Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei
Commercial Brewery
in Donaueschingen,
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany 🇩🇪
Owned by
Paulaner Brauerei
Associated Venue: Fürstenberg Bräustüble
Established in 1283
On January 18, 1283, King Rudolf I von Habsburg granted the lands and rights for Baar and Tunôeschingen - now known as Donaueschingen - in fief to Count Heinrich I von Fürstenberg. This included the right to brew beer and to issue concessions for brewing and serving food and drink and to regulate, tax and levy duties on brewing and the serving of food and drink.
After Count Joseph Wilhelm Ernst zu Fürstenberg moved his seat of power to Donaueschingen, the demand for our beer started to grow. Construction of the new brewery began in 1739 and the brewery hasn’t moved since.
In 2005 the company joined Brau Holding International, one of the biggest brewery groups in Germany, in order to secure the future of the Fürstenberg brewery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
As Premium Lager. Clear golden color and a white head. Malty flavors, decent hoppy bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
500ml can. Contract brewed at Feldschlößchen in Dresden. Pours cloudy dark brown with a tall off-white head. Aroma is caramel, faint spices, bread. Taste is light sweet, caramel, watery. Light bitter finish. Light bodied. Cheap but not very cheerful.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml can. Pours clear gold with a small white head. Aroma is wort, hops. Taste is light sweet, wort. Medium bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
50cl Tap bij Il Pinguino, Porlezza. 1e bier op de vakantiebestemming smaakt altijd beter. Maar nu ff niet. Granig, licht metalig, redelijk zoet, veel koolzuur. Kon slechter maar ook veel beter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Appearance: Cloudy chestnut brown with a moderate white frothy head of low to medium retention. Aroma: Caramel, bread, clove, light banana, distant hop. Taste: Light sweet, sourish. Caramel, bread, clove, light banana, old hop. Mouth feel: Light to medium body, fine carbonation. Overall: Budget stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at a bar in Maxvorstadt Tuesday 21st June 2022 (Summer Solstice). Pours light/mid gold with a white head, excellent clarity. Too sweet and exhibits only subtle hints of what a classic German Pils should, that said it's refreshing and drinkable, fine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle at New Hall Summer Fete from an AF pop-up bar. Light malty aroma. Copper gold. Foamy white head. Medium sour citrus. Light bitter. Underlying cardboard malts. Light. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Fine. More enjoyable than some pissy pale lagers.
Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours a slightly hazy golden colour with a medium sized fluffy white head. Light aromas of grains, hay, bread and lemon. Taste has more citrus lemon, very light notes of grains and bread and some hops on a slightly sweet and metallic finish. Thin to medium body with aggressive carbonation on the palate. Not great just drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
500ml bottle: BBE June 2022. Drank at home on 21st May 2022. Looks like a regular Pilsener, light golden, clear and clean; white crown on top. Malty and dry feel to this one.