Freigeist Bierkultur
Client Brewer
in
Stolberg,
North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany 🇩🇪
Associated Webshop: Bierkompass
- Out of business
Established in 2009
Contact
Diepenlinchener Str. 20, Stolberg, 52224, Germany
Subsidiaries
Description
Craft beer in its purest form is what Sebastian Sauer, the head behind Freigeist beer culture, produces. Sebastian is known among experts as one of the first craft beer brewers in Germany. True or not, he's a veteran in the craft beer scene and an expert who is second to none. It's not for nothing that his beers are more popular than any other German beer in the USA, the home of craft beer.
Free spirit beer culture is conquering the craft beer world with the salvation of old, long-forgotten beer styles. Sebastian reads himself into the matter until he has found out all the ingredients of the original recipe and the subtleties and secrets of the old brewing style. With this knowledge, he then ponders how the beer would be brewed these days and what ingredients would be used. He doesn't want to bring old camels out of grandma's handbag to the light of day, but rather to transport the beers of the past with skill and expertise into the present. His beers are therefore not just reproductions of old recipes, but rather modern new editions. With this concept, the brewery has made a good name for itself in the craft beer scene and attracted international attention.
Free spirit beer culture is conquering the craft beer world with the salvation of old, long-forgotten beer styles. Sebastian reads himself into the matter until he has found out all the ingredients of the original recipe and the subtleties and secrets of the old brewing style. With this knowledge, he then ponders how the beer would be brewed these days and what ingredients would be used. He doesn't want to bring old camels out of grandma's handbag to the light of day, but rather to transport the beers of the past with skill and expertise into the present. His beers are therefore not just reproductions of old recipes, but rather modern new editions. With this concept, the brewery has made a good name for itself in the craft beer scene and attracted international attention.
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.33 l bottle from 'AleHub', best before November 2024. Almost clear, golden with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Slightly sweetish, gently grassy-spicy and a bit fruity-floral aroma of grains, some straw and a touch of lemon peel. Slightly sweet, moderately bitter, gently grassy-spicy and minimally fruity-floral taste of grains, some straw and light lemon peel, followed by a short, gently bitter, slightly dry finish. Thin to medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Solid Pils, not overly aromatic though, expect way more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2024
at 17:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear golden colour, small white head. Aroma of sweet juicy apples, some sulfur. Taste of sour apples, sulfur, dry sour finish.
Tried
on 28 May 2024
at 09:12
7/10
Tried
on 26 May 2024
at 23:25
6/10
Dry sourish beginning. Fruity with a nice dry sourish finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2024
at 20:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.75 l bottle from 'AleHub', cellared for nine months. A little hazy, pale greenish golden with a few white bubbles on top of it. Sweetish, minimally sourish, quite vinous-fruity, a little funky aroma of white wine, gooseberry, some hay and hints of mirabelle. Slightly sweet, moderately sourish, rather vinous-fruity, a bit funky taste of white wine, gooseberry, mirabelle, some hay and light wood, followed by a medium long, slightly tart, gently woody-dry finish. Medium body, a bit astringent and gently effervescent mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Fantastic grape ale, great balance, has the right amount of tartness and residual sugars. Fairly complex and refreshing at the same time. Definitely one of the best grape ales from Freigeist, doesn't have that overpowering acidity like most other examples.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2024
at 17:34
6/10
Balsamico, sweet, acetone, sharp, acidic, reminds me really acidic Flanders Sour Red. Like really acidic. Acidic!
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2024
at 21:09
6/10
Hapu, atsetoon, puuviljane, vaat, oksüdeerunud... Täitsa usun, et kunagi sellist õlut tehti.. aga ei ole kindel, et oleks seda vaja uuesti elustada.. raske hinnata.
Tried
on 18 May 2024
at 21:05
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dunkel malziger Beginn, moderate Herbe, deutliche Röstnoten. Spritzig, milde Bitterkeit, süffig, insgesamt eher unauffällig. 10/8/9/8/10/8
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2024
at 19:46
7/10
Smoked, malty, sweet, wheaty, alcohol
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2024
at 23:33
7/10
Magus, suits, linnaseline, karamell, paber, alks ja asjad. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2024
at 23:08