The Breweries of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg: beers, history, styles

Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg Breweries

styles - history - beers

Introduction

This page lists all the breweries currently active in the German states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg. And all the beers they brew, of course.

Index
Schleswig-Holstein beer styles
Schleswig-Holstein Breweries
Hamburg Breweries

Schleswig-Holstein Beer styles

Bottom-fermenting styles

Style	Plato	alc.vol	description
Pils	11.5-12º	4.8-5.2%	Hoppy, thin, pale lager. The same crap sold everywhere.
Helles	11.5-12.5º	4.8-5.2%	Pale, malty, lightly hopped. "Helles Lagerbier".
Export	12.5-13º	5.2-5.7%	Pale, malty, lightly hopped. "Helles Export".
Schwarzbier	11.5-12º	4.8-5.2%	Dark lager with coffeish dark malt flavours. Usually dry, but sometimes sweetish.
Dunkles	12.5º	5.2%	Red-brown, nutty, malty and lightly hopped.
Spezial	13º	5.7%	Pale, full, bitter-sweet and delicately hopped.
Oktoberfest	14º	6%	Pale and sweetish. A sort of pale Märzen.
Märzen	13-14º	5.7-6%	Amber, malty, full and sweetish.
Bock	16.5º	6.5%	Pale, amber or dark, bitter-sweet.
Doppelbock	18.5º	8.5%	Red- or dark brown, fruity, bitter-sweet, alcohol and concentrated dark malt flavours

Top-fermenting styles

Style	Plato	alc.vol	description
Alt	11.5-12º	4.8-5.2%	Amber, malty and often quite hoppy.
Helles Weißbier	12.5º	5.4%	Pale, spicy, high CO2 content, yeasty. Top-fermented
Dunkles Weißbier	12.5º	5.4%	As above, but dark.
Kristall Weißbier	12.5º	5.4%	The filtered version, almost always pale.
Weizenbock	16.5-18.5º	6.5-8.5%	Usually dark, with even more spiciness than the weaker versions.

What do my scores mean?
< 20	cut out the middleman and pour straight down the sink
21 - 30	pretty nasty, gulp down quickly or hold your nose
31 - 40	chill heavilly and pray
41 - 50	can be drunk unchilled without evoking nausea
51 - 60	safe to drink
61 - 70	you might actually enjoy this
71 - 80	can survive a serious examination
81 - 90	don't swallow too quickly
91 - 100	treat like 50 year-old Islay

Schleswig-Holstein Breweries

Listings

Brauberger zu Lübeck
Alfstraße 36,
23552 Lübeck.
Tel: 0451 - 71444
Fax: 0451 - 74116
Email:
http://www.brauberger-luebeck.de

Founded: 1988
Annual production: 800 hl (2003)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Brauberger Zwickelbier			Unfiltered pale lager.

Brewpub. Beer is served from a wooden cask.

Opening times:
Mon - Fri 17:00 - ,
Sat 18:00 - ,
Sunday closed.

Dithmarscher Brauerei
Oesterstr. 18,
25709 Marne.
Tel: 04851 - 9620
Fax: 04851 - 96222
Email: info@dithmarscher.de
http://www.dithmarscher.de/

Founded:
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Dithmarscher Pilsener	4.8%	11.6°	Pils.
Dithmarscher Urtyp	4.9%	11.4°	Pale lager - Helles.
Dithmarscher Dunkel	4.9%	11.6°	Dark lager.

Independent brewery.

Brauhaus Eutin
Markt 11,
23701 Eutin.
Tel: 04521 - 766 777
Fax: 04521 - 849 175
Email: info@brauhaus-eutin.de
http://www.brauhaus-eutin.de/

Founded:
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
St. Michaelis Pils	4.8%		Unfiltered Pils.
St. Michaelis Rotbier	5		Unfiltered dark lager.
St. Michaelis Tafelbier	5.5%		Unfiltered amber lager
St. Michaelis Maibock	6.5%		Unfiltered pale Bock. Seasonal - spring.
St. Michaelis Weihnachtsbock	6.5%		Unfiltered dark Bock. Seasonal - christmas.

Brewpub.

Flensburger Brauerei Emil Petersen GmbH und Co. KG
Munketoft 12,
24937 Flensburg.
Tel: 0461 - 8630
Fax: 0461 - 863 300
Email: info@flens.de
http://www.flens.de

Founded: 1888
Annual production: 607,000 hl (2003)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Flensburger Malz	0%		Malzbier.
Flensburger Gold	4.8%		Pale lager - Helles. In a stupid clear bottle.
Flensburger Pilsener	4.8%		Pils
Flensburger Dunkel	4.8%		Dark lager.
Flensburger Weizen	5.1%		Unfiltered pale wheat beer.
Bölkstoff			Pale lager.
Flensburger Winterbock	7%		Amber Bock. Seasonal - winter.

