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When I was hanging around in the DDR in the 1980s, I mostly only came across a few styles of beer. Helles, Pilsner and the occasional Bock. And in Berlin, Berliner Weisse.

Other types of beer did exist. I know that both from label images and from the DDR standards for beer. The standards document, TGL 7764, is wonderfully useful for seeing the full diversity of beers brewed. Even though, I might add, I never saw most of them.



DDR beer styles 1987 - 1990


Type
OG Plato
ABV
App. Atten-uation
CO2 Content
Isohumulon Content
EBC colour



%
%
%
% min.
Mg/l



Dunkel (Einfachbier)
5.7 - 6.2
1.84
55 - 65
0.35
3 - 11
min 79


Alkoholfreies Bier
6.5 - 7.0

10 - 15
0.42
22 - 28
max 12


Weissbier
7.0 - 8.0
2.90
min 75
0.60
nothing specified
9 - 15


Extra
8.5 - 9.0
3.41
min 75
0.45
22 - 34
max 12


Hell
9.5 - 10.0
3.82
min 75
0.40
16 - 26
max 14


Edel-Bräu Hell
10.5 - 11.0
4.23
min 75
0.42
16 - 28
max 14


Dunkel (Vollbier)
10.0 - 10.5
4.02
min 75
0.40
16 - 26
min 79


Doppel-Karamelbier
11.7 - 12.2
0.63 - 1.5
nothing specified
0.42
3 - 10
min 93


Schwarzbier
11.7 - 12.2
4.12
60 - 70
0.42
20 - 34
min 160


Deutsches Pilsner
10.5 - 11.0
4.23
min 75
0.40
22 - 34
max 12


Diabetiker-Pils
10.0 - 10.5


0.42
22 - 34
max 13


Lagerbier Hell
11.5 - 12.0
4.65
min 75
0.42
20 - 34
max 31


Lagerbier Dunkel
11.5 - 12.0
4.65
min 75
0.42
14 - 26
min 40


Lagerbier Spezial
11.5 - 12.0
4.65
min 75
0.42
20 - 34
max 31


Lagerbier Dunkel Spezial
11.5 - 12.0
4.65
min 75
0.42
14 - 26
min 40


Deutsches Pilsator
11.5 - 12.0
4.83
min 78
0.42
26 - 39
max 12


Deutsches Pilsner Spezial
11.5 - 12.0
4.83
min 78
0.42
26 - 39
max 12


Spitzenbier
12.0 - 12.5
4.86
min 73
0.45
28 - 40
max 18


Märzen
13.5 - 14.0
5.13
min 70
0.42
20 - 34
max 110


Weißer Bock oder Bockbier Hell
15.0 - 15.5
5.86
68 - 75
0.40
14 - 26
21 - 43


Dunkler Bock oder Bockbier Dunkel
15.0 - 15.5
5.62
65 - 72
0.40
10 - 25
min 83


Deutscher Porter
17.5 - 18.0
6.10
min 64
0.42
35 - 50
min 160


Source:


TGL 7764


The isohumulon content is pretty much the same as IBU. Which is interesting to know.

The sharp-eyed amongst you might have noticed that there were in fact three types of Dunkles: Dunkles Vollbier, Lagerbier Dunkel and Lagerbier Dunkel Spezial. Though the specs for the last two are identical.
I think that the odd Dunkles is still brewed in the former DDR. But they aren't very common. Schwarzbier seems to be the most popular type of Dark Lager in the East currently. Despite having been a very obscure style before 1990.

I'll finish with some lovely labels. You might notice something unusual about them. They come in a variety of colours. Usually, the colour of the label was specified in the standards. But not for Dunkles, leaving it a free for all.


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