Zwickelbier

noun TSVIK-el-beer Rare

Origin: from Zwickel 'sampling tap on a barrel'

Also means

unfiltered cask-drawn beer

Usage Note

Zwickelbier is drawn directly from the barrel via a small tap (Zwickel) and is unfiltered and unpasteurised. Similar to Kellerbier, it has a fresh, yeasty flavour. It is a speciality of Franconian breweries and increasingly popular in German craft-beer culture. Plural: Zwickelbiere.

Examples

"Das Zwickelbier wurde ungefiltert direkt aus dem Holzfass gezapft."

Natural Translation

The Zwickelbier was tapped unfiltered directly from the wooden barrel.

Literal Translation

The Zwickelbier was unfiltered directly from the wooden barrel tapped.

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