Biermanufaktur Engel

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

Established in 1738

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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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5/10
Tried on 08 Oct 2024 at 17:59

5/10
Tried on 07 Oct 2024 at 16:34

5/10
Tried on 07 Oct 2024 at 16:34

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
Bottle. Clear brown and almost no head. Aroma of lemons, sugar and malts. Taste of lemons, malts, sugar and lemon juice. Malty, nutty and oh so very sweet. No bitterness to speak of. Medium to strong carbonation. A dunkles Radler makes for a nice change but this one unfortunately is way too sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2024 at 19:11

6.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Appearance: Clear deep brown with ruby highlights. Perfect head. Aroma and taste: Toasted malt, bread, dried fruits, spicy hop. Light sweet, light to medium bitter. Mouth feel: Medium body, soft to average carbonation. Summary: A decent German Dunkel for little money.
Earlier Rating: 5/22/2015 Total Score: 3.3
Brown colour, huge frothy head. OK retention. Thick laces. The aroma is not that strong. Toast, dry fruit, some hay. Light to medium body. Thin to oily. The taste is tosty and caramelly sweet. Minimal roast. Light bitterness present. Medium long balanced finish. Similar aftertaste. Decent.
Tried on 28 Sep 2024 at 17:42

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
Appearance: Clear gold with a decent head. Aroma and taste: Pale malt, grass, spicy notes, dust. Medium dry, Light ending bitterness. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, averageto lively carbonation. Overall: Pretty basic.
Tried on 22 Sep 2024 at 15:38

3/10
Tried on 16 Jul 2024 at 15:57

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
500ml can. Pours hazy gold with a tall white head. Aroma is bananas, clove, wheat, hay. Taste is light sweet, banana, wheat, apple. Light bitter finish. Medium bodied. It’s fine for a budget import beer.
Tried from Can on 02 Jul 2024 at 10:03

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
500ml can. Pours clear gold with a tall white head. Aroma is malt, herbal hop. Taste is light sweet, malt, herbal hop. Light bitterness finish. Medium bodied. Fine for budget German beer.
Tried from Can on 17 Jun 2024 at 11:18

5/10
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2024 at 18:06