About
Brewery in Elmshorn closed in december 2024. Owner moved from Elmshorn to Krefeld, bought the former brewery of "Third Sector Brewing" and started brewing his beers there in early 2026.

Former address:
Langelohe 65A, 25337 Elmshorn.

The story starts on a kitchen stove in a flat on Balduinstr, metres from the Elbe river in St Pauli. Fast forward six years and after a gentle enthusiastic push from the owners of Alles elbe, a brew pub across the Reeperbahn, Simian Ales now has a microbrewery and taproom in Elmshorn, outside Hamburg.

With a core range of beers such as a North German Pilsner, modern American style IPA, Red Ale and table beer, and collaborations with breweries including Fanø Bryghus (Denmark), Ratsherrn & Bunthaus (Hamburg), Simian is being found in more and more cities across Germany and continental Europe.
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Koelschtrinker (43545) reviewed
Ale To The Thief (Talus) from Simian Ales
5 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Fruchtig herber Beginn. Milde Süße, spritzig, leicht ansteigende Herbe, fruchtig hopfig, rund. Weich, würzig, langer hopfiger Abgang, intensiv. Gut. 11/11/12/12/11/12
Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2021 at 17:05
Koelschtrinker (43545) reviewed
K2 IPA from Simian Ales
5 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cremig herb-hopfiger Beginn. Süffig, ansteigende Herbe, Hafer, grasig, frisch fruchtig ohne große Süße. Geringe Bitterkeit, spritzig, etwas Mango. Dunkler werdend, was der Intensität des Hopfens aber nicht schadet. Langer Abgang. Lecker! 10/12/13/12/11/12
Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2021 at 17:28
beerhunter111 (51041) ticked
K2 IPA from Simian Ales
5 years ago
7/10
33cl bottle. A hazy orange beer with a off white head. Aroma of orange fruits, mild citrus and grassy hops. Taste of orange fruits, peach, mild citrus hops.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2020 at 22:38
jhaase (15105) reviewed
K2 IPA from Simian Ales
5 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Hazy orange amber, offwhite cream. Nice peach and flower aroma. Medium body, light resin, peach, lychee, citrus cream cheese desert, classic but pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2020 at 17:49
Fin (18756) reviewed
Extra Stout from Simian Ales
6 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle picked up from somewhere???? and consumed at home Saturday 26th September 2020 cooking Chicken Shawarmas listening to Craig Charles Funky and Soul Show on 6Music. This exploded out of the bottle, I think that I have lost 30-40% which is really frustrating as it's very good. Chocolate, smooth, really smooth, however there is a distinct stouty beer edge, little dry, good.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2020 at 18:06
pivnizub (12822) reviewed
Extra Stout from Simian Ales
6 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle: As black as ink, medium-sized and slowly collapsing tanned head, moderate sweet-sourish aroma of dried berries, roasted malt and freshly ground coffee, traces of licorice underneath; moderate sweet-sourish flavour, medium full bodied, soft and silky MF; lingering smooth sweet-sourish finish with dried fruits, licorice and roasted malt. A goody…
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2020 at 19:57
theplanck (7492) ticked
Local Legend from Simian Ales
6 years ago
6.6/10
A pretty good example of an american beer. Maybe their best in terms if recreating the true style. It is bitter, but balanced. Alles elbe hamburg
Tried from Can on 28 Aug 2020 at 19:16
theplanck (7492) ticked
Hanseatic Porter from Simian Ales
6 years ago
7.2/10
Very dry. Clean classic porter. Similar to a stout since it has the roast and bitterness. But clean. Alles elvbe hamburg
Tried on 28 Aug 2020 at 19:06
theplanck (7492) ticked
Three Hop Table Beer from Simian Ales
6 years ago
6.6/10
A very good session ipa. Super light and clean and tasty. Alles elbe hamburg
Tried on 28 Aug 2020 at 19:01
Erzengel (18576) reviewed
Silbersack Hausbier from Simian Ales
6 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Shared with HP. Smooth fruity beginning. Easy to drink, mild caramel with hints of grain. Smooth fruity finish, very soft and mild. Hints of sugar candy, strawberry sweets, mild yeast there. Very nice and still complex. --- Beer merged from original tick of Silbersack Haus Bier on 18 Aug 2020 at 21:08 - Score: 7. Original review text: Shared with HP. Smooth fruity beginning. Easy to drink, mild caramel with hints of grain. Smooth fruity finish, very soft and mild. Hints of sugar candy, strawberry sweets, mild yeast there. Very nice and still complex.
Tried from Can on 18 Aug 2020 at 20:07