About
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.
Part of the group
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2026
at 19:47
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2026
at 19:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
21/2/2026. Bottle at ITFC Beer share. Courtesy of Boris, cheers! Unenergetic pour. Toffee, bready, woody, touch meaty. Quite bitter initially. Good body. Lacked a bit of refinement.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2026
at 19:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap @ Ghetto Something. Aroma is grainy, yeasty, citrusy, spicy and a bit shitty. Pours cloudy dark golden color with thick creamy white head and nice lacing. Taste starts refreshing citrusy and yeasty, following is salty and funky with wormwood bitter finish. Medium body, slick texture and average carbonation in palate. Quaffable, although aroma is not very appealing…
Tried
from Draft
at
Ghetto Something
on 18 Feb 2026
at 16:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Take this bottle from the drinks of the world, Geneva, drinking one of my last beer of this too hot 2022 year. On the train to Courgenay, classical pale ale, dry, fresh and herbal, dry malt, a bit yeasty, floral hop, not too bittee for an APA, good, 31.12.22
Tried
from Bottle
from
Drinks of the World
on 12 Feb 2026
at 16:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy brown colour and tiny off-white head. Ashy smokey aroma. Medium-bodied. Woody smokey flavour, coffee. Simple.
Tried
from Draft
at
Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar
on 22 Dec 2025
at 18:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at the Munich Brewver Christmas gathering at Jonas's in Garching Friday 28th November 2025, in the company of Jonas and Ursula, this bottle is courtesy of Jonas & Ursula. Pours light/mid gold with a white fast disappearing head, zippy and tart, fresh, acidic but clean and buzzy. This is very nice, really zaps the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2025
at 16:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Big bottle from the crowdfunding run 23-24. hazy deep golden, unstable offwhite foam. Cider and barnyard aroma, medium full foaming body, nice fizz, tart brett base, citrus, light nut, light vineous, very nice balance, and tartness. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2025
at 16:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, shared with Fin, Loz and Jonas. Amber, slightly hazy. Funky, barrel, tart fruity, pear. Same goes for the taste. A nice funky tartness, sweet but not too sweet, dry, not sticky, rather light. This is nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2025
at 16:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Opaque, darkest brown colour with minimally late awakening, small, creamy, fading, off-white to beige head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty and slightly vinous, fruity aroma, notes of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, cocoa, hints of cherry, Port, sherry, a touch of plum and marsala. Taste is sweet, chocolately, dark malty, caramel malty and vinous fruity, minimally dry woody, notes of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, cocoa, hints of Port, cherry, blue grapes, marsala, some plum, sherry.
Slightly viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Sweet but very tasty and dangerously drinkable - pretty decent.
Slightly viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Sweet but very tasty and dangerously drinkable - pretty decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2025
at 20:42