Erste Dampfbierbrauerei Zwiesel

Regional Brewery in Zwiesel, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1889

Contact
Regener Straße 9, Zwiesel, 94227, Germany
Description
The tradition of our house goes back to Wolfgang Pfeffer, who founded the brewery in 1889. He made the recipe for our steam beer. His demands on quality and taste are still the guideline for our art of brewing. The brewery has been family-owned since it was founded and is now managed by The tradition of our house goes back to Wolfgang Pfeffer, who founded the brewery in 1889. He also wrote the recipe for our steam beer. His demands on quality and taste are still the guideline for our art of brewing. The brewery has been family-owned since it was founded and is now managed by Mark Pfeffer, being the 5th generation. The old brewing craft is maintained by him - because he attaches great importance to the fact that original beers with character are brewed in his brewery.

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines. Opened up silently which was weird. Poured ok though. Hazed deep orange with a slim white foam. Hmm. Not sure all is as intended here. Anyway. Jellied fruit on the nose. Light smoke. Vanilla. Spices. Taste is super sweet with light dryness. Bit heavy all around. Flabby mouthfeel. Sweet finish. Yeah definitely not right this one. Hard work.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2026 at 18:44

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines. Took some finding this one! Different label now (see pic). Faint haze on a pale gold. Very decent thick sturdy white foam. Nose has sweet malt. A little Sugar Puff-esque. Floral hop. Taste is pretty sweet too, with a moderate lightly herbal bitterness. Drinks ok though. This appears to be a very fresh bottle. Light sweet malty finish. It’s ok but overall too sweet.
Tried on 13 May 2026 at 17:48

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can from the Gut Riedelsbach store... 6 bloody Euros - Fin pait 4.70€ for his in a pub! But one of, last chance to get it etc etc. Shared with Jonas. Golden body, hazy, white head. Oxidized, woody, grainy aroma, sweetish, yeasty, more citric as it warms. Bit yeasty taste, bit oxidized, some herbal, mildly floral and citric hops underneath, good body, medium, it's actually drinkable. Not in the best of shapes after 4 months, gets better and better as it warms though.
Tried from Can at 1. Bier- & Wohlfühlhotel Gut Riedelsbach on 15 Feb 2026 at 11:07

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can, thanks Marko. Hazy golden, white lace.
Flowery tealike grainy front, medium body, hay, grain, light chalk, ripe tropical, dry citrus, sticks along, somehow oxidized, a bit, dusty finish. A bit old perhaps
Tried from Can on 15 Feb 2026 at 11:04

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Can at Gasthof zum Sonnewald Schofweg after a short walk from home, it's a cold day. Having this sat at the bar Sunday 28th December 2025. Pours hazy dark gold/light amber with a white head. A nice refreshing slightly zippy, light refreshing and with a slight hoppiness, this is difficult to categorise apologies if this has been put in the wrong style, however the Untappd suggest of Strong Ale doesn't seem to fit. Light fruity nice mouthfeel, really nice.
Tried from Can at Gasthof zum Sonnenwald on 28 Dec 2025 at 12:35

6.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2025 at 11:29

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
0.5l bottle. Clear amber/copper colour with a small beige head. Aroma of sweet malts, caramel, banana, a little fruity. Taste is sweet, malty, prominent banana esters, bready, a little caramel, a little fruity, mild herbal hints. Light-medium bodied.
My first Dampfbier so nothing to compare to, but I enjoyed this. Sort of made me think of a lighter bodied Dunkelweizen, especially with those banana esters.
Tried from Bottle from Raynville Superstore on 23 Nov 2025 at 22:46

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Bottle, Waldmanufakturen, B. Eisenstadt. Lightly hazy golden ruby-brown body, huge, lasting thick off-white head. Bit metallic, raisins, lightly tart, soapy... Smooth, tart, mildly dry taste, caramelly, some dried fruit candy, Seems like it might soon go off, but that the damage wasn't done yet. Not bad!
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2025 at 16:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
We had this at Restaurant Grenzglashütte Bayerisch Eisenstein, Sunday 21st July 2025 in the company of Marko. Pours light gold, not so hazy, white head rapidly departs, it's understandably a little bit thin, not completely my thing but on the plus side there's a little clove, and subtle wheaty, yeast and hoppiness on the nose.
Tried on 20 Jul 2025 at 16:00

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Waldmanufakturen, Bayerisch Eisenstadt. Hazy dull dark amber-golden body, off-white head. Perfumey, floral, bit soapy, lightly herbal, yeasty aroma. Lean-medium body, dry taste, bit citric, tart. Tart taste, light, citric, vanilla touches, bit caramelly. Good for the style, clean.
Tried on 20 Jul 2025 at 15:52