Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg

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

Established in 1050

Contact
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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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
(Draught at Man in the Moon, Stockholm, 18 Oct) Pale amber colour with firm, rocky, white head. Malty, spicy nose with toffee and notes of raisins. Malty, nutty taste with toffee, raisins and a leafy, almost metallic, bitterness in the finish. Very drinkable.
Tried on 25 Oct 2006 at 16:13

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottel. Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Yellow cloudy colour. powerfull yeasty aroma. Nice powerfull flavor, with nice citrusnotes. Average finish. Creamy palate. OK hefe.
Tried on 22 Oct 2006 at 06:37

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
(Draught at Man in the Moon, Stockholm) Colour is pale yellow with greenish tinges, firm white head. Fresh, malty and bready nose with distinct notes of grassy hops. Fresh malty taste with a clean, grassy, hoppy bitterness in the finish. Long, almost metallic, bitterness, but still with a smooth mouthfeel. Dry all the way through. Medium body, falling through somewhat towards the end. Very nice and clean pilsener.
Tried on 25 Sep 2006 at 14:28

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
(Draught at Man in the Moon, Stockholm) Colour is dark ruby with a beige, frothy, disappearing, head. Nose is malty with notes of chocolate and dark fruit (cherries?). Taste is malty with chocolate, nuts and dark fruit. Some malty sweetness, but still fairly dry. Medium body. Balanced bitterness with some hops in the finish. Good beer, but lacking something extra.
Tried on 22 Sep 2006 at 15:36

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Würziger, überaus cremiger Antrunk mit leitender Herbe, die das Malz aber trotzdem gewähren lässt. Das Malz wird im Mittelteil fest und nimmt rasch an Süße ab, dabei wird die Würzigkeit durch die Herbe und seichte Getreidenoten gestärkt. Gleichzeitig setzt sich eine toffeeartige Note fest, die im Abgang an Fahrt gewinnt. Im Abgang, in welchem der Toffeeton stärker wird, fährt das Malz allgemein zurück und lässt die Herbe in den Vordergrund treten. Im Nachgeschmack wird das Malz aber wieder ersichtlicher und sorgt für einen langen würzigen Nachgeschmack. Top!
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2006 at 22:00

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle. Golden colour with a big longlasting white head. Malty grassy aroma with some hints of hops. Sweet malty grassy and slightly bready flavor. Long malty bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2006 at 06:17

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught. Hazy pale amber colour with a longlasting white head. Malty yeasty banana aroma. Sweet malty yeasty flavor with some hints of spices and bananas. Malty yeasty and wheaty aftertaste.
Tried on 17 Sep 2006 at 16:52

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Hazy orange/brown colour with a longlasting off-white head. Fruity roasted wheaty aroma. Also some spicy hints. Sweet malty wheaty flavor with some spicy hints. Dry wheaty finish with some bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2006 at 06:20

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 500 ml, best before: 01.09.05, purcahsed on December 11 2004; eye: deep brown with burgundy reflections, espresso head that goes away rapidly but leave a ring around the glass, good effervescence; nose: roasted malt, molasses, caramel, lactic; mouth: in that order, hops, caramel, chocolat, roasted malt, finale of good length where the light roasted malt gives way to its lactic side which becomes more and more dominant, lightly sweet, moderately bitter, full body, creamy and the oily texture, good carbonation; overall: good but its lactic side becomes more and more dominant as the beer warms FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, meilleure avant 01.09.05, acheté le 11 décembre 2004; oeil : brune très foncée avec des reflets bourgogne, mousse espresso qui tombe rapidement mais laisse un anneau autour du verre, bonne effervescence; nez : torréfaction, mélasse, caramel, lactique; bouche : dans ce ordre, houblon, caramel, chocolat, malt rôti, finale de bonne durée où la torréfaction légère cède le pas à son côté lactique qui devient de plus en plus dominant, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corsée, texture crémeuse puis huileuse, bonne carbonatation; enr ésumé : bonne mais le côté lactique domine lorsque la bière réchauffe
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2006 at 16:28

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle Pours a dark chestnut brown witha medium tan head and thin sticky lacing. Aroma was very nice sweet woody and carmely malt ensemble. Flavor I thought was lacking much of anything. Slightly roasted and dark but papery and slightly astringent. Dissapouinting after the big tease in the aroma. Feel was a bit thin and the carbonation was fairly soft. Thanks Buch Dich for this one.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2006 at 20:51