Wittichenauer Stadtbrauerei

Regional Brewery in Wittichenau, Saxony, Germany 🇩🇪
Associated Venue: Getränkeabholmarkt Wittichenau

Established in 1435

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Haschkestr. 33, Wittichenau, 02997, Germany
Description
In 1356, with the decree of the Golden Bul by Emperor Charles IV, the cities in the Holy Roman Empire, including Wittichenau, were granted the right to brew beer. The beer was largely brewed in private, business and trading houses. In Wittichenau a common brewery was founded in 1435, this is considered as the year of foundation of the brewery. In 1940 the brewery was acquired by Eduard Glaab. It is the oldest private brewery in Saxony and has been run as a family business by the Glaabs for three generations now.

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5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pale amber with a small, creamy head. Malty aroma and malty flavour with some sweetish biscuity notes and a touch of vanilla. Very smooth and accessible beer. 151005
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2005 at 05:14

4.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pilsener golden with a small, white, creamy head. Lightly hoppy. Quite solid body with some good malt and hops and a typical German bitterness although not excessively so. Decent but not very sophisticated brew. 300905
Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2005 at 08:55

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Very dark brown with an underlying orange hue. Small, beige head. Very distinct aroma of roasted malt. Same thing in the flavour that also has some sweetish caramel and notes of bread. Rather unusual malty character, but not unpleasant as such. Very subdued bitterness. 110905
Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2005 at 15:47

5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Pilsener golden with a small, creamy head. Malty aroma. Rather light-bodied on a weak, sweetish, malty base. Very discreet bitterness. Very smooth pilsener of high drinkability. 050905
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2005 at 14:13

5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
(Bottle 50 cl) Beautiful, deep golden beer with a rather small head. Light malty nose. Solid, malty body with a rather dry, hoppy finish. 300805
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2005 at 10:12

6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Light brown, clear beer with a rather handsome and dense off-white head. Aroma of bread and roasted malt. Flavour of caramel and roasted malt with a rather dry, short bitterness. Actually this is rather unusual - I’d expected something sweeter. 300805
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2005 at 10:10

2.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3
Bottle: Straw golden, thin foamy layer; "metallic" aroma, wet cardboard, some maltiness; thin soapy and "bitter-malty" taste, nearly no finish, sticky texture. Awful......
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2005 at 03:22

2.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
Bottle: Light amber coloured, off-white lacing head; cardboard, metal and some malts in the aroma; soapy, very shy malty taste, in the almost non existing aftertaste some metallic notes; empty mouthfeel, sticky texture, extremely bland.....The beer of torture!
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2005 at 11:44

2.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Golden coloured, thin, quickly diminishing white foam; light malty nose, but mainly wet cardboard aroma; soapy, slightly malty taste; nearly no finish. Pretty unpleasant ! Presumable the victims of the Stasi (East german secret police) were forced during the interrogations to drink this "beer"..........?
Tried on 24 Aug 2005 at 11:17

4.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle: Very dark amber coloured, thin lasting head; thin malty nose, some roasted malts, but wet cardboard too; sweetish start, drier malty taste towards the end; light bitter-malty finish (roasted malts ???) No doubt, better than the light brews of this beer-factory.........
Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2005 at 00:45