Privat-Brauerei Strate Detmold (Detmolder)
Regional Brewery in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪
Established in 1863
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Description
Founded in 1863, this private brewery with 33 employees is now in the 5th generation as a private company run by Simone, Renate and Frederike Strate.Their speciality is beer from the non-polluting swing stopper bottle.
In the last few years the Strate private brewery has developed into the second-biggest swing stopper bottler in Germany. The distribution area extends 120 km around the mash tun.
In the last few years the Strate private brewery has developed into the second-biggest swing stopper bottler in Germany. The distribution area extends 120 km around the mash tun.
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Clear dark gold/amber with a decent white head. Aroma of malts, caramel and herbs. Taste of caramel, bread, malts, grains, herbs and malt lozenges. Moderate bitterness. Medium carbonation. Not great but süffig.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2026
at 23:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Chocoladetonen, caramel, rozijn, rood fruit, licht röstmalzen, wat bittertonen, wat citrus, licht zoetig, wat droog, wat nutty. Fijne balans. (28-12-2025).
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 16:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, redd-ish, amber colour with average, thick, dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, minimally pink-ish, white head. Sweet-ish, fruity aroma, widely disguised, pale malty background, slightly artificial and sugary notes of cranberry. Taste is sweet, fruity, widely disguised, pale malty basis, minimally bitter, hoppy overtones, notes of cranberry, a minimally metallic touch.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally dry palate, fine, dense, creamy carbonation.
Very sweet, rather monotonous, nevertheless fairly refreshing - acceptable.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally dry palate, fine, dense, creamy carbonation.
Very sweet, rather monotonous, nevertheless fairly refreshing - acceptable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2025
at 20:44
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear golden colour, white head. Malty aroma, straw, light biscuit. Sweet malty flavour. Finish malty, straw. Decent Helles.
(from 33cL swingtop bottle @ friend 's place)
(from 33cL swingtop bottle @ friend 's place)
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2025
at 14:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A clear deep golden beer with a white head. Aroma of wet grainy malt, cereals and straw. Taste of straw, grainy malt, biscuit, moderate spicy bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2025
at 20:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 25 Aug 2025
at 19:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle with swingtop 0,33 ltr: Clear golden colored brew with an slightly dry bitter taste with slightly hints of citrus and some grassy aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2025
at 19:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle. Slightly muddy dark red/brown featuring an ok beige head. Aroma of strawberries and hints of mints. Taste of strawberries and mild mints with some grains and malts underneath. Just slightly sweet. Low bitterness. Medium carbonation. Very balanced and refreshing. Astonishing how much this combonation of flavours actually works. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2025
at 15:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Cloudy pale yellow with a big white head. Aroma consists exclusively of elderflower. Taste of elderflowers, fresh lemons, grains and sour gums. Sweet and acidic. Low bitterness. Medium carbonation. Yes, it’s delicious. No, it’s not actually beery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2025
at 14:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Clear amber with a decent white head. Aroma of caramel, some citrus fruits and herbs. Taste of caramel, malts, lemons and herbs. Slightly sweet. Moderate herbal bitterness. Medium carbonation. Balanced and süffig. I am very pleased and this is probably the best beer Detmolder has brewed so far.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2024
at 19:38