Monsambacher (?)

So, Max's Taphouse has a Gravity Keg of Monsambacher Lagerbier for German Fest this weekend. It doesn't show up on here and Google gives out 7 search results (2 go to a 404 page, 3 go to a message board that says they tried a Monsambacher bock, and the last 2 go to a blog that mentions a Monsambacher Lager on tap).

So, I was just wondering if anyone here has heard of this brewery and if so, could they add it to BA. Maybe it is a wrong name or something, but 7 Google results is pretty ridiculous in any case.

 

THANK YOU! I love Max's, but they usually have quite a few misspellings and are very sparse on what the exact beer is, when it comes to the pre-release lists. Sounds quite good, and I love me some gravity kegs. Looks like one to try for sure.

 

Yeah, I even called them last night about when they would post it. They usually don't wait this long, but they sent out an e-mail earlier today though.

I started a thread over in Mid-Atlantic with the tap-list. Feel free to copy the tap-list and bold some ones you think I or the people attending should try. You can either post it in that thread or just PM me. I would love to get some German insight. Max's also holds a Belgian Beer Fest (their craziest and longest running one) and an Italian Fest (the least popular, not to say that I don't love it; but it is going to be replaced with probably a Nordic Fest). I'm gonna have to ask the respective countries about the festival tap lists from now on.

p.s. Yes, I bought some Stone Berlin Collaborations.
p.p.s. @sergeantstogie (that should help, since your friend couldn't tag you)

 

Below, is what I had. Some were just tastes shared between friends and some were full 10 oz. pours. I bolded my favorites:

GRAVITY KEGS :

Monchsambacher Lagerbier (YR, 94)
Weissenhoe Bioland Classic (YR, NR)
Weissenhoe Bonifatus Dunkel (YR, 83)
Weissenhoe Monks Fest (Fall, 85)
Schneider Edel Weisse 30L Wooden (Rotating, 89)

ON DRAFT:

Aecht Schlenkerla Oak Smoke Zymatore (Winter, 90)
Bahnhof Berliner w/ Brett Zymatore (Rotating, 94)
Bahnhof Berliner Weisse w/ Rye *Limited 87)
Bahnhof Berliner Weisse w/ Oak-Smoked Wheat Malt (YR, NR)
Freigeist Ottekolong Kolsch (Rotating, 87)
Freigeist Pink Panzer (Limited, NR)
Freigeist Schokobier (Rotating, NR)
Fritz Briem 13th Century Grut (YR, 86/100)
Mahrs Ginger Bock (Rotating, NR)
Mahrs Hell (YR, 89/91)
Mahrs Mastdon (YR, 83)
Monarchy Preussen Weisse (Limited, NR)
Monarchy Year of the Dragon (Limited, NR)
Monarchy /Stillwater It’s Still Weisse (Limited, 85)
Neuzeller Badebier (YR, 85)
Kyrtitzer Mord Und Totschlag (Fall, 87)
Schienider Hoamad (Limited, NR)
Schienider Porter Weisse (Limited, 91)
Schnieder Hopfen Weisse (Rotating, 91)
Schnieder Nelson Sauvin (Rotating, 92/92)
Stift Benno (YR, 85)
Stift Gregorius (Had, YR, 86)
Andechs Dopplebock (YR, 96)

Einbecker Winterbock Dopplebock
Schneider Aventinus Eisbock Barrique (bottle)
Aecht Schlenkerla Dopplebock Oak Smoked (bottle)
Schneider Aventinus Cuvee Barrique (brought bottle)

Loved by all: Schofferhofer Grapefruit Hefeweizen

I was so happy to be able to have the Eisbock Barrique to go with my Cuvee Barrique (totally different beasts though). The berliners were out of this world good (no buckwheat version). Loved the Smoked Dopplebock and their Zymatore (BA). The 78-rated Schofferhofer Grapefruit Weizen-Mix was out of this world. Maybe because it was quite the change of pace or just the sheer drinkability of it, but I know many people that got a Liter stein of it each day. We had a pretty great bottleshare at a friend's place afterwards on Sunday, which was a nice end piece to the whole thing.

 

I bought the first and only six pack of Steigl Radler I ever saw, to bring to a party. I'd never had it but heard it was great. Loved it and had no worries of getting inebriated. Great stuff but with a bit of a different flavor profile from the Schofferhoffer.

 

That list were the beers that I had over the weekend (Fri/Sat/Sun).

I go in for all of the festivals and actually quite enjoyed the Italian Fest (I believe I missed it in 2013). Apparently, it began in 2010. Here is the tap list for 2014. They make very interesting beers and have some unique sours. This might sound like an insult, but their fest is like a giant DFH takeover. They really utilize the local landscape with lots of great herbs and spices. I think it has more to do with people not knowing any of the Italian breweries and not really associating beer with Italy at all. Quality is top-notch and price is negligible since festival prices are usually lower than daily prices.

The Nordic festival stands to basically be a Mikkeller (and Evil Twin?) festival, with some Nogne O, To Ol and others. I'm definitely excited by this since I love Mikkeller's beers.

Most of the festivals don't hold a candle to the Belgian Beer Fest, which celebrated its 10th Anniversary this year. It has the most attendance, and the most tapped beers.

Germanfest is a standout in that it has 10 oz. pours for the standard price of $3.50, which is possible because of the low ABV of said beers. I would love to do a blind tasting during Germanfest to just pick out the different styles (I don't know German beers well enough to pick out beers within the same style).