The Breweries of Saarland: beers, history, styles

Saarland Breweries

styles - history - beers

Introduction

This page lists all the breweries currently active in the German state of Saarland and all the beers they brew.

Index
Saarland beer styles
Saarland Breweries

Saarland 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.
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

Saarland Breweries

Listings

Brauerei Becker GmbH
Kaiserstr. 170-174,
66386 St. Ingbert.

Founded: 1877 CLOSED 199?
Annual production:

Bought by Karlsberg in 1997.

Brauerei G. A. Bruch AG
Scheidter Straße 24-42,
66123 Saarbrücken.
Tel: 0681 - 93 63 60
Fac 0681 - 390 47 36
http://www.brauerei-bruch.de/

Founded: 1702
Annual production: 30,000 hl (2001)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Bruch Landbier	4.8%		Pale lager.
Bruch No. 1 Pils	4.8%		Pils.
Bruch Zwickel	4.8%		Unfiltered pale lager.
Bruch Spezial	4.8%		Pale lager - Helles.
Bruch Helles Hefe Weizen	5.6%		Pale unfiltered wheat beer.
Bruch Festbock	5.8%		Bock. Seasonal.

Independent brewery. Also owns the brewpub Stiefelbräu in Saarbrücken.

Erzbräu - Schmelzer Brauhaus
Am Erzweg 12,
66839 Schmelz.
Tel: 06887 - 889 109
Email: mail@schmelzer-brauhaus.de
www.schmelzer-brauhaus.de

Founded: 2000
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Erzbräu Hell			Pale lager. Unfiltered.
Erzbräu Dunkel			Dark lager. Unfiltered.
Erzbräu Weizen			Unfiltered pale wheat beer.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Mon - Sun 11:00 - 01:00

Grosswald Brauerei - Bauer GmbH & Co. KG
Grosswaldstrasse 132,
66265 Heusweiler.
Tel.: 06806 - 6070
Fax: 06806 - 60777
Email: info@grosswald.de
http://www.grosswald.de

Founded: 1860
Annual production: 95,000 hl (2001)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Grosswald Hofgut Pils	4.6%		Pils.
Grosswald Pilsener	4.7%		Pils.
Grosswald Export	4.9%		Pale lager - Export
Grosswald Landbier	5.1%		Pale lager.
Grosswald Zwickel	5.1%		Unfiltered pale lager.
Grosswald Urweizen	5.3%		Pale unfiltered wheat beer.
Grosswald Urweizen Dunkel			Dark unfiltered wheat beer.
Grosswald Festtrunk	5.5%		Pale lager - Festbier. Seasonal.
Grosswald Heller Bock			Pale Bock. Seasonal.

Independent brewery.

Hochwälder Braugasthaus
Zum Stausee 190,
66679 Losheim am See.
Tel: 06872 - 505772
Tel: 06872 - 505773
http://hochwaelder-brauhaus.de/

Founded: 2001
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Hochwälder Hell	4.6-4.9%		Pale lager - Helles. Unfiltered.
Donatus Dunkel	5-5.2%		Dark lager. Unfiltered.
Weizen	5.5%		Pale unfiltered wheat beer.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Mon - Sun 11:00 - 01:00

Homburger Brauhaus Karl-Heinz Wierz GmbH im Saarpfalz-Center
Talstraße 38,
66424 Homburg.
Tel: 06841 - 2466
Fax: 06841 - 64808
http://www.homburger-brauhaus.de

Founded: 1990
Annual production: 1,300 (2001)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Wirtsbräu Hell	5%		Pale lager. Unfiltered.
Wirtsbräu Dunkel			Dark lager. Unfiltered.
Wirtsbräu Weizen			Unfiltered pale wheat beer.
Wirtsbräu Märzen			Amber lager - Märzen.. Unfiltered.
Wirtsbräu Bock			Bock. Unfiltered.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Mon - Sat 09:00 - 01:00,
Sun 17.00 - 01:00,
closed on public holidays.

Karlsberg Brauerei
Eisenbahnstr. 49,
Postfach 13 51,
66424 Homburg.
Telefon: +49 (0)6841 / 105-0
Telefax: +49 (0)6841 / 105-269
Email: info@karlsberg.de
http://www.karlsberg.de

Founded: 1776
Annual production: 4,000,000 (whole Karlsberg group, 2003)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Karlsberg UrPils Light	2.8%		Low-alcohol pils.
Karlsberg Blondes	4.8%		Pale lager. "The beer for people who don't drink beer" the brewery says. Tasteless crap is my guess.
Karlsberg UrPils	4.8%	11.5º	Pils. Bitterness 35 EBU; colour 5 EBC.
Karlsberg Alt	4.8%		Alt.
Karlsberg Pils	4.8%		Pils.
Zischke Kellerbier Original	4.8%	11.3º	Pale lager. Unfiltered.
Karlsberg Black Baron	4.9%		Dark lager - Schwarzbier.
Karlsberg Feingold	5%		Pils
Karlsbräu	5%		Pils.
Karlsberger Hof Hell			Pale lager.
Karlsberger Hof Dunkel	5.4%		Dark lager.
Zischke Kellerbier Dunkel	5.4%	13.5º	Dark lager. Unfiltered.
Zischke Kellerbier Gold-Märzen	5.4%	13.5º	Pale lager - Märzen. Unfiltered.
Karlsberg Export	5.4%		Pale lager - Export.
Karlsberg Bock	6.5%		Bock.

