Dortmunder Export

Tasting Notes

Beers of this style are produced throughout Germany, but it is considered a local specialty in the city of Dortmund. Generally, Dortmunder is a strong pale lager that is characterized by more bitterness and less maltiness than Munich heller but far less bitterness and more malt body than German Pilsners. Neither hops nor malt are distinctive in this style, but both are medium in flavor and in good balance. The color is very pale, like that of Pilsner, but the beer has a higher gravity than other mainstream pale lagers.

Ingredients

Ingredients, aside from the pale malt, that are used to brew Dortmunder export include pale crystal malts. Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Hersbrucker, Saaz, Hallertauer, Spalt, and Tettnanger are the preferred hops. In general, the yeast should be highly attenuative. One of the most distinctive features of the Dortmunder style is the brewing water. With considerable levels of carbonate and sulfate present, the water serves to accentuate the beer's bitterness.

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