Westerwald-Brauerei H. Schneider (Hachenburger)

Regional Brewery in Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 🇩🇪

Established in 1861

Contact
Gehlerter Weg 12, Hachenburg, 57627, Germany
Description
In 1861 the 25-years old Heinrich Schneider decided to found a brewery on the “Grün’schen Hof” in Hachenburg. The Hachenburger brewery soon became the most important family brewery within the region. With business leader and co-owner Jens Geimer the family-owned company has reached the fifth generation and is still entirely independent.

Key to the success is that the beer is consistently cooled, the precious beer has achieved its special aroma over and over again for 150 years. What was true then is still true today: the long and cold ageing process is a fundamental requirement for a real Hachenburger as well as the use of high-grade raw materials. As well as the natural spring water from the Rothbach valley

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(bottle) Clear and pale golden colour with a mid-sized frothy white head. Malty nose with vanilla and grassy hops. Dry malty taste, medium body, well integrated hoppy bitterness in the finish. Clean and well made, but rather unspectacular Pils.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2006 at 15:27

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
(swing top bottle) Hazy copper coloured effervescent body with a big and stable foamy off-white head. Slightly sweet toastmalty nose with notes of floral hops, yeasts and a fruity tinge (pear). Moderately sweet malty, slightly fruity taste, smooth carbonated mouthfeel, medium bodied. Yeasty, hoppy finish with a balanced bitterness. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2006 at 13:55

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
(bottle) Hazy and deep orange to amber colour with a fluffy frothy but collapsing yellowish head. Slightly sweet wheaty and clovy aroma with loads of yeasts. Moderately sweet malty taste with a crispy mouthfeel, light to medium bodied, quite dry malty and fruity finish with cloves and a light bitterness. Decent and quite dry Weizen.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2006 at 15:38

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, beautiful chestnut colour with a creamy, off-white head. Aromas of roasted malt. Lightly sweet flavour of roasted malt, a weak tart touch and a ligthly bitter finish. 280705
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2005 at 06:16

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
0.33l swing-top bottle
Grassy herbal nose. Cloudy orange gold, low creamy head. Straw malt, yeasty middle. herbal finish. Fullbodied, yet with somewhat bland finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2005 at 14:32

2.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2
0.33l swing-top bottle
Pale golden, no visible bubbles, white foamy lacing head. Citrus-lemonade aroma and taste - not much left of the beer. Thin, slightly metallic.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2005 at 12:14

2.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 2
0.33l swing-top bottle
Lemony and cola aroma. Dark chestnut colour, foamy dissipating off-white head. Thin cola with a bitter edgy finish. Superfluous product.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2005 at 16:30

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
0.33l swing-top bottle
Dark chestnut colour, foamy off-white head. Roasted and strawlike malt, some fresh bitterhop nose. Doughy full malt base, light herbal hops - would probably have called it a dunkel in a blind tasting, a quite satisfying one at that.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2005 at 15:55

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
0.33l swingtop bottle
Grassy and hayish malty aroma. Golden, low visible carbonation, creamy lacing head.Fruity full malt body with a nice aromatic counterpoint - stays in the hayish corner though. Loose the filtering and it would be a top-notch Landbier.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2005 at 16:36