Klosterbrauerei Ettal (Ettaler)

Commercial Brewery in Ettal, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪

Established in 1609

Contact
Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 1, Ettal, 82488, Germany
Subsidiaries
Klosterbrauerei Ettal (Ettaler) owns 1 brewery/brand:

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7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to mug.
Appearance: dark yellow to almost copper color with a good transparency and a sturdy two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: wet grains, honey, sweet earthy tones; light breadiness
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine variety of different sweet qualities; finishes malty with some honey and earthy notes
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; very smooth along the tongue with nothing distracting; good carb level
Overall: I say good Helles lager worthy of coming back to
Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2026 at 22:03

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to mug.
Appearance: dark brown color with a two and a quarter fingers of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet bready malts with a clean earthy character in the background
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine variety of different sweet qualities; finishes dark bready with a little bit of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness with a little bit of dryness but mostly non-offensive
Overall: I say a good Munich Dunkel I would return to.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2026 at 21:55

7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Hazy, lively amber colour. Not much head. Toasty is the first thing on the nose, then it gets more to a generic caramel. The malts are better on the palate, though, the caramel is richer, fuller, then a bit of dryness in the finish.
Tried on 15 Mar 2026 at 05:27

5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Very dark brown with a large foamy beige head that faded quickly. Bready and yeasty with almost an apple note. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2026 at 21:00

6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Tan brown with a large foamy tan head. Caramel, toasty malt, faint fruit and a vegetal presence. Long finish. Medium bodied and smooth.
Tried from Can on 24 Feb 2026 at 21:27

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pours hazy pale gold with a white head. Aroma of honey. Taste is honey, light malt, hay.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2026 at 01:02

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle. Somehow never rated this one. One of my favorite Doppelbocks, so rich and deep. Full bodied, but still quite drinkable. Bready, smooth body. Deep fruity tones meld with the caramel and chocolate. Excellent.
Tried on 24 Dec 2025 at 03:21

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
0.5 l bottle found in the fridge at the Don's place, shared with Marko and Dine. Clear golden, small off-white head. Aroma is grainy, bready, honey and some apple esters. Sweet bready, grainy, sweet honey-like. Light body, creamy texture, smooth. Moderate bitterness. Medium dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2025 at 08:29

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Bottle at the Peroj residence, with Dime and Hrabren. Thx Neven! 3.5 months past bb, eh, will be rerated. Lightly hazy body, off-white head, fleeting. Papery oxidation dominates, evident from the start, creamy, honeyish, grainy maltiness, pretty much no hop presence. Smooth malty, bit floral taste, dry, lightly soapy, ending astringent somewhat from yhe oxidation. Seems like it's quite nice when fresh and I was a bit generous with the score, will give it another go fresh if given the chance
Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2025 at 08:20

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pours clear amber with a beige head. Malty aroma. Toasted malt, caramel, stone fruit flavors. Sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle from Central Market - Austin (N Lamar) on 24 Oct 2025 at 03:47