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
Freigeist Bierkultur owns 2 breweries/brands:
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.

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7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
0.75 l bottle from 'AleHub'. Very hazy, brownish orange with a few white bubbles on top of it. Sweetish, sourish, rather vinous-fruity and slightly funky aroma of vinegar, red wine, oak, lemon and light horse blanket. Slightly sweet, quite sour, rather vinous-fruity and a bit funky taste of lemon, vinegar, glue, red wine, oak and a touch of horse blanket, followed by a short, fairly tart, moderately dry finish. Medium body, rather astringent and gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Decent grape ale, quite acidic but not too much, nice vinous flavours, unfortunately a touch of glue as well.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2023 at 18:24

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A slightly hazy pale yellow golden beer with a white lacing. Aroma of herbs, sour white grapes, some wood. Taste of mild tart white grapes, wine, sulfur, brett, high carbonation.
Tried on 30 Oct 2023 at 19:10

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at Beergeek Bar. Hazy full orange body, traces of a white head. Smooookey, lightly tart, leathery aroma. Tart, leathery taste, bit oily, light raisins, some peat-like notes really, quite a bit fun really!
Tried from Draft on 26 Oct 2023 at 12:13

6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap at Beergeek Bar. Hazy golden-amber body. Sour aroma, berries, saliva, very tart, actually huge aroma. Lean, dry taste, oily, marzipan notes, wheaty touches, oddly simple really in its wildness, some barrel maybe. Bit rough still. Not one of my favorite beers of Seb's.
Tried from Draft on 26 Oct 2023 at 12:13

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
0.33 l bottle from 'AleHub', best before November 2023. Slightly hazy, golden yellow with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, quite yeasty-spicy, gently fruity-floral aroma of banana, clove, pear and gooseberry. Gently sweet, moderately bitter, quite yeasty-spicy and slightly fruity-floral taste of banana, clove, pear and gooseberry, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly dry finish. Medium body, smooth and quite effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Pleasant Weizen, nicely fruity, fairly well-balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2023 at 18:59

7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Spritziger, zitrusartig säuerlicher Beginn. Getreidig nach Weizen, geringe Herbe, hohe Süffigkeit. Langer herb-säuerlicher Abgang. 11/10/12/10/11/11
Tried from Can on 23 Oct 2023 at 18:12

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
0.33 l bottle from 'AleHub', best before April 2025. Hazy, milky amber with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, slightly sourish, gently fruity-floral and a bit minerally aroma of mirabelle, rhubarb, coriander and light grains. Moderately sweet, gently sour, quite fruity-floral taste of mirabelle, rhubarb, grains and light lemon, followed by a short, slightly tart, moderately dry and slightly minerally-salty finish. Almost medium-bodied, minimally astringent and gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Lovely Gose, super refreshing, perfectly balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2023 at 17:15

7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught at BeerGeek Bar. Hazy, deep gold colored. AROMA- pleasantly smoky, apricot, peach, sea buckthorn, a bit herbal. FLAVOR- neutral, moderately sour, lightly bitter, sour tones, the same as aroma, just lightly smoky. Medium to fuller bodied. Nice. Seems still not enough aged.
Tried on 19 Oct 2023 at 20:16

7.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught at BeerGeek Bar. Lightly cloudy, gold colored. AROMA- apple, nice aged character, herbal, slightly peppery, vanilla, slightly funky. FLAVOR- slightly sweet, a bit sharp, slightly bitter, apple, herbal, funky, white grapes. Medium bodied. Great.
Tried on 19 Oct 2023 at 20:14

7.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught at BeerGeek Bar. Cloudy, gold colored. AROMA- strongly aged character, wood, cork, vinous, funky. FLAVOR- neutral, pleasantly sour, wild and funky, cheesy, vinous, aged. Medium to fuller bodied. Really tasty.
Tried on 19 Oct 2023 at 20:04