Independent brewery.

Hansens Brauerei
Schiffbrücke 16,
24939 Flensburg.
Tel: 0461 - 22210
Fax: 0461 - 24244
Email: info@hansens-brauerei.de
http://www.hansens-brauerei.de/

Founded: 1990
Annual production: 1,500 hl (2003)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Hansens Pilsener			Unfiltered Pils.
Hansens Schwarzbier			Unfiltered dark lager - Schwarzbier.
Hansens Bock			Unfiltered Bock. Seasonal.
Hansens Alt			Unfiltered Alt. Seasonal.
Hansens Märzen			Unfiltered Märzen. Seasonal.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Mon - Fri 11:00 - 24:00,

Husums Brauhaus
Neustadt 60-68,
25813 Husum.
Tel: 04841 - 89660
Fax: 04841 - 81933
Email: info@husums-brauhaus.de
http://www.husums-brauhaus.de

Founded: 1991
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Husumer Pilsner	5.1%	12.2°	Unfiltered Pils.
Husumer Dunkles	5.3%	12.8°	Unfiltered dark lager.
Husumer Weizenbier	5.5%	12.8°	Unfiltered pale wheat beer.
Husumer
Husumer Festbier	5.7%	13.5°	Unfiltered amber lager - Märzen. Seasonal.
Husumer Märzen	5.4%	13.4°	Unfiltered amber lager - Märzen. Seasonal.
Husumer Winterbock	7.7%	18.9°	Unfiltered dark Bock. Seasonal - winter.
Husumer Maibock	6.8%	16.8°	Unfiltered pale Bock. Seasonal - spring.

Brewpub.

Kieler-Brauerei am Alten Markt
Am Alten Markt 9,
24103 Kiel.
Tel: 0431 - 906 290
Fax: 0431 - 906 2915
Email: info@kieler-brauerei.de
http://www.kieler-brauerei.de/

Founded: 1988
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Kieler Bier	4.8%	12°	Unfiltered pale lager.
Grafenbräu dunkel			Unfiltered dark lager
Schwarzbier	4.8%	12°	Unfiltered dark lager - Schwarzbier.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Mon - Sat 10:00 - ,
Sun 11:00 -

Klüvers Brauhaus
Schiffbrücke 2-4,
23730 Neustadt.
Tel: 04561 - 714 811
Fax: 04561 - 714 922
Email:
http://www.kluevers-brauhaus.de

Founded: 2004
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Klüver's Pils			Unfiltered Pils.
Klüver's Dunkel			Unfiltered dark lager.
Klüver's Weizen			Unfiltered pale wheat beer.
Klüver's Doppelbock			Unfiltered Doppelbock. Seasonal.

Brewpub.

Mall-Bräu GmbH
Eschelbronner Str. 17,
74909 Meckesheim.
Tel: 06226 - 939 040
Fax: 06226 - 603 31
Email:
http://

Founded:
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Mall-Bräu Pils			Pils
Mall-Bräu Export			Pale lager - Export
Mall-Bräu Alt Meckesheimer Dunkel			Dark lager.
Mall-Bräu Hugo's Spezial			Pale lager - Spezial

Independent brewery.

Ricklinger Landbrauerei
Grüner Weg 1,
24635 Rickling.
Tel: 04328 - 1314
Fax 04328 - 170 172
Email:
http://www.ricklinger-landbrauerei.de

Founded: 1997
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Ricklinger Vollbier Pils	4.8%		Pils.
Ricklinger Vollbier Dunkel	5%		Dark lager.
Ricklinger Stout	5%		Stout.
Ricklinger Märzen	5.5%	14º	Pale lager - Märzen.
Ricklinger Maibock	6.5%		Pale Bock. Seasonal - spring.
Ricklinger Weihnachts-bockbier	7%		Bock. Seasonal - christmas.
Ricklinger Porter	10%		Baltic Porter. Seasonal. They really seem to use brettanomyces for secondary conditioning. A very interesting sounding beer.
Ricklinger Rauchbier	5%		Smoked amber lager. Seasonal.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Summer (from 1st May) Mon-Tue, Thur-Fri 11:00 - 24:00,
Sat, Sun and public holidays 10:00 - 24:00,
Wednesday closed.
Winter (from 1st October) Mon-Tue, Thur-Fri 16:00 - 22:00,
Sat, Sun and public holidays 10:00 - 24:00,
Wednesday closed.

