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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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap @ Taplokaal Gist, Utrecht.
Clear golden with a white head. Malty pilsner aroma. Sweet taste with a medium bitter finish. Solid but slightly boring.
Tried from Draft at Taplokaal Gist on 19 Jul 2026 at 14:04

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Sweet grainy malts with notes of cereal and light bittering hop. Sweetish and mild bitter, medium body. Drinkable.
Tried from Bottle from SpeciaalBierPakket.nl on 08 Jul 2026 at 18:41

5.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
From tap. Golden, hazy body, with a creamy, white head.
Aroma of grains, cereals, flowers, grass, some citrus. Tastes quite similar, with more bread and honey. Medium mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation. Finishes cerealic, grainy a bit floral, with some cardboard.

Pretty average, not very characterful, but quaffable enough.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jul 2026 at 16:34

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