Owned by Brau Holding International, the company jointly owned by Paulaner and Heineken.

Landbrauerei Körprich
Bahnhofstr.40,
66809 Nalbach-Körprich
Tel.: 06838-1447
Fax:06838-98 49 69
http://www.landbrauerei.de/

Founded: 1996
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Körpricher Landbräu Hell			Pale lager. Unfiltered.
Körpricher Landbräu Dunkel			Dark lager. Unfiltered.
Körpricher Landbräu Weizen			Unfiltered pale wheat beer. Seasonal - Summer.
Körpricher Landbräu Michaelsbier			Unfiltered. Seasonal.
Körpricher Landbräu Nikolausbock			Bock. Unfiltered. Seasonal.
Körpricher Landbräu Alt			Alt. Unfiltered. Seasonal.
Körpricher Landbräu Haferbier			Oat beer. Unfiltered. Seasonal.
Körpricher Landbräu Dinkelbier			Spelt beer. Unfiltered. Seasonal.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Tue - Sat 17:00 - ,
Sun 15:00 - ,
Monday closed - except public holidays, then Tuesday closed.

Mettlacher Abtei-Bräu GmbH
Bahnhofstrasse 32,
66693 Mettlach.
Tel: 06864 - 93232
Fax: 06864 - 93235
http://www.abtei-brauerei.de

Founded: 1997
Annual production: 2,200 hl (2001)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Mettlacher Abtei-Bräu	4.8%		Amber lager - Märzen. Unfiltered.
Abtei-Josef-Sud	5.1%		Dark unfiltered wheat beer. Seasonal.
Abtei-Blonde-Hexe	5.3%	12.9º	Pale unfiltered wheat beer. Seasonal.
Abtei-Bock	6.2%		Dark Bock. Unfiltered. Seasonal.
Abtei-Kloster-Bier			Pale lager. Unfiltered. Seasonal - Father's Day.
Sondersud Vital	3.4%		Pale lager. Unfiltered. Seasonal.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Mon - Sun 11:00-01:00

Neufang's Brauerei
Dudweiler Landstraße 3-9,
66123 Saarbrücken.
Tel: 0681 / 93 63 50
Fax: 0681 / 3 06 15
Email: neufang@neufang.de
http://www.neufang.de/

Founded: 1815
Annual production: 41,000 hl (2001)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Saarbrücker Grafenpils	4.75%		Pils.

Independent brewery.

Ponter Hausbrauerei
Brückenstrasse 36,
66663 Merzig - Besseringen.
Tel: 06861 - 2742
Fax: 06861 - 2742
http://www.ponter-hausbrauerei.de/

Founded: 2002
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Ponter Hell	5%	12º	Pale lager. Unfiltered.
Ponter Schwarzer Abt	5%	12º	Dark lager. Unfiltered.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Tue - Fri 16:00 - ,
Sat 15:00 - ,
Sun 09:45 - 13:00 & 17:00 - ,
Monday closed

Saarfürst Merziger Brauhaus GmbH
Gottfried von Cramm Weg,
66663 Merzig
Tel.: 06861-79 16 35
Fax: 06861-79 16 56
http://www.saarfuerst.de

Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Saarfürst Bier
Saarfürst Weizen-Bier			Pale unfiltered wheat beer.

Brewpub. The original brewery closed in 1987, re-opening in 2000 as a brewpub.

Founded: 1864 (2000)

Opening times:
Mon - Sat 11:00 - ,
Sun & public holidays 10:00 -

St. Wendeler Brauereihaus
Balduinstrasse 43,
66606 St. Wendel.
Tel. 06851 - 939 966
Fax 06851 - 939 967
Email: info@brauereihaus.de
http://www.brauereihaus.de/

Founded: 2003
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Wendels Hell			Pale lager.
Wendels Dunkel			Dark lager.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Montag 11.30 - 15.00 Uhr Abends Ruhetag
Dienstag-Freitag 11.00 - 15.00 17.30 - 01.00 Uhr
Samstag 17.30 - 01.00 Uhr
Sonntag 11.00 - 15.00 Uhr 17.30 - 24.00 Uhr

Stiefelbräu Stiefel Gastronomie GmbH
Am St. Johanner Markt,
66111 Saarbrücken.
Tel: 0681 - 936 450
Fax: 0681 - 9364 536

Founded: 1990
Annual production: 2.000 hl (2001)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Stiefelbräu Zwickelbräu			Unfiltered pale lager.
Stiefelbräu Spezialbier			Dark lager.

Brewpub. Owned by Brauerei Bruch. Where the Bruch brewery started back in 1702.

Opening times:
Mon - Sat 11:45 - 01:00,
Sun 16.00 - 01:00

Stumm’s Brauhaus im Neunkircher Wasserturm
Saarbrücker Str. 16,
66538 Neunkirchen.
Tel. 06821 - 179 145
Fax 06821 - 179 143
Email: info@stumms-brauhaus.de
http://www.stumms-brauhaus.de/

Founded: 1997
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Unser_Helles	4.5%-4.8%	12.5º	Unfiltered pale lager - Helles.
Unser_Dunkles	4.8%-5.1%	13º	Unfiltered dark lager