Brauerei Schleswig
Königstr. 27,
24837 Schleswig.
Tel: 04621 - 29206
Fax: 04621 - 21655
Email: brauerei@ASGAARD.de
http://www.asgaard.de

Founded: 1994
Annual production: 3,000 hl (2003)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Asgaard das Göttliche	4.8%	11.6°	Amber lager.
Asgaard Bioland Premium Pils	4.8%	11.2°	Unfiltered pils. Organic.
Asgaard Bioland Nordisches Weizen	5%	11.9°	Unfiltered pale wheat beer. Organic.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Sun - Fri 17:00 - ,
Sat 11:00 - ,
Sunday closed.
October to April closed Sunday and Monday.

Hamburg Breweries

Listings

Bavaria - St. Pauli - Brauerei AG
Hopfenstr. 15,
20359 Hamburg
Postfach 302820,
20302 Hamburg.
Tel.: 040 318090
Fax: 040 3180950
http://www.hamburger-marktplatz.de/kunden/bavaria/

Founded:
Annual production: 1,017,371 hl (1999)

Beer	alc	Description
Astra Urtyp	4.9%	Pils.
Astra Pilsener		Pils.
Astra Exclusiv		Pils.
Ratsherrn Premium Pilsener	4.8%	Pils. A former Elbschloss brand.
Dübelsbrücker Dunkel		Dark lager.
Grenzquell Pilsener		Pils. A budget brand.

Owned by Carlsberg.

Bavaria Brauerei AG was founded in 1897, St.Pauli Actien-Brauerei was founded in 1862. The two merged in 1922. A further dozen North German breweries (including Jever) were taken over, before in 1994 itself falling prey to Brau & Brunnen. Elbschloss-Brauerei GmbH was already owned by Brau & Brunnen and this was integrated into Bavaria-St.Pauli.

In 1997 Brau und Brunnen announced the closure of the Hamburg brewery, a decision that was met with much opposition in the city. In January 1998 the state of Hamburg bought the brewery, with Jever also leaving Brau & Brunnen to become independent again. In December 1998 Hamburg sold the brewery on to Holsten, the city's other major brewer.

Gröninger Braukeller
Ost - West - Str. 47,
20457 Hamburg.
Tel. 040 - 331381
Fax: 040 - 323840
http://www.groeninger-hamburg.de

Founded: 1988
Annual production: 3,600 hl (2003)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Gröninger Pils			Unfiltered Pils.
Gröninger Premium Pils			Filtered Pils. Bottled.

Brewpub.

Opening hours:
Mon - Fri: 11:00 - open end
Sat 17:00 - open end
Sun and public holidays closed.

Brauhaus Hanseat
Zippelhaus 4,
20457 Hamburg.
Tel. 040 - 322552
Fax: 040 - 323840
Homepage: http://www.groeninger-hamburg.de

Founded: 1993
Annual production: 1,500 hl (2003)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Hanseaten Weisse			Unfiltered pale wheat beer.

Brewpub.

Opening hours:
Mon-Sat: 17:00 - open end
Sun and public holidays closed

Holsten Brauerei AG
Holstenstr. 224,
22765 Hamburg.
Postfach 500749,
22707 Hamburg.
Tel.: 040 - 381 010
Fax.: 040 - 381 01222
http://www.holsten-pilsener.de/
http://www.holsten.de

Annual production: 8,500,000 hl (2001 - whole Holsten group)

Beer	alc	Description	score (100)
Holsten Pilsener	4.8%	Pils.
Holsten Edel	4.9%	Pils. Pepper aromas; bitterish taste with pepper aroma; bitter finsih with grass and hop aromas. A bit one-dimensional, but OK.	59
Holsten Diät	4.9%	Pils.
Holsten Export	5.4%	Pale lager.
Holsten Maibock	5.4%	Pale bock. Seasonal - Spring.
Holsten Winterbock	7%	Dark bock. Seasonal - Winter.

Germany's largest brewing group. Now part of Carlsberg, though some breweries of the old Holsten group (the König-Brauerei and Licher) have been sold on to Bitburger.

Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht
Adolfsbrücke 7,
Hamburg.
Tel. 040 - 367740
Fax: 040 - 367915
Email: hamburg@brauhaus-joh-albrecht.de
Homepage: http://www.brauhaus-joh-albrecht.de/ham.html

Founded: 1991
Annual production: 2,,000 hl

Beer	alc	Description	score (100)
Kupfer		Unfiltered dark lager. Hop and wood aroma; bitterish taste with hop, wood and fruit aromas; bitter finish with wood and caramel aromas. OK, but a bit too similar to the pale beer and without enough dark malt flavour.	58
Messing		Unfiltered pale lager. Hop aroma; bitter taste with ginger and pepper aromas; bitter, hoppy finish. A godd, very hop-accented beer. Very pleasant.	77

Brewpub.

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