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933:Schwarzbier
830:Pumpkin ale
716:Barley wine
675:Beer styles
612:(in German)
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224:Märzenbiers
222:. Austrian
199:Description
95:Oktoberfest
1079:Small beer
1052:Light beer
1018:Fruit beer
923:Pale lager
913:Kellerbier
865:Wheat beer
855:Strong ale
845:Scotch ale
788:Grodziskie
736:Copper ale
731:Burton ale
494:7 December
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362:References
356:Pale lager
205:pale lager
192:Märzenbier
152:Märzenbier
126:Michaelmas
79:March beer
70:Märzenbier
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1000:Oud bruin
983:Framboise
955:Sour beer
835:Quadrupel
741:Cream ale
726:Brown ale
701:Amber ale
616:26 August
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312:, Bavaria
1208:Category
1168:Real ale
1138:Adjuncts
1131:Trappist
1119:See also
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1045:Podpiwek
1035:Ice beer
813:Pale ale
803:Mild ale
761:Grisette
392:14 April
345:See also
337:Švyturys
280:Baltijos
276:Švyturys
253:marcovní
160:Festbier
136:autumn.
1158:Brewery
928:Pilsner
808:Old ale
696:Altbier
459:Reuters
249:březňák
122:Bavaria
113:History
91:Germany
87:Bavaria
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875:Lager
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