Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren

Regional Brewery in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪

Established in 1308

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Hohe Buchleuthe 3, Kaufbeuren, 87600, Germany
Description
After 700 years, the Aktienbrauerei is the last representative of the Kaufbeurer brewing tradition that started in 1308 under the name "Zur Goldenen Traube". The brewery has been owned by the Walch family since 1799. At its current location, the beer cellar was built in 1807, and the company was converted into a stock corporation in 1885. This made the Kaufbeuren stock brewery one of the first stock companies in Bavaria. In the second half of the 19th century, the brewery was the most important brewery in the city.

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6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle
Dry herbal bittering hop and chewy malt aroma. Pale golden, foamy head. Rather lightbodied, malt definetely falls into the background, however there is a rather nice floral and herbal hop profile in the foreground. Weak and flat finish, light floral aftertaste. Unusual offering from a bavarian brewer I think - has its merrits on a hot day.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2005 at 14:46

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft@Dolomites, Italy. Pale beer with a light head and an active body. The aroma is sweet and wine like and the flavour is quite syrupy and vineous. Overall an OK strong syrupy wine like beer.
Tried from Draft on 29 Aug 2005 at 05:25

7/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle (now labelled as Aktien Hell). Sweet syrupy corn malt aroma. Light golden yellow with little head. Sweet sage flavor primarily - light malt with no hops flavor that I can detect. Medium body. One of the best Helles I have ever had but I really like sweet sage - you might try it and hate it - I guess that’s why we average.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2005 at 15:12

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Sweet grainy malt aroma (corn, barley). Amber color with small head. Sweet corn syrup malt flavor - not much hops - moderate carbonation. Medium body. Average - nothing great, nothing horrible.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2005 at 15:46

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Wheat malt aroma. primarily with banana and clove as well. Golden yellow and orange color - cloudy with small head. Wheat malt flavor primarily as well - clove pretty apparent but little fruitiness. Decent body. A nice Weizen but doesn’t have much fruitiness which I really enjoy.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2005 at 14:37

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Creamy malt and moderate hops aroma. Golden yellow color with slight efferverscence and head. Creamy malt equally blended with hops and an interesting sweet apple finish. Nice body. Nice drinkable German pilsener - slightly better than average but not spectacular.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2005 at 14:19

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle. A molasses malt aroma. Dark amber with small head. Thick molasses malt flavor - body on the watery side. Decent for a lower alcohol beer but definitely not one to pick over regular beer unless you’re the designated driver.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2005 at 13:12

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Banana, plum, clove and toffee malt aroma. Orange brown color - cloudy with nice head. Sweet light plum, orange, banana clove and toffee malt flavor. Tastes nice - solid dunkelweizen but thin it might age very quickly.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2005 at 11:04

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Nice barley malt aroma - slight hops. Pale yellow with moderate head. Mild hay/malt flavor with moderate hops finish. Nice body. A very good bottled Kellerbier - probably even better from tap.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2005 at 09:34

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Bottle. Sweet malt aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Initially a sweet malt flavor that turns sour at the finish. Okay but doesn’t come close to the pilseners or weizens - German lagers just don’t measure up like their other beers.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2005 at 14:03