Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg
Regional Brewery
in
Kelheim,
Bavaria,
Germany 🇩🇪
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1050
Contact
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.
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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle, 5.4%. Fruity and peppery aroma. Amber colour. The head is big, white, stable and rocky. Full-flavoured beer, quite sweet, some hops and bonbon flavour. Slight liquorice or anis aftertaste/feel. Pleasant carbonation, which makes the beer quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2006
at 07:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled. Clear, dark brown with reddish notes. Nice tan head. Mild aromas of coffee, chokolate, dried fruits, licorice and roastiness. Maybe some beef stock too. Wonderful sweet malty flavor with the aroma-elements, alcohol and hops. Full, sweet body with a pleasant fizzyness. Long sweet, lightly hoppy finish. Surely a warming beer, but the aromas could be a bit more pronounced. Pity it costs 5.5€ here in Norway, but I was lucky and got it in a trade with MiP. (060130)
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2006
at 15:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear amber color. Nice creamy head with medium duration. and sweet aroma with notes of grain and a light caramel touch
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2006
at 12:26
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pour is a dark brown with a small white head. Aroma is malts but had a very horrible chemical smell as well. Flavor is malty but even the malts really don’t stand out. Not a very good beer if you looking for taste and aroma, and why would you look for beer with anything else?
Tried
on 28 Jan 2006
at 15:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Auch ich finde dieses Bier in keinem Teil übermäßig süß, im Natrunk dafür umso mehr würzig. Besonders im Mittelteil bin ich allerdings schon der Meinung, dass das Bier zu würzig ist. Die Malzaromen, die sich ebenfalls im Mittelteil ausbreiten, gefallen dafür um so mehr. Der Nachgeschmack ist zwar leicht hopfig, insgesamt aber recht wässrig und unpassend im Vergleich zum Rest des Bieres. Test vom 16.1.2006, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 11,11,9,7,13,11 - 10,20
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2006
at 23:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Pilsener golden with a creamy, white head. Sweet, malty aroma. Actually this is completely dominated by sweet malt - very, very sweet malt - with only a discreet hint of bitterness in the finish. Very classical Helles. 211205
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2005
at 07:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Frothy good mostly lasting head. Nice orange colour. Week bur delicate aroma. Very bitter finish, but otherwise not that powerfull. Nice palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2005
at 14:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Deep golden to light amber coloured; deep sweet-malty nose (nutty, bready) with a tinge of honey; sweet malty start, becoming dryer soon; big malty flavour; shorter bitter-sweet finish, quite dry. A nicely rounded, very tasty Vienna !
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2005
at 00:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(bottle) Clear amber colour with a big foamy white head. Dusty and soft sweet toastmalty nose, slightly grainy with caramel. Strong malty body with caramel, bittersweet malty finish with light herbal hoppy notes. Pleasant to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2005
at 16:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Dark brown with a huge, brownish head that simply refuses to dissipate. Soft and smooth with notes of roasted malt and only a discreet hint of hops. Typical South German dark lager - very delicious. 020503
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2005
at 10:26