When Jürgen Knöller arrived in Montana in 1987 to take up his position as Brewmaster for Bayern Brewing, he was given the task of creating a beer that would win the hearts and tastebuds of Montanans who wanted, according to popular demand, a beer that is a traditional German Märzen beer with a distinctive hop flavor. After some consideration, Jürgen came up with Bayern Amber Lager. To reach this delicate middle ground, Bayern Amber is made with the same type and quantity of malted barley used in German Märzenbiers (an amber, rich "festbier"), and then hopped in the manner of existing Czech-style pilseners. So go ahead, have a Bayern Amber and taste Bayern’s legacy, which has become a bit of living Montana history.