Brauerei und Gasthof Zwönitz

Regional Brewery in Zwönitz, Saxony, Germany 🇩🇪

Established in 1997

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Grünhainer Straße 15, Zwönitz, 08297, Germany
Description
After 75 years of ''abstinence'', the old craft tradition of brewing beer in Zwönitz was brought back to life. On May 17, 1997, a brewery was opened in the old "Schützenhaus". 10-20 hectoliters of beer are produced here every week, strictly according to the German Purity Law.

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Clear warm and very pretty reddish amber with a dense creamy off-white head leaving some lacework. Sweet aroma of burned caramel. Medium body with a soft mouthfeel, caramel malts and a little fruit - almost berry-like. Dry and hoppy finish. 050608

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2008 at 10:53


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Pours a clear dark cherry red with a small pinkish head. Fat aroma of cherry sauce. Medium body with a sweet - but authentic - cherry flavour. Almonds also. This really reminds me of cherry sauce and rice pudding for Christmas, but it’s never sticky or cloying. Has a light underlying acidity but a subdued bitterness. 050608

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2008 at 16:20


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Clear dark amber with a small rough off-white head. Aroma of sweet roasted malt - the smoke only leaves a discreet impression. Medium body with roasted malt, a little caramel and a whiff of metal. Again a very subdued smokiness deeper into this beer. The finish is dry. 050608

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2008 at 16:10


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

33 cL bottle, trade with kappldav123. Pours clear and golden deep red with a lacing white head. Solid almond cherry aroma. Flavour is sweet cherry with a somewhat watery almond note. Holds a sweet cherry finish. Solid fruit beer.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2008 at 12:40


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

33 cL bottle, trade with kappldav123. Pours clear and golden orange to amber with a lacing white head. Medium spiced and breadish aroma. Dry smoked flavour with a mild malt base and a subdued bitterness. Mild smoked finish with a very light chocolate to caramel malt note. A bit thin, yet clean and solid.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2008 at 12:39


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

50 cL bottle, trade with kappldav123. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing white head. Dry spiced and cardboard aroma. Flavour starts medium sweet, rye breadish and slight spiced. Goes into a spiced and hoppy bitter to dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2008 at 12:38


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

The bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass also. Dry aroma. Copper coloured. Malty and dry, becomes not penetrating. Finish a bit scratchy. Really good!

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2008 at 15:41


5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Malzig-wässriger Antrunk in dem die Rauchigkeit nur einen kleinen Anteil hat. Auch im Mittelteil wird das Raucharoma kaum stärker, hintergründig ist das Bier süß, insgesamt eher wässrig. Im Abgang etwas malziger, andeutungsweise herb. Ein wirklich sehr schwaches Rauchbier! Vielen Dank an kappldav123 für das Bier! Test vom 29.4.2008, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 9,8,9,7,11,7

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2008 at 15:30


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle (getauscht mit Stefan !): Copper coloured, smaller, stable fluffy head; moderate, quite dry roast-malty aroma; moderate, as well, dryish bitter sweet flavour, light to medium bodied; not sweet, malty-bitter finish with a touch of roasted and/or smoked malt in the very end. More a Schwarzbier in the DDR-tradition than a typical smoked beer...........

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2008 at 10:10


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

(33cl bottle) Clear, brown colour with a non-persistent, mid-sized beige foamy head. Light-sweet toast-malty nose with caramel, notes of sugar beet and shy traces of smokiness in the background. Light-bitter flavour, light bodied with a soft and pleasant carbonation. Toast-malty, slightly earthy taste with light notes of caramel; dry and moderately bitter roasted finish with light notes of smoked malt. Pleasant Schwarzbier with a delicate smokey touch (11.03.08).

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2008 at 16:19