Beer Review №1212 Germany - Kloster Andechs Spezial Hell

Recorded 27th July 2025

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Beer: Kloster Andechs Spezial Hell
Brewery: Klosterbrauerei Andechs
Style: Festbier/helles 5.9% ABV 17 IBU



A full, rich, creamy, golden lager, Reinheitsgebot brewed from natural ingredients, this is a wholesome beer with a rounded sweetness on the tongue and a nice, clean finish. The 5.9% abv has something of the sleeping giant about it – don’t underestimate this beer, or you might get a very special hell on the morning after.


Das Andechser Spezial Hell, das bekannte Festbier aus dem Andechser Bräustüberl, steht in leuchtend hellem Gold im Glas.

The Andechser Spezial Hell, the well-known festival beer from the Andechser Bräustüberl, appears in bright gold in the glass.

Andechs Abbey is a Benedictine monastery, now a priory but formerly an abbey, in the municipality of Andechs, in the Landkreis of Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany. A place of pilgrimage on a hill east of the Ammersee, the Abbey is famed for its flamboyant Baroque church and its brewery, Klosterbrauerei Andechs, the proceeds from which help fund the monks' mission of help. Composer Carl Orff is buried in the church.

Andechs Monastery Brewery
Ours is one of the last genuine monastery breweries managed by an active religious order, entirely independent of corporations. Benedictines of St. Boniface Abbey in Munich and Andechs represent a special monastic brewing tradition. Here beers can mature into an “enjoyment for the body and soul”.
Benedictine brewing tradition – the latest brewing technology

The roots of the Andechs brewing tradition extend back to serving the pilgrims that have been coming to the Holy Mountain since 1128. The Benedictines have been serving pilgrims in Andechs since 1455, receiving them with hospitality. The monastery brewery is committed to sustainable growth and maintaining the monastic identity to this day.

Our monastery’s beers are brewed exclusively in Andechs using the traditional multiple mashing process. They have served as ambassadors of Andechs hospitality for more than 550 years.



Klosterbrauerei Andechs
Andechs, Bayern Germany
Kloster Andechs Spezial Hell
Festbier
5.9% ABV 17 IBU






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