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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy Copper pour, small off white head. Very smoky, ashy aroma, with some solid malted wheat. Body is full, with a soft carb. I can’t for the life of me find any pear in here, the smoke juts dominates the beer. There is a subtle fruitiness you wouldnt in a normal smoked, so I guess I can attribute that to the pear, but like I said, I can’t pick out pears specifically. Low bitterness, more smoky, and ash, with a slight smoky bacon finish.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at the beer bistro.
Hazy yellow pour, big off white head. Aroma, is all smoke, burnt wood, and some grass. Watery mouth feel,very soft carb. Finish is quite smoky, and it dominates and detracts from everything else. Not getting much sourness at all, and almost no savoury saltiness. It’s just smoky. Disappointing.
Hazy yellow pour, big off white head. Aroma, is all smoke, burnt wood, and some grass. Watery mouth feel,very soft carb. Finish is quite smoky, and it dominates and detracts from everything else. Not getting much sourness at all, and almost no savoury saltiness. It’s just smoky. Disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cremiger, leicht wässriger und malzig-röstiger Beginn. Weich, leicht unterdurchschnittlich karbonisiert, zunehmend schokoladig, nussig. Herb-malzig, langer Nachhall, lecker. 13/11/10/11//11
Tried
from Draft
at
The Wingman
on 13 Feb 2025
at 19:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From tap at Dopey’s Elixer, Amsterdam. Aroma is sweetish malt, biscuit, bit spicy, caramel, touch of berries. Flavour is sweetish and mildly sour. Body is medium. Interesting, haven’t had many beers similar to this one, very ’old’ and earthy.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Aroma is wheaty and fruity with notes of citrus and lemon. Flavour is moderate sour with a hint of sweetness and a dry finish. Light bodied and crisp. Easy and enjoyable refreshing Berliner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark brown, smaller beige head. Malty nose, biscuits, chocolate and roasted. Gentler smoke in the back. Moderately sweet upfront, dry syrupy fruits, medium bitterness ,roasted finish and lasting smoky aftertaste. Fuller body, some alcohol warmth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2025
at 12:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from De Bierliefhebber. Aroma is roasted malt with dark fruits, plum, chocolate, some cofee, caramel, liquorice, touch of ash, chocolate syrup covered dark fruits. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet with some tartness from the dark fruits and a mild roasty bitterness. Body is medium. Not the fullest Imperial Stout, but I dig the combination of tartish dark fruits and roasted chocolate malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from De Bierliefhebber. Luscious pepper aroma with ample white & black pepper, supported by notes of straw, mineral and grain. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Body is medium with lively carbonation. Rather one-sided beer but I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
aroma of chocolate, brown cookies, nutmeg, spices. Interesting aroma, quite intense. 7/10
flavor is vineous, sourish, non-sweet brown cookie notes. The vibrations pale tasted good, this one seem to have gone wrong over the years, not sure where to place
the flavor style wise, sour nutmeg and cocoa beer perhaps, if that was a thing. Drinkable but barely. 6/10
as an excentric sour it does work more or less, so not a drainpour at all.
ov 11/20
flavor is vineous, sourish, non-sweet brown cookie notes. The vibrations pale tasted good, this one seem to have gone wrong over the years, not sure where to place
the flavor style wise, sour nutmeg and cocoa beer perhaps, if that was a thing. Drinkable but barely. 6/10
as an excentric sour it does work more or less, so not a drainpour at all.
ov 11/20
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2025
at 01:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BackLabel says best before 2017-03-21, new label on the side says distributed by kissMe bbf 2026-01-01 I think this bottle is quite old (it's 2025 now)
I only checked the date after I rated it, and I must say, I did not suspect it was an old beer or a beer past its best before - so this aged extremely well.
Bretty aroma with notes of fresh flowers, faint fruits, faint honey and herbs. nice bit wild yeasty estery aroma. 8/10
flavor is seabuckthorn, oranges, slightly yeasty note -saison'ish yeasty note. quite nice bitterness that is however fruity and herbal. 7/10
pal 3/5
ov 14/20
(notes intended for ratebeer)
I only checked the date after I rated it, and I must say, I did not suspect it was an old beer or a beer past its best before - so this aged extremely well.
Bretty aroma with notes of fresh flowers, faint fruits, faint honey and herbs. nice bit wild yeasty estery aroma. 8/10
flavor is seabuckthorn, oranges, slightly yeasty note -saison'ish yeasty note. quite nice bitterness that is however fruity and herbal. 7/10
pal 3/5
ov 14/20
(notes intended for ratebeer)
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2025
at 01:09