Brauerei Reichenbrand (Reichenbrander)
Regional Brewery
in Chemnitz,
Saxony,
Germany 🇩🇪
Associated Venue: Bräu-Stübl Reichenbrand
Established in 1874
Bergt Bräu from Reichenbrand, still a household name for many Chemnitz residents. Never completely gone, but gone for a moment. Not voluntarily, because in the GDR everything had to belong to everyone. With this, Bergt Bräu became Reichenbrander in the “80s” and “90s”. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Bergt Bräu has been back, at least in the trademark of the Reichenbrand brewery and thus on the labels again - albeit unnoticed by some. So in 2020 we thought it was time to start the Bergt Bräu revival in a new outfit.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
500ml botlle. Cloudy golden colour with average to huge, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Slightly grainy aroma, a spicy touch of hay, a touch of sweet cereals, a lemon dash. Taste is carbo-induced minimally tart, minimally grainy, a spicy touch of hay, minimally grassy hoppy, a touch of lemon. Slightly too lively carbonated, minimally watery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Vom Faß im Bräu-Stübl, Chemnitz-Reichenbrand. - Goldgelb, leicht trüb. - Hefige, mild grasig-hopfige Nase. - Im Antrunk mild hefig, nicht allzu kräftiger aber schön grasiger Aromahopfen. Mild rezent, ähnelt einem Ungespundeten. Aromatisch grasig-bitterer Abgang, mäßig bitterer Nachtrunk. - Fazit: Enorm süffiges, aromatisch gehopftes Kellerbier. Kann sich mit einem fränkischen Kellerbier messen.
Wiederholung: Flasche aus dem Fristo-Getränkemarkt Chemnitz. - Auch hier eine fruchtig-süßliche Note, die an Zitronenlimo erinnert. Ähnelt sehr dem Reichenbrander „Classic“ Pilsner, ist aber anders als dieses ohne Hopfenextrakt gebraut. Das riecht man (keine schweißfüßigen Noten), aber man schmeckt es leider nicht genug. - Aus der Flasche nur 3,2, vom Faß 3,7. Mittelwert: 3,4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
bottle from Bierzerg. Plae golden colour, white head. Medium-bodied, malty with hints of honey and very shy hoppy hints.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
500ml bottle. Clear golden colour with average, frothy, diminishing, white head. Grainy and strawy aroma. Taste is strawy, minimally sweet hints of cereals, dry, minimally floral hoppy overtones; half-way lasting hoppy finish. Not a Pilsener IMO.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bouteille:Pale greenish-golden, hazy, small foamy layer, sweetish-dusty nose with strawy edges, fruitiness from far behind,; mild bitter-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied; increasing driness towards the bitter-fruity finish. Not very well rounded, still relatively well drinkable…
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle. Clear golden colour with average, frothy, more than half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Malty aroma with a bready and strawy touch, cautious hoppy counterweight. Taste is minimally sweet malty with a bready touch, cautious hints of floral honey, grassy hoppy overtones. Relatively light malt body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(bottle) Hazy, pale golden colour with a medium-sized foamy white head. Slightly grainy malty aroma with hints of herbal hops and delicate spots of citrus. Slightly bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a spritzy carbonation. Mildly grainy pale malty base with herbal accents; moderately dry and slightly bitter hoppy finish. Likeable, but nothing outstanding. 26.X.13
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Heller, süß brotiger Antrunk. Spritzig, eher geringe Malzigkeit, was nicht zuletzt an der Süße liegt. Mild hefig, passend. Dann kommen deztne Fruchtnoten für kurze Zeit auf, die aber nicht richtig eingebunden werden. Zum Ende herber, süß bleibend, dunkel malziger. 9/9/10/9/10/9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle: Light amber coloured, quickly collapsing loose off-white head, nutty and caramelly nose, hops hardly detectable, pretty sweet flavour, medium bodied and a bit sticky; short sweet-caramelly finish with a certain fruitiness. Not bad, but too sweet and monotonous...
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(bottle) Clear, deep golden to light-amber colour with a mid-sized and slightly off-white foamy head. Bready cara-malty aroma with hints of biscuits with a tinge of herbal and delicately grassy hops. Moderately sweet and mildly bitter flavour, almost medium bodied with a modest carbonation. Bready malt character with notes of caramel and herbal hoppy spots; sweet-bitter, quite rounded malty and hoppy finish with herbal and shy nutty notes. Solid pale Bock. 24.IX.13