Spitalbrauerei Regensburg
Regional Brewery
in Regensburg,
Bavaria,
Germany 🇩🇪
Associated Venue: Spitalgarten
Established in 1226
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...
pivnizub (12825) reviewed Weizen Dunkel from Spitalbrauerei Regensburg 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle (bought at the Spitalbrauerei): Very dark amber coloured, huge fluffy "espresso" head, slowly diminishing; dried fruit, dark malt and roasted malt plus sourish wheat in the nose, barnyard in the background; sweet (dark-malty) flavour, light bodied, soft MF; sweet-malty finish with shy sourish-wheaty influences. O.K., a Weizen with an unsual amount of roasted malt............
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle (purchased at the brasserie): Amber coloured, mid-sized fluffy head, that slowly collapses; caramelly and toasted malty nose with a good dash of herbal hops and a faint, faint tinge of vegetables; moderate to robust sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied; quite dense sweetish-caramelly finish with, again, a tinge of herbal hops in the aftertaste. Well drinkable, even though it is a bit on the sweet side........
pivnizub (12825) reviewed Dunkles from Spitalbrauerei Regensburg 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at the Spitalgarten: Literally dunkel with a lacing off-white head, metallic and sweet dark-malty nose; soft MF, moderate sweet-bitter flavour; sweetish, roast-malty finish with a very light bitterness. O.K, a quite nice session beer.....
pivnizub (12825) reviewed Helles from Spitalbrauerei Regensburg 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at the Spitalgarten: Golden with an average white head,slightly sourish, a bit metallic, but mainly pale-malty and sweetish nose with a faint touch of vanilla; moderate sweet-bitter flavour with a light acidity, rather soft MF, grainy-sweetish finish with a light citrousy touch. O.K., drinkable......
pivnizub (12825) reviewed Festbier from Spitalbrauerei Regensburg 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle (bought at the brewery): Golden, mid-sized head with a good lace, metallic nose with a faint tinge of bisquits; light to moderate bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied; delicate sweet-bitter finish with the faintest illusion of hops in the aftertaste. Not really bad, but rather flat.....
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle (bought at the brewery): Bisquits, honey and an illusion of grassy in the nose, golden coloured, small white head; delicate sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied; honey and cookies, again in the sweet-bitter finish with lingering bitter alcoholic aftertaste. Unspectacular, but well crafted and well quaffable.................
Downender (11357) reviewed Helles from Spitalbrauerei Regensburg 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at the Spitalgarten October 2005. Bright gold with a decent white head. Sweet grain aroma. Flavour started with some more sweet malt before a decent dry finish. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Good, but receding brownish head; orange-brown clear beer, well-carbonated. Slightly bready, quite malty nose, developping herbal, parsley-like aroma’s. Fresh herbal, and soft-malty taste. Just as the pils, speaking of excellent balance. Some hints at good hops, but never overriding the general malty character. Rather well-bodied, yet refreshing. My wife remarked : "like a bolleke" - meaning the Antwerpener De Koninck ale, and this is indeed not unlike a Belgian Speciale - but brewed with bottom-fermenting and German hops. Good!, and big thanks to joss.
Sloefmans (15338) reviewed Pils from Spitalbrauerei Regensburg 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Huge gold-tinted head, collapsing slowly over clear gold beer with some orange and greenish highlights. Very flowery nose, some vanilla; creamy, fresh malt aroma’s, pidgeon fodder. Fine citrussy near-acidity over sweetish fruity main taste (some strawberry) and fine-bitterish faint (noble) hops. Imagine a slightly bitterish kiwi-fruit? Light body, but not empty, some grist slickness, even nearly creamy MF. That’s an excellent pils indeed, joss, thanks!
jhaase (14757) reviewed Helles from Spitalbrauerei Regensburg 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap
Pale golden, low head. Clear, yet full grainy flavors balanced with a brilliant citric hop profle.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.41 |
| Beers | 30 |
| Ticks | 303 |
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