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The Gessner private brewery looks back on almost 400 years of tradition and has been brewing the best beers in Sonneberg since 1622. The family business is now run by the 14th generation (currently Manuela and Bernd Schäfer), an experience that you can taste: The traditional expertise, together with crystal clear water from its own well, guarantees the best raw materials from the region and the highest Thuringian brewing art real quality beers. In 1997 a completely new brewery was built in Sonneberg, which is one of the most modern breweries in the industry. With a beverage output of 145,000 hl, we are today the largest private brewery in Thuringia.
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Moravius (4415) reviewed
Original Festbier from Privatbrauerei Gessner
9 years ago
4.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
„Gessner Original Festbier", Bügelverschlußflasche (50 cl) von Getränke Hoffmann, Berlin. - Kupferrotgold, klar. - In der Nase breiteres Karamelmalz, eher derber Hopfen mit etwas Orangeat und ranziger Hopfenextrakt. - Antrunk karamelmalzig mit Anklängen an Seifenlauge. Wenig süß. Recht derbe malzige Bittere geht über in eigenartige leere, schwach orangenfruchtige Hopfenbittere. Vollmundig, leicht fuselig. Aromatisch leerer, dumpf bitterer Abgang, dem der billige Hopfenextrakt eine ranzige Note verleiht. - Grobschlächtig und leer, alles andere als festlich.
Tried on 27 Sep 2017 at 14:59
kto (3244) reviewed
Premium Pils from Privatbrauerei Gessner
9 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
0.5l flip-top bottle from rewe in charlottenburg, 0.69?. pours a clear pale golden with a medium head. aroma of hay, grains, some grassy hops. flavour of grains, potatoes. malty but also quite bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2017 at 12:52
Meppener (1690) reviewed
Dunkler Bock from Privatbrauerei Gessner
9 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Flasche gekauft bei Galeria Kaufhof, Alexanderplatz, Berlin. Rot-Braun, klar, schnell verschwindender Schaum Aroma etwas Malz, etwas Karamell Geröstetes Malz, Karamell, dünn, wässrig,
Tried on 29 Apr 2017 at 08:01
Rasmus40 (37592) reviewed
Radler from Privatbrauerei Gessner
9 years ago
3.4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle from Getränke-Quelle, Ilsenburg. Clear pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, sugary and lemon. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. Watery. 100417
Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2017 at 06:10
Thomas_W1 (6127) reviewed
Heller Doppel-Bock from Privatbrauerei Gessner
9 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Flasche 0,5l: Kräftiges Goldgelb, glasklar, etwas feinporiger Schaum; kräftige Würze in der Nase, Getreide, Malz, leichte Säure, etwas Süße, Röstaromen, leicht nussig, etwas helle Fruchtigkeit, leichte frische Hopfennoten; im Körper kräftige würzige Süße, Malz, Malzzucker, Karamell, Honig, cremig, deutliche Kohlensäure, leicht würzige Bitterkeit; angenehmer süßlich würziger Nachgang
Tried on 25 Oct 2016 at 05:06
beerhunter111 (51041) reviewed
Heller Doppel-Bock from Privatbrauerei Gessner
10 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
50cl swing top bottle. Klare hell goldgelbe Farbe, geringe weiße schaumkrone. Geruch scharf getreidig helles mild süßes malz. Geschmack kräftig süß malzig, Getreide, kaum hopfig, süß malziger Abgang..
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2016 at 08:27
EvNa (6599) reviewed
Alt-Sumbarcher Dunkel from Privatbrauerei Gessner
10 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Color: Dark reddish brown, dense beige head. Taste: Roasted malt, hints of caramel and chocolate. Soft carbonation. Medium to light body, bit watery and flat taste. Decent beer but not exciting.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2016 at 13:41
EvNa (6599) reviewed
Dunkler Bock from Privatbrauerei Gessner
10 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Color: Dark amber / reddish brown. Light beige head. Taste: Roasted malts, pretty sweet. Hints of caramel and nuts. Bittersweet finish. Pretty flat taste, light body. Soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2016 at 13:51
Fisler (3084) reviewed
Original Festbier from Privatbrauerei Gessner
10 years ago
3.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bernstein in Glas, kaum Schaum. In der Nase latent malzig. Recht geschmacksneutral, Malz, Maische, süß, solala.
Tried on 13 Aug 2016 at 18:35
Fisler (3084) reviewed
Alt-Sumbarcher Dunkel from Privatbrauerei Gessner
10 years ago
4.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Stabiler Schaum, hektische Perligkeit, dunkelbraun. In der Nase klassisch malzig, im Trunk süß, sehr süffig, wenig Malzigkeit für ein Dunkel. Fast schon ein Sommerbier. Mir zu einfach und charakterlos.
Tried on 12 Aug 2016 at 12:14