Lang-Bräu
Regional Brewery
in Wunsiedel,
Bavaria,
Germany 🇩🇪
Associated Venue: Lang-Bräu Schönbrunn
- Out of business
Established in 1853
Closed in 2025
The beginnings of the Schönbrunn brewery go back to the year 1831, when the officials of the margrave granted permission to innkeepers Schmidt, Zeitler und Rasp to set up a community brewhouse, with a reference to the especially advantageous properties of the water in Schönbrunn. The oldest advertising signs and letterheads that have been found point to 1853 as the year of founding. At that time the three founding families of Zeitler, Rasp and Schmidt held the main shares in the brewery. A real „Lang“ only appears as a partner in the Schönbrunn brewery from 1883 in the form of Friedrich Gustav Lang.
In 1888 Gustav Lang built the present head office of Lang-Bräu. After the early death of Rudolf Lang (1937) his widow Frida Lang took over the brewery and farming operations and guided them both through the confusion of the war and post-war times. From 1948 Frida Lang was given strong support from Ernst Hopf, who married her daughter Irma Lang that same year. The brewmaster worked intensively on the brewery and brought it up to its present modern state.
We are among the leading private breweries of Upper Franconia with an annual output in five digits (in hectolitres). We have set our course for the future by our investment in a new filling unit. It this way it is possible for us to ensure the unique and unsurpassed quality of our beers even as demand rises.
Buckeyeboy (18941) reviewed Bock from Lang-Bräu 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
0.5L bottle pours out golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice sweet notes malts some mushrooms notes and spice. Taste is more of the nice spice mushrooms earthy notes some pitfruit.
WillemsUrenkel (5564) reviewed Märzen Spezial from Lang-Bräu 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
0,5 l bottle as Lang-Bräu Märzen Spezial. Clear golden in the glass, steady two finger white foamy head. You can´t expect more. Low grassy grainy aroma. Taste is more on the grainy side with hop bitterness and malty background. Above average carbonation. Long lasting dry bitterness in the aftertaste.
jefverstraete (7489) reviewed Lager from Lang-Bräu 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear blond colour, white foam. Light sweet, malty, some citrussy notes, light bitter hoppy finish.
beerhunter111 (50581) reviewed Et4ge from Lang-Bräu 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Clear deep golden beer with a white head. Aroma of mild grassy and citrusy hops, pale malt. Taste of mild floral and grassy hops, pale malt, hay. Moderate bitterness.
beerhunter111 (50581) reviewed Heavy Roasted Märzen from Lang-Bräu 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear amber beer with a white head. Aroma of mid sweet herbal malts, spices, caramel. Taste of herbal malt, caramel, some raisins, spices. Interesting.
eurosoba (18570) ticked Benedikt XVI from Lang-Bräu 2 years ago
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jefverstraete (7489) reviewed Dunkler Bock from Lang-Bräu 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Landbierparadies. Dark chestnut brown colour, beige foam. Nose of caramel, light roastiness, light sweet, some hoppy bitterness. Ok.
omhper (44752) reviewed 2.4 Prozenter from Lang-Bräu 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Clear pale golden, brief coarse head. Mild floral nose. Dry with light body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Some bready malt, mild floral hops. Fairly low bitterness.
Fin (18365) reviewed Dunkler Bock from Lang-Bräu 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle picked up from Landbierparadies Webshop, Nürnberg and consumed at home Thursday 19th January 2023 listening to Steve Lamaq on 6 Music, we have a Celeriac and Blue Cheese Gratin for tea tonight. Pours dark chestnut and yet another beer fast disappearing white head. A little dusty feel to this initially but it improves and turns into a decent beer with a light tanginess. A bit chewy and malty, nice mouthfeel. Dark fruit skins. Good.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed 2.4 Prozenter from Lang-Bräu 3 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Sample (thanks to fonefan!). Hazy golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is floral, herbal, grassy and some grains. Flavour is herbal, grassy, grainy and some floral tones.