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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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught @ HopDog, Munich. Smooth, slightly smoky and leathery with hints of ham, biscuit, grainy malts and toastiness. Pretty nice.
Tried on 11 Feb 2023 at 21:32

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Refreshing and fine Unclear golden pour and a fine head Ok intensity in the aroma Mellow sweetness and an ok bitterness Fine mellow carbonation level Malty, mild bread and pleasant herbal flavor [On tap @ source] Brewery #2451
Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2023 at 11:46

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Dark amber with reddish tinge, small 1cm head fast receding. Nose is the obvious smoked, but not that penetrating, it let's the typical malty, sweet, grassy of the lager through. Together there are vague impressions of caramel. Mouth is disappointing, more smoke than was expected and not enough of the base lager, some sweetness. Quite watery: could strengthen the flavours the underlying beer, but I guess they've been doing it like this for a 100 years. A curiosity and not much more.
Tried on 30 Jan 2023 at 00:08

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Deep brown colour, beige foam. Nose of smoked malts, caramel, some toast, bacon, light irony. When warming up it became a very well balanced Rauchbier. Great! More subtle than the Eiche Doppelbock.
Tried on 26 Jan 2023 at 20:59

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. Ambery brown colour with a mediumsized off-white head, that leaves some lace. Aroma is smoked wood, mild meaty notes along with some toasted and caramelly notes. Flavour is smoked wood, some tobacco, caramel and mild toasted and herbal notes.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2023 at 17:08

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Klar bernsteinfarben mit weißer Schaumkrone. Rauchmalziger, leicht getreidiger Geruch. Geschmacklich rauchmalzig, getreidig mit von Malz und Getreide wunderbar ummanteltem Schinken & Speck. Mittlere Süße mit leichter Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.
Tried on 13 Jan 2023 at 08:12

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Boca 0,5L - poklon iz Njemačke - bomba iz Bamberga, odličan lager, arome dima taman, strašno pitak...vauu
Tried on 28 Dec 2022 at 20:21

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle 55 of 186. Deep brown color with beige head. Aroma is mild peat, considerably less hardcore aroma than the Laphroaig one, good smoke and meat, very delicate. Taste is super balanced between the peat and the woodsmoke, juicy Franconian drinkability, some minerals, pretty dry but with some body. Almost champenoise carbonation. Very good!
Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2022 at 22:19

8.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8
Bottle 99 of 207. Beautiful brown color with ruby highlight and a beige head. Aroma is strong iodine, peat, meaty, intense but not overdone. Taste is iodine, peat, umami, but super balanced and drinkable. Dry finish, soft mouthfeel. Very well-done, I would not have expected this!
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2022 at 21:53

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
@ Birre di Natale 2002 @ Macche
Tried on 23 Dec 2022 at 18:36