Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei

Commercial Brewery in Bad Köstritz, Thuringia, Germany 🇩🇪
Owned by Bitburger Braugruppe

Established in 1543

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Heinrich-Schütz-Straße 16, Bad Köstritz, 07586, Germany
Description
As the “Köstritzer Erbschenke” the Köstritzer black beer brewery is first mentioned in 1543, making it one of the oldest breweries in Germany. In 1948, the brewery became a "Volkseigener Betrieb" after the state of Thuringia had expropriated it. In 1991 the Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei became part of the Bitburger Group and within a few years it has grown into one of the most modern and largest breweries in Thuringia.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Bottled. Brown black beer. brown head. light roasted caramel aroma. sweet light roasted and short flavour. Medium body
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2006 at 00:02

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Dark brown beer with a medium-sized tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, with some caramel and hops. Flavor is mostly roasted malt, but there’s some hops lurking in the background. Medium to thin mouthfeel, and a dry, roasted finish. (060201)
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2006 at 13:42

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled
Dark ruby red, small tanned head. Burnt malty aroma. Roasted, chocolaty, dry flavor. A bit thin of course, but good balanced tasty and clean Schwarzbier.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2006 at 04:14

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Almost black, with a dark brown/reddish tinge. Rather light body, with a nice roasted taste of dark bread and chocolate. A dash of bitterness at the end. Nice taste, but a bit short and light bodied. 5/3/4/3/13=2.8 (Rerate: draught at Man in the Moon, Stockholm) Dark brown colour with ruby hints. Frothy, pale brown head. Malty, slightly roasted nose with dark bread and raisins. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dark rye bread, raisins, chocolate and a dry, roasted finish with a moderate, spicy bitterness. Medium body, mainly dry. Nice and tasty beer.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2006 at 16:25

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. Black with a head with some brown colour. Malt and roastedness in the taste. A subtle aftertaste with some coffee?.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2005 at 15:22

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pours black with a thick frothy tan head that quickly dissipated. A light roasted malt aroma. Has a roast coffee flavor.
Tried on 26 Nov 2005 at 18:03

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
(bottle) Very dark almost black colour with a big but diminishing foamy brown head. Faint malty nose with a touch of toffee. Medium bitter flavour, medium to light bodied, medium carbonation. Slightly roasty malty taste, hints of dark chocolate, dry and moderate bitter finish. I think it´s not that spectacular, but okay though. All in all an average but still very drinkable Schwarzbier.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2005 at 16:11

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
This brewer has failed to impress me. This was the only time I have had this particular offering. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a medium golden color with a large yellow-white head. The aroma is sour vegetal malts. The flavor is macro tang with a hint of nutmeg and some other vague tasting spices. The mouthfeel is fairly thin and watery. Completely unimpressive.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2005 at 23:16

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Dark mahogany color. Light but nice roasted malt aroma. Medium strength, pretty good caramel and bitterness. Balanced Schwarz.
Tried on 11 Oct 2005 at 07:13

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle Murky, deep brown body. Brown, lightly frothy head. It has a nose of sweet malts with liquor. Lightly bitter, lightly sweet flavour. Long finish. Nice, but neither tempting neither extra-ordinary.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2005 at 14:31