Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg

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

Established in 1050

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Asamstraße 32, Kelheim, 93309, Germany
Description
The first references to a brewery in the Weltenburg Monastery are to be found in the Weltenburg Nekrologium, in which it states that the master brewer died. Another scientifically recognized source is a recorded entry in the “Libellus Traditionum”, which is over 900 years old, and which dates from shortly before or after 1050.

In the barely millennium to the present day, monastic beer production in Weltenburg was only interrupted by the secularization from 1803 to 1846. In 1846 the brewery became monastery property again, and it has remained there to this day. The Weltenburg monastery brewery can therefore rightly be called the oldest monastery brewery in the world.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
0.5 l bottle, BB date 8th Nov. Poured murky golden body with big ebony head. Typical nice hefeweizen aroma, yeasty, fruity and spicy, specially banana dominated. Flavor is also very pleasant, bit sweetish and fruity, but relatively watery. Finish is very nice as well, banana and vanilla dominated, but quite short. Very nice beer and quite good for the style, although lacks some body.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2007 at 08:09

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. dark brown with a moderate white head. Dryish dark fruit aroma with some toffee sweetness. Very sweet flavour with a dryish finish. Like the Andechser doppelbock, this was too sweet and clinical for me.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2007 at 14:01

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Medium white fine-laced head. Yellow body with light carbonation. Soft earthy aroma with notes of light malts and apple. Dry earthy, resiny apple and malts taste with notes of dry straw. Very clean and fresh palate. Harmonic and balanced. Slightly harsh mouthfeel. Dry, chewy earthy hoppy aftertaste. A great pilsener. (0.5l bottle at Cardinal.)
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2007 at 15:34

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Säuerlich-spritziger Antrunk, der Hefeton ist als kräftige Unternote weithin vorhanden und erkennbar. Die Säuerlichkeit wird im Mittelteil stärker und dämpft diue Süffigkeit spürbar, auch die Spritzigkeit ist weniger geworden. Die Hefigkeit wird dagegen etwas schwächer, das Bier wirkt wässrig. Milderer Nachgeschmack, der dem Mittelteil gleicht. Test vom 14.11.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 9,8,7,6,9,7 - 7,30
Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2007 at 23:00

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Leicht oxidierter Geruch, der in Teilen auch im Geschmack erkennbar ist. Herb-süßer, sehr süffiger Antrunk mit sehr aromatischen Noten in Karamellrichtung. Der Hopfen wirkt muffig, was aber nicht negativ gemeint ist. Etwas blumig, herb-malzig, sehr süffig. Ausgewogen, besonders im Abgang sind sehr interessante Aromen vin hellem, leicht karamellisiertem Malz erkennbar, die überaus voluminös wirken.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2007 at 23:00

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 5.5. Deep golden colour, large head. Nice aroma for a golden lager: fruity and floral hops with moderate malts. The flavour is fairly malty and well rounded, some sweetness, balanced by moderate hops. Soft mouthfeel. A decent lager, well above average.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2007 at 11:04

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger, as (Marke) Weltenburger Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel. ABV is 5.3%. Despite using the "Marke Weltenburger" label of the Bischofshof-brewed beers, and not the "Weltenburger Kloster" label of the original monastery brewery, the rear label claims that this bottle has actually been brewed and bottled in the Klosterbrauerei. BB date 21.02.08. Hazy brown beer, huge off-white head. The moderate aroma has a strange combination of brown bread / bakery and citrussy notes, hints of cloves. The flavour has malty and bready notes, again combined with citrussy / lemony notes. Relatively light bodied and easy drinking. I had it on its own, probably nice with a light meal.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2007 at 15:30

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. Contract brewed for Weltenburger by Brauerei Bischofshof in Regensburg. ABV is 5.4%. Very pale straw colour, slightly hazy, huge head. Lovely typical Hefe-Weissbier aroma, notes of cloves and banana / bubblegum. The flavour has also banana and cloves, hints of lemons, light bodied, minimal hops.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2007 at 14:01

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(50 cl bottle at a pub in Lund, Sweden) Shady yellow color, bi white lasting head. Soft fruity sweet scent. Banana estery taste. Medium to full mouthfeel. Low bitterness. Spicy aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2007 at 16:05

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Shared by Badgerben. This is one of the best dunkels I have had. The aroma and flavor is very full with roasted malt and caramel, almost like a full bodied bock. Heavy palate.
Tried on 28 Oct 2007 at 16:20