Distelhäuser Brauerei
Regional Brewery
in
Tauberbischofsheim,
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany 🇩🇪
Associated Venue: Distelhäuser Brauhaus
Established in 1811
Contact
Description
In the country side, on the banks of Tauber river and directly on "Romantische Straße" ("Romantic Road") there is a small village called Distelhausen, a district of Tauberbischofsheim. As the name suggests, "Distelhäuser Brauerei" (brewery of Distelhausen) is situated here; it is one of the medium-sized breweries in the German beer sector. The brewery was founded in 1811 as Brewery Womann and in 1876 acquired by Ernst Bauer. The brewery is owned by the Bauer family since that year.
In Distelhausen, 23 different kinds of beer are currently produced according to traditional regional brewages. Due to the long-lasting and trustful co-operation with domestic business partners and gastronomy and because of the tight coupling with regional suppliers from agriculture, industry and services, "Distelhäuser Brauerei" considerably supports regional economy in Franconia of Tauber River since the raw materials used are traditionally mainly from the region.
The brewery is a founding member of the Die Freien Brauer (Independent Brewers) initiative, an association of medium-sized private breweries in Germany and Austria. As early as 1956 the brewery involved its staff in various forms in the profits.
In Distelhausen, 23 different kinds of beer are currently produced according to traditional regional brewages. Due to the long-lasting and trustful co-operation with domestic business partners and gastronomy and because of the tight coupling with regional suppliers from agriculture, industry and services, "Distelhäuser Brauerei" considerably supports regional economy in Franconia of Tauber River since the raw materials used are traditionally mainly from the region.
The brewery is a founding member of the Die Freien Brauer (Independent Brewers) initiative, an association of medium-sized private breweries in Germany and Austria. As early as 1956 the brewery involved its staff in various forms in the profits.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
1 pint bottle purchased at Julio's Liquors. Color shows a clear Amber with full foamy white head. Aroma is mildly malty, nuts, toffee, molasses hints. Is this dark enough to be a Dunkel ? Ummm maybe not. The body and texture leans on the watery side. Weak cereal grain finish. Goes down easy enough. But looking for a tad more character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2017
at 17:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
1 pint bottle purchased at Julio's Liquors. Crystal clear gold color.,Aroma is clean Pils malt, crisp cereal, and weak lemon hint. Mouthfeel is Miley carbonated with a crisp Ligther body. Really clean pilsner made by the Reinheitsgebot since 1811. I mean hell, who can argue with that??
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2017
at 21:05
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 0.33l. Deep murky brown/ruby pour. No head, minimal lacing. Malts dominate the nose, caramel and toffee, brown sugar. Thin to medium body, medium carbonation. Somewhat light texture, could use a bit more thickness. Mild roasty bittersweet taste with slight fruity tartness. Aroma heavy on the malt, caramel and toffee, molasses, brown sugar. Lacks the robustness. Herbal liquory aftertaste. Slightly charred. Overall, mediocre. Drinkable, yes, but not much of a porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2017
at 12:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Opaque, darkest brown colour with small to average, thick, firm, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Roasty, dark malty aroma with grainy, spelt undertones, hints of coffee surrogate. Taste is roasty dark malty, hints of coffee, coffee surrogate, dark chocolate, minimally metallic bitterness, a tart-ish, grassy touch of chlorophyll.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2017
at 13:53
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma of lemonade. Quite sweet flavour, lemonade, light malts. Light bitter finish, lemonade. Quite sweet, focus is on lemonade.
(from draught -I think- @ a local camping restaurant in Baden-Württemberg)
(from draught -I think- @ a local camping restaurant in Baden-Württemberg)
Tried
on 14 Aug 2017
at 07:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Flasche 0,5l: Helles Gold, glasklar, kräftiger stabiler feinporiger Schaum; frische Nase, malzig, leichte Würze, recht trocken, Getreide, Brot, leichte Säure, dezente Zitrusaromen, leichte Zitrussüße; frischer + leicht fruchtiger Körper, leichte Säure, Malz, Getreide, Brot, cremig, deutliche Kohlensäure, leichte fruchtige Süße, dezente Zitrusnoten; angenehmer fruchtig-trockener Nachgang mit leichten Hopfenaromen
Tried
on 17 Jul 2017
at 08:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Leicht süßer, dunkel malziger Antrunk. Starke Karamellnoten, mild aber erkennbar nach Kräutern. Die Karamellaromen treten immer weiter in den Vordergrund, weich herb, süffig. Mittelstarke Würzigkeit, langsam abnehmender Nachgeschmack. Nett. 8/11/10/10/9/10
Tried
on 10 Jul 2017
at 13:22
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Dunkel hefiger, süß brotiger Antrunk. Noten von Karamell, minimale Säure. Dumpf malzig im Mittelteil, muffig. Brotig zum Ende. Noch okay. 10/9/10/7/10/7
Tried
on 26 Jun 2017
at 11:06
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Ein schönes, tiefschwarzes Porterbier mit einem tiefen, röstmalzigen Körper, dazu ein bisschen Kakao und viel Kaffee. Relativ schwer, aber durch das Aromenspiel nett zu trinken und sehr empfehlenswert.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2017
at 09:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours clear ruby-tinged amber into a stein. Head quickly recedes to nothing. Dark caramel aromas. Soft with sweet caramel and raisins upfront turning to mildl sourdough in the medium length finish.
Tried
on 25 May 2017
at 18:51