Brauerei Brinkhoff

Client Brewer in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪
Owned by Radeberger Gruppe

Established in 1873

Contact
Steigerstrasse 20, Dortmund, 44145, Germany
Description
The Dortmunder Union Brewery (DUB) was established in 1873, the first brewmaster was Fritz Brinkhoff (1848-1927), who worked 50 years for the brewery. In 1887, a failed brew was delivered to a customer in Aachen which was a huge success. The Dortmunder Export was born.

In 1994, the Union Brewery took over the Dortmund Ritter Brewery, established in 1889, and renamed itself the Dortmund Union Ritter Brewery. Production was relocated from the city center to the previous production facility of the Ritter brewery on the outskirts in Lütgendortmund. In 2002 the Union-Ritter-Brauerei was renamed the Brinkhoff Brewery, and in 2006 production was relocated to the Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei.

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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
330ml bottle. Clear, orangey, dark golden colour with average, thick, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Plain, bitter hoppy and minimally sweet-ish, bready malty aroma, reminds me of dregs at a roofing ceremony in the late 70s. Taste is minimally sweet, bready and grainy malty, doughy yeasty, plain bitter hoppy overtones. Out of the days when beer was consumed for alcoholic impact not for enjoyment of taste.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2019 at 20:31

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear pale golden colour, good frothy white head, good retention and lacing. Aroma malty. grainy, hay. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, grainy, hops. Sweetbitter aftertaste, bit chalky, okay pilsner.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2018 at 09:29

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330mml. bottle. 2018 batch. Tasted on the 05/07/2018 at home. Clear golden colour with a medium lasting off-white head. Aroma is plenty of malts and yeast with a very slightly hoppy presence. Taste is again plenty of malts and bread leading to a medium yeasty and sweet finish. Next one please!
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2018 at 09:17

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Thanks to Erzengel for that one! Bottle looks very simple. Beer in the glass zippy, small head. Starts mild, light malty, a bit metalliclly. Finish mild, a bit boring malty. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2018 at 18:54

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled from 0.33 l bottle from 'REWE Homberg', best before October 2018. Clear, golden amber with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, slightly grassy-spicy aroma of grains, some straw and traces of honey. Moderately sweet, minimally bitter, slightly grassy-spicy taste of grains, some straw and a touch of honey, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly grassy-spicy finish. Almost medium-bodied, smooth and just slightly effervescent mouthfeel, very soft carbonation. Quite tame and simple but also easily drinkable, nothing wrong with it.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2018 at 19:00

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
Sampled from 0.33 l bottle from local 'trinkgut', best before October 2018. Clear, deep ruby with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, off-white head. Sweetish, a little sourish, moderately artificial aroma of cola, burnt sugar and some raisins. Quite sweet, a little sourish, a bit artificial taste of cola, burnt sugar and hints of raisins, followed by a short, minimally tart finish. Thin body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. No surprise here.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2018 at 18:57

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Tried on 10 Dec 2017 at 16:15

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Tried on 10 Dec 2017 at 16:09

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Tried on 10 Dec 2017 at 16:09

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Tried on 10 Dec 2017 at 16:08