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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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Dedollewaitor (22459) reviewed
Lager from Brauerei Spezial
17 years ago
8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
50cl bottle. Pours hazy orange with a white head and lacings. Nose is mild of yeast, corn, mais, yeast, citrus and smoke?. Smooth and soft palate. Quite weird and not very anything. 2,7. Tap @ The Keller and Spezial. Lovely. Crisp, dry, fruity and hoppy. Sudued/balanced smokey. Smooth with a medium to low carbonation. I really needed to re-rate this I see :-) 2,7 - 3,8. 2023: 10 year overdue rerate: 3,8-4.3. Vass and Bottle is top notch.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2009 at 09:45
Dedollewaitor (22459) reviewed
Weissbier from Brauerei Spezial
17 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a white foam and lacings. Nose is yeast and wheat. Smooth palate. A bit thin. Hints of banana and wheat. Overall vague and anonymous. Where is the smokey notes? Rerating tap @ brewpub juli 09. Orange peel, wheat. Lots of malts. Balanced, perhaps simple, but very tasty. A whole new beer on draft. 2,7 - 3,3
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2009 at 09:20
Nightfall (2275) reviewed
Lager from Brauerei Spezial
17 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from UtoBeer. Dark amber with a slim white head. Smoke and malt aroma and flavour. A bit watery and the smokness is not that domination. Very inferior in comparisson to the Schlenkelrlas. But since I love smoked beer I liked it.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2008 at 05:49
theisti (5637) reviewed
Lager from Brauerei Spezial
17 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
0,5L bottle purchased at Lukas in Kansas City, Missouri. Pour is hazed orange brown and golden. Nice one inch off white head. There is quite a bit of suspended particulates in this beer. Aroma of toasted, roasty maltiness. The smoke is present, but very much as a background to the toasty malt. If you were expecting a bit smoky beer, I would think this would be dissapointing, but I actually like it. Taste is the toasted malt from the nose, with the wood fireplace smokiness apparent much sooner. The smoke starts pretty early, carries the middle, and lingers through the finish. The palate is light-medium, almost entirely still. As mentioned, the finish is smoke, though it is a clean, light smokiness. This was a nice drinkable lager, with nice smoke accents. Reminded me of the Aecht Helles quite a bit, though I prefer the Aecht.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2008 at 17:36
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Lager from Brauerei Spezial
18 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at home ... light smokey nose ... quite fruity ... little juicy ... light lager hop ... some wood ... touch smoked fishy decent and inoffensive. smokeyness is light enough to be intersting.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2008 at 15:37
Boutip (10207) reviewed
Lager from Brauerei Spezial
18 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a clean light brown color ale with a one-inch foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of smoke is not as present as I would have expected. Taste is a mix between a light caramel malt bills with some medium smoke. Average body with some good carbonation. Easily quaffable but not as much character as I would have expected.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2008 at 15:54
Sebletitje (16212) reviewed
Lager from Brauerei Spezial
18 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
50cl on tap in Bamberg. This one is a lighter version of the Aecht Rauchbier. A good way to try the Raucbier style for those not familiar with the latter. Pours amberish color, white head. Aroma is malty, lightly smokey. Taste is also filled with smokey malt, the smokey becomes more apparent in the after taste. Taste remains more grainy than its other Bamberg counterpart.
Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2008 at 23:14
DSG (26002) reviewed
Lager from Brauerei Spezial
18 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(6/31/08) Draught at the brewpub in Bamberg. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma has some smoky notes, malt and light toastiness. Slightly sweet and malty flavor at first with some caramel. Gets drier later with toasted bread, some hops and hints of smoke. Medium-bodied.
Tried on 09 Aug 2008 at 14:20
DSG (26002) reviewed
Märzen from Brauerei Spezial
18 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(6/31/08) Bottle at the brewpub in Bamberg. Deep red color with a beige head. Aroma is quite smoky with some sausages. Sweetish flavor at first with some caramel and slightly drier afterwards with smoked meat. Medium-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2008 at 14:20
DSG (26002) reviewed
Weissbier from Brauerei Spezial
18 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(6/31/08) Draught at the brewpub in Bamberg. Cloudy orange with an off-white head. Aroma has some banana and spiciness and maybe some very faint smokiness. Wheaty fruity flavor with banana, light citrus and some spiciness. Medium-bodied with a typical crisp Weizen mouthfeel. Not really smoky.
Tried on 09 Aug 2008 at 14:19