Brauerei Spezial

Regional Brewery in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1536

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Obere Königstraße 10, Bamberg, 96052, Germany
Description
Bereits seit über 475 Jahren wird hier am ehemaligen Steinweg, einer alten, überregional bedeutenden Handelsstraße, Bier gebraut. Eine der letzten von zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts in der Straße noch nachweisbaren 22 Brauereien ist die Brauerei Spezial. Das Anwesen der Brauerei Spezial in der Oberen Königstraße 10 gilt als idealtypisches Beispiel für einen Braubetrieb des 16. Jahrhunderts.

Als Begründer der Braustätte gilt nach einer Urkunde aus dem Jahr 1536 der Büttner Linhard Großkopf, dessen Familie zu dieser Zeit noch mehrere weitere Braustätten am Steinweg besitzt. Der Name „Spezial“ taucht erstmals in Verbindung mit dem ehemaligen Besitzer Nikolas Delscher auf, der „Spicial genannt, eyn Bräuer und auch Büttner gewesten ist“. Er betreibt die Brauereigaststätte von 1631 bis zu seinem Tod im Jahr 1664. Seit 1898 ist die Brauerei Spezial im Besitz der Familie Merz. Der Braumeister Christian Merz führt das Unternehmen also bereits in der 4. Generation.

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle sampled at Free Beer. Clear mahogany with tan head. Massive smoke, bacon, sweet malts, plums, soft caramel. Medium sweet, less bitter. Crisp, medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle from Free Beer Co. Duinoord on 22 Nov 2025 at 22:09


7.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours clear amber, small beige head, good lacing. Aroma is light hardwood smoke, caramel malt. Flavor is light smoke, light plus sweet, light bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2025 at 22:14


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9.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Med body, med carbo. Med sweet, med bitter, very good intricate balance. Med caramelly, toasted bready, light fruity, and shitloafs of smoked ham. Honestly overall similar to Schlenk Marzen, very nicely balanced, rich, flavourful. Easy drinking too. Great

Tried from Draft at BeerGeek Bar on 28 Oct 2025 at 22:30


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Trübe goldene Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Malziger, leicht hopfiger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, leicht brotig, leicht hopfig. Mittlere Süße mit leichter Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit sanfter Kohlensäure.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2025 at 16:07


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Spezial, pours a clear dark amber with a medium beige head. Nose is full of beautiful campfire smoke, bready caramel malt, and a touch of brown sugar. Flavour is full-on campfire smoke and bready caramel malt, with a much fuller body than the smoked lager. Clean, assertive, and satisfying. Excellent.

Tried from Draft at Brauerei Spezial on 12 Oct 2025 at 08:10


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

Bottle at Spezial Keller, pours a hazy dark copper with a large white head. Aroma has a lot of clove, caramelized banana peel, and bready notes. Flavour is very similar, with tons of caramelized banana peel, a touch of clove, bready malt, and more sweet caramelized banana to finish. Different than typical hefs with all that caramelized banana and more residual sweetness. Good but still ain’t my style.

Tried from Bottle at Spezial Keller on 11 Oct 2025 at 13:56


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Brauerei Spezial, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma has soft bready malt, straw, and a hint of grass. Flavour is extremely clean, with bright grassy hop bitterness, straw, and toasted bready malt. Immensely drinkable, well-hopped, and super clean. Excellent.

Tried from Draft at Spezial Keller on 11 Oct 2025 at 12:02


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Brauerei Spezial, pours a clear amber with a medium beige head. Aroma is full of beautiful campfire smoke, toasted bread, and a touch of caramel. Flavour is full-on peated campfire smoke, toasted bread, and a touch of dry caramel. Beautiful smoked malt character. Excellent.

Tried from Draft at Brauerei Spezial on 11 Oct 2025 at 11:57


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Ein sehr harmonisches und ausgeglichenes Rauchbier, deutliche aber vergleichsweise milde Raucharomatik, malzig, vollmundig, süffig. Top.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2025 at 19:38


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

On tap at Bierproeflokaal in De Wildeman. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Very herbal and peppery nose. Flavour has stale crackers, old dry grass, a bit peppery and herbal. Not particularly good.

Tried from Draft at Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman on 27 May 2025 at 13:25