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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5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500 ml screwcap bottle, bought at Otto Duborg, Flensburg, Germany. Unpasteurised. Clear (filtered???) golden colour, large and lasting white head. Fruity and flowery aroma, hints of honey. Moderate carbonation, soft moutheel. Moderate malty flavour, very moderate hops. Easy drinking, but not remarkable.

Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2006 at 15:02


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500 ml screwcap bottle, simply named "Engel Dunkel", confirmed by the brewery website. Bought at Otto Duborg, Flensburg, Germany. ABV is 5.3% (label), brewery website says 5.2%. Unpasteurised but filtered. This is their ordinary Dunkel, not to be confused with their unfiltered Engel Kellerbier Dunkel. Beautiful clear chestnut colour, large and lasting off-white head. Pleasant malty aroma with strong notes of bakery, chocolate and caramel. Moderate carbonation. Malty sweet flavour with a moderate roastiness, notes of Danish pastry, hints of over-ripe berries. Some hops in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2006 at 15:28


4.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

(bottle) Cloudy and hazy orange colour with a big foamy white head. Shy clovy and slightly banana-fruity nose. Light-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied, lively carbonated. Moderately sweet wheaty taste with banana and a rather unpleasant fizzy and clovy finish. Not very round, not very good.

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2006 at 16:58


5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

A yellow beer with no head. The aroma is sweet malty and so is the flavor, but in the flavor notes of caramel mixes in.

Tried on 15 Apr 2006 at 11:01


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

A hazy orange beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of caramel and wheat, while the flavor is plainly sweet wheaty. Thanks Jeppe (bierkönig) for this one.

Tried on 15 Apr 2006 at 09:37


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle: Hazy, small, but very stable white head; first appear (typical) fruity aromas: bananas, lemons and cloves to make later way for a little floral hoppiness; mild fruiy (citrousy)- bitter flavour; finish begins citrousy to become later hoppy-bitter. Quite pleasant, but maybe not the new brew, the world was waiting for....

Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2006 at 05:39


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

An amber beer with a huge orange head. Both the aroma and flavor are sweet with primary notes of caramel. Nothing wrong - nothing special.

Tried on 04 Apr 2006 at 18:19


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle. Semi-fresh hop aroma. Slightly cloudy golden colour. Big white head, quite stable. Medium, sharp bitterness. OK mouthfeel. The flavour is a bit anonymous and I do not like the Campari-like bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2006 at 10:44


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. 5.4%. Almost clear yellow colour, a lot cloudier towards the bottom, and finally with small floaties (not past BB date). Big. stable white head. Sweetish flavour, a little aroma hops. A lot like the other Engel beers.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2006 at 06:28


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Grassy aroma. Slightly watery flavour. Medium bitterness. Nothing exciting.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2006 at 05:24