Spitalbrauerei Regensburg

Regional Brewery in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Associated Venue: Spitalgarten

Established in 1226

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Am Brückenfuß 1-3, Regensburg, 93059, Germany
Description
Bereits seit 1226 wird Spitalbier in Regensburg direkt an der Steinernen Brücke gebraut. Damit liegt „das Spital“ mit seinen Wurzeln tief in der bayerischen Braukunst verankert und existierte als einzige Brauerei in Regensburg somit schon vor dem bayerischen Reinheitsgebo des Jahres 1516.

Um 1271 braute man im Spital das Bier aus Gerste und Hafer, ging aber bereits im 14. Jahrhundert, zur Zeit Ludwigs des Bayern, zur alleinigen Verwendung von Gerste, Hopfen und Wasser über - so ist es aus den alten Schriften zu lesen.

Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts beriet das Aufsichtsgremium des Katharinenspitals, der Spitalrat, die Verlegung und Erweiterung der Spitalbrauerei. Das Spital erwarb den Schambeck´schen Keller in Steinweg sowie später noch zusätzlich zur Verlagerung von Brauhaus und Wirtschaft das Strasser´schen Bräuhaus in Stadtamhof mit dem zugehörigen Sommerbierkeller in Steinweg - der heutigen Spitalgaststätte "Spitalkeller".

Die komplette Verlegung der Brauerei wurde schlussendlich nicht durchgeführt; stattdessen erfolgte auf dem heutigen Gelände ein zusätzlicher Neubau. Eine kleine, alte, sture Brauerei an der Donau...

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6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Draught Very good dense light yellowish head over fully hazy orange-yellow beer. Clove, fruitesters (some banana, some citrus), but clove/allspice is all-dominant. Light acidity, much wheat underneath, grainy. Babyfood mash. Warming up, more banana. Wheatslickness & yeastfill, good body, very carbonated. Clove is a tad too dominant, but the finish brings it all together well.

Tried on 11 Oct 2015 at 05:30


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught Very huge dense light-beige head over deep brown beer with a reddish sheen; lacerings. Huge head hampers nasal perception. Chestnut, chocolate, and other dark malts. Sweetish, nutty & bready, again chocolate, even some mocha. Medium bodied at best, but quite slick; again better carbonated in feel than visual. Quite nice Dunkles!

Tried on 11 Oct 2015 at 05:23


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draught Good, dense yellowish head over totally clear golden beer; lacerings. Fresh malt, even a bit graindust, finely grassy, but also some maltsyrup smell. Sweet - very sweet even - pale malts. Finish is drier, grassy-herbal. Light body, gristslickness. Falls dead tastewise, but feels better carbonated than it looks. Not a bad Helles, but really to the sweet side.

Tried on 11 Oct 2015 at 05:15


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle 330ml. @ [ PBF X ] Petalax Beer Festival 2015 by oh6gdx, Petalax, Finland. [ As Spital Märzen ].Clear light to medium yellow - orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, cereal, grain, pale malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, bread, old malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150725]

Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2015 at 08:53


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty grainy grassy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2015 at 06:43


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled@PBF X. Amber colour, small head. Aroma is grassy, floral, some wooden and mild bready malty notes. Flavour is very similar in a quite nice balance.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2015 at 04:44


6.5

(#212)(#28 DE)(#19 Bavaria)
Bought it at "Lidl", Füssen, DE

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2015 at 10:00


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

33cl bottle @PBF X. Amber color, thin white head. Bready malty, bit spicy. Flavor has malt, caramel, some bread. Quite basic.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2015 at 17:24


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle at PBFX. Amber color, small off-white head. Ryeish, sweet malty aroma. Light-bodied. Watery, some caramel and grassy. Simple.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2015 at 17:24


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 330ml. [ As Spital Manufaktur Weizen-Bock ].[ Trade by Beerhunter111 ]. Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, sugary, wheat, moderate yeasty, sweet yeast, fruity, yeast, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, banana, fruity, yeast, sweet yeast. Body is medium, texture is watery - creamy, carbonation is soft. [20150619]

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2015 at 03:16


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