Biermanufaktur Engel

Commercial Brewery in Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 🇩🇪

Established in 1738

Contact
Haller Straße 29, Crailsheim, 74564, Germany
Description
The first record of the inn and brewery “Zum goldenen Engel” in Crailsheim from 1738 reads “annual production volume 150 buckets.” In 1877 George Fachs becomes the new owner of the brewery. The Fachs family still owns - now in the fifth generation - the brewery. In 1984 Engel becomes the first German brewery to bottle Radler. Since the turn of the millennium, Engel-Biermanufaktur has developed into a specialty brewery that regularly receives awards for its beers.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fles 50cl thuis. Caramel, wheaty, wat nutty, banaan, wat rood fruit, zoetig, lichte bittertonen, röstmalzen. (23-5-2026).
Tried from Bottle from Burg Bieren Bierwinkel on 23 May 2026 at 21:51

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap @ Taplokaal Gist, Utrecht.
Hazy light golden with a white head. Noble hop aroma with some grainy notes. Sweet taste with a medium bitter finish. Really tasty keller.
Tried from Draft at Taplokaal Gist on 16 May 2026 at 21:09

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Fles 50cl thuis. Malttonen, citrustonen, grainy, fruitje, süffig, wat grassy, wat lichte bittertonen. (15-5-2026).
Tried from Bottle from Burg Bieren Bierwinkel on 15 May 2026 at 20:35

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Fles 50cl in Lelystad. Zacht, chocoladetonen, maltig, zoeten, bready, caramel, röstmalzen, wat donker fruit. (9-5-2026).
Tried from Bottle from Burg Bieren Bierwinkel on 09 May 2026 at 20:55

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Fles 50cl in Lelystad. Carameltonen, süffig, zoetig, maltig, zacht, wat grainy, fruitje. (8-5-2026).
Tried from Bottle from Burg Bieren Bierwinkel on 08 May 2026 at 20:35

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Fles 50cl in Lelystad. Hoppig, citrustonen, wat süffig, bittertonen, fruitig, wat zompig, licht metaalsmaakje. (8-5-2026).
Tried from Bottle from Burg Bieren Bierwinkel on 08 May 2026 at 18:52

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Op tap bij Antiche Botti, San Giovanni, Sicilië. Goudgele kleur, witte kraag. Iets moerassig, moutig, zachtzoet, honing, appel, grassig, zachtbittere finish. Lichte body. OK.
Tried from Draft on 24 Apr 2026 at 17:28

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at Rad van Wageningen. Color: Lightly hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Malty, grainy. Taste: Malty, grainy, hoppy backbone. Moderate sweet and light bitterness. Light fruity hints of yellow fruit. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Ok Keller Pils.
Tried from Draft at Café Rad van Wageningen on 24 Jan 2026 at 16:51

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
On the dark side of brown, quite dark for the style but with a good amount of reddish hints if seen through light. Average head, slightly off-white, looks quite creamy; shows good enough retention and lacing. Moderate to average intensity in a clean but very simple aroma, with a clear main focus on caramel maltiness, plus honey and very light hints of roasted malts; all among a general soft feel. Taste notes follow the aroma closely: again, moderate to average intensity, clean flavour profile, very little depth. A bit too much sweetness in the overall balance, in both taste and aftertaste, though the finish/aftertaste still doesn't feel sticky. Quite light in body with low to medium carbonation; a hint of silkness, definitely an easily drinkable beer. Overall: a sweet, quite anonymous interpretation of the style; still very much drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 04 Dec 2025 at 22:44

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cloudy yellow with a fluffy head. Lots of honey and again honey, straw, hay, grain, stone fruit, slightly citrusy. Honey sweetness, slighty bitter. Medium bodied, oily texture, soft to lively carbonated, dry honey sweet bitter finish. Overall not bad, rather interesting honey aroma in that beer.
Tried from Bottle from Heinrich's Super Getränke-Markt 3000 on 06 Nov 2025 at 21:44