Mönchshof Weihnachts Bier
Kulmbacher Brauerei
- From:
- Kulmbacher Brauerei
- Germany
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #456 - ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #35,436 - Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 11.33%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 22
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 17, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 04, 2006
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
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Ratings by clarknova:
Rated by clarknova from Germany
3.74/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Jan 25, 2016
3.74/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Jan 25, 2016
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.3/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.3/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Copenhagen 15/11 2018. 50 cl bottle with swing cap from Meny, Østerfælled Torv, Kbh Ø. Drawing of vintage Santa with a bag full of Goodies - including beer - and a starry Night sky in the background.
Pours clear golden yellow with medium-sized white head. Settles as thin almost transparent layer of foam almost covering the surface of the beer. No lacing.
Aroma is malty without being too sweet. Grains, caramel, very light roast. Something moderately bitter lurking in the background.
Medium strong carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lightly prickly texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed by a more moderate but noteworthy bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet but intermingling with a moderate but more pronounced bitterness. Lingers shortly.
Not adventurous or very Christmas-like. But I suppose a solid malt base suits a Christmas Beer just fine.
Nov 21, 2025Pours clear golden yellow with medium-sized white head. Settles as thin almost transparent layer of foam almost covering the surface of the beer. No lacing.
Aroma is malty without being too sweet. Grains, caramel, very light roast. Something moderately bitter lurking in the background.
Medium strong carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lightly prickly texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed by a more moderate but noteworthy bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet but intermingling with a moderate but more pronounced bitterness. Lingers shortly.
Not adventurous or very Christmas-like. But I suppose a solid malt base suits a Christmas Beer just fine.
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.17/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.17/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
L- Mid amber, clear some rising small-bubble CO2 into a 2Cm very creamy looking pale tan head. Holds well, forms lacing on the way down.
S- Mild for me, just some trad grain and malt.
T- Medium dry, lots of CO2 (taste/feel), some malts there. It's not 'engaging', quite the opposite, even vs typical expectations of a Marzen which can be more subtle than many other styles. I registered that 'roundedness' of flavour that for me = Marzen, but only on the first sip.
F- It has balance I suppose. It's all rather 'middle of the road'.
O- Rather dull I'm sorry to say. Would I buy it again, no, not as a UK import ie quite $$. Would I in Germany, doubtful, there is so much waaay better beer overs there. Sadly it's a quick to forget beer.
Bought from Trembling Madness in York, UK for home delivery. BB: 24/06/2025, 500ml flip-top bottle.
Dec 14, 2024S- Mild for me, just some trad grain and malt.
T- Medium dry, lots of CO2 (taste/feel), some malts there. It's not 'engaging', quite the opposite, even vs typical expectations of a Marzen which can be more subtle than many other styles. I registered that 'roundedness' of flavour that for me = Marzen, but only on the first sip.
F- It has balance I suppose. It's all rather 'middle of the road'.
O- Rather dull I'm sorry to say. Would I buy it again, no, not as a UK import ie quite $$. Would I in Germany, doubtful, there is so much waaay better beer overs there. Sadly it's a quick to forget beer.
Bought from Trembling Madness in York, UK for home delivery. BB: 24/06/2025, 500ml flip-top bottle.
Reviewed by Profundobaso from New York
3.78/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look - a fancy 500 ml swingtop bottle poured into a tasting glass. dark golden in color, clear, with a large foamy head that mostly dissipates, leaving behind trace lacing. Purchased at supermarket in Hamburg.
Smell - toasted malts, but otherwise not much else. appears to be a typical lager.
Taste - a ton of malts with a tiny bit of honey like sweetness. quite smooth with plenty of malty notes, and finishes clean.
Feel - light bodied, average carbonation, and tastes lighter than the advertised ABV at 5.6%.
Overall - this doesn't remind me anything like a Christmas beer as suggested on the advertisement, but it's quite tasty.
Nov 26, 2024Smell - toasted malts, but otherwise not much else. appears to be a typical lager.
Taste - a ton of malts with a tiny bit of honey like sweetness. quite smooth with plenty of malty notes, and finishes clean.
Feel - light bodied, average carbonation, and tastes lighter than the advertised ABV at 5.6%.
Overall - this doesn't remind me anything like a Christmas beer as suggested on the advertisement, but it's quite tasty.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.34/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Nov. 2003: 500 ml cool swingtop bottle. Aroma like an average lager, rather weak. Golden colour, good to moderate head. Flavour is well balanced with a herbal character, moderate sweetness and decent hops. Flavour and aftertaste are better than the average lager, but this is definitely not what I want for CHRISTMAS! As a standard lager it passes the test, as a Christmas beer it fails!
Oct 22, 2022
Reviewed by Beersnake from California
3.75/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured at fridge temp. Pours a transparent yellow with a very thin layer of white head. Tons of bubbles rising throughout. Nose is wet hay, bagels, grass, overripe apples, and a touch of honey. The taste is sweet upfront - biscuits and honey. Picking up wheat, oranges, malts, pears, and a touch of banana. Enjoyable, but somewhat normal.
Oct 22, 2022
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.89/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Kulmbacher Brauerei AG "Mönschof Weihnachts Bier"
,5L brown glass swing-top bottle
Notes: Clear deep golden body beneath a full head of frothy white. Very good head retention and lacing. Aroma of grainy malt and grassy hops. The flavor follows. It's fairly matly, and lightly sweetish, but backed by a solid bitterness that balances it and brings it to a dry conclusion assisted by some spicy hops. Medium bodied with a fine-bubbled moderate carbonation.
Feb 03, 2017,5L brown glass swing-top bottle
Notes: Clear deep golden body beneath a full head of frothy white. Very good head retention and lacing. Aroma of grainy malt and grassy hops. The flavor follows. It's fairly matly, and lightly sweetish, but backed by a solid bitterness that balances it and brings it to a dry conclusion assisted by some spicy hops. Medium bodied with a fine-bubbled moderate carbonation.
Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
2.98/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
2.98/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
L:
-pours a clear golden with a medium,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-grainy,sulfur,biscuity,honey,spruce
T:
-cinnamon,spicy,orange zest,honey,grainy,lemon
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
-slight alcohol noticeable
O:
o.k. Winter Festbier
Dec 10, 2015-pours a clear golden with a medium,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-grainy,sulfur,biscuity,honey,spruce
T:
-cinnamon,spicy,orange zest,honey,grainy,lemon
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
-slight alcohol noticeable
O:
o.k. Winter Festbier
Reviewed by Tomais from Germany
3.62/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Clear amber; big head, frothy lacing.
Too carbonated in spite of an aggressive pour (stein glass). Very drinkable due to the clean and well balanced malts and bitterness; bitter in the finish; bit of a bready after-taste. No complexity but satisfying.
[8 months before sell-by date]
Nov 19, 2015Too carbonated in spite of an aggressive pour (stein glass). Very drinkable due to the clean and well balanced malts and bitterness; bitter in the finish; bit of a bready after-taste. No complexity but satisfying.
[8 months before sell-by date]
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