort then ferments in the cellars of individual families. When a six-pointed star, the “Zoigl”, hangs outside a house, beer is being served there.
Test your knowledge
What does a six-pointed star outside a house in the Upper Palatinate mean?
- That a brewer looking for apprentices lives there
- That beer is banned there
- That Zoigl beer is being served there
Show answer
Correct: That Zoigl beer is being served there. Zoigl is brewed in communal brewhouses and matures in family cellars. When the star hangs outside, beer is available.