Schloßbrauerei Kaltenberg

Commercial Brewery in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Owned by Warsteiner
Associated Venue: Brauhaus Bruck - Out of business

Established in 1871

Contact
Augsburger Straße 41, Braustätte Kaltenberg: Schlossstraße 8, 82269 Kaltenberg, Fürstenfeldbruck, 82256, Germany
Description
The Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg was established in 1871 by Sigmund von Willibald. The Von Willibalds owned the castle and brewery till 1917 when the premises were acquired by the Schülein family. The Schülein heirs sold the castle and brewery in 1954 to the Wittelsbach family. The König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg continues the 800-year tradition of brewing of the Wittelsbach dynasty. Prince Luitpold of Bavaria started in the 1970s to turn the small brewery in Kaltenberg Castle into a modern company.

The castle still houses part of the brewing installation of the König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei. 100,000 hectoliters of beer are brewed here every year. But most activities of the company are located in the large modern brewery in Fürstenfeldbruck. Since 2001 the König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg has been a 50/50 joint venture with Warsteiner.

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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Malt aroma with banana and cherry - very nice. Yellow tan color - slightly cloudy with ample, lasting head. Slightly tart malt flavor - subtle banana/clove- not much sweetness. Nice full body. A nice Weizen more on the malt side.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2004 at 05:20

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Caramel, burned sugar and a hint of aromatic hops in the aroma. Nice chestnut coloring, lowish head. Heavy roasted malt, caramel and coffeeground flavors, brandy burn towards the aftertaste. Relatively light on body and mouthfeel
Tried on 02 Dec 2004 at 13:43

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Balance wheaty malt and banana aroma. Dark tan slightly cloudy color with ample, expanding head. Very light malt and banana flavor - way too light for a dunkelweizen. Pleasant but weak.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2004 at 13:38

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Strong molasses malt aroma with slight hops. Cola brown color with decent head. Chocolate malt flavor with high carbonation - palate a bit weak. Overall nice.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2004 at 10:27

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Rerate: German version bottled at Kaltenberg Adria, Kukuljanovo. Pale golden body, white head. Eggy, malty aroma, some mild herbal hops. Sweetish mild taste, eggs, hay, honey, quite a rustic pilsner really, medium to light body. Vague herbal hops around the edges, trace bitterness in the finish. Quite drinkable, despite the vaguely unappealing grainy aftertaste. While ostensibly better than most macro lagers in Croatia, Kaltenberg's pils is hardly thrilling compared to a lot of comparable German fare from the region, not really being pilsnerish. Nostalgia can only take one so far... Original rating, contract brewed by Jadranska Pivovara - 18.9.2004. Almost 14 years old. Wow! I guess that the version brewed by Jadranska pivovara in Croatia is a bit different than the original one. And reading the other reviews, I realized it’s probably better. The croatian version (really popular with the physical workers), has a rather pleasant aroma and flavor, with maybe a sweet touch in the aftertaste. 5/3/6/3/12
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2004 at 10:13

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Brown, hazy colour. Typical weissbier-head. Yeasty aroma with some notes of banana. Yeast-dry flavour. Somewhat sourish. Surprisingly light-bodied.
Tried on 23 Jul 2004 at 12:58

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cloudy beige colour. White, rocky head. Clove and banana aroma. Slightly sourish, yeasty and very quenching. A bit thin though.
Tried on 08 Jul 2004 at 12:29

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled - labelled as König Ludwig weissbier (BB 12/2004)
Hazy orange color, good foamy white head. Mild citron-banana flavor, a bit yeasty. Good, refreshing palate. Crisp citric mouthfeel with sweet banana notes hiding there somewhere. A bit sour aftertaste. Very good summer beer, more sour than sweet hefeweizen.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2004 at 06:24

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled (license brewed by Sarmat, Ukraine, BB 07/2004)
Lager color, vanishing white head. Light hoppy nose. Medium-bodied and hoppy. Decent pils.(5/2/5/3/10 2.5)
Re-rated, bottled, alc. 4.6% ABV (license brewed in Split, Croatia)
Golden clear with foamy white head. Aroma is malty and yeasty. Malty, hoppy and crisp mouthfeel. Some bitterness in aftertaste. Clean, welldone pils. (5/2/6/3/11 2.7)
Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2004 at 13:34

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pleasant but in general an uninspiring hefeweizen. +++Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle. Label says Konig Ludwig Weiss. Pours a light amber color with some floaters and a medium sized white head. The scent is wheaty and yeasty. The flavor is slightly sour wheat. A light toasted flavor lingers. There is a slightly "off" taste I can not identify.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2004 at 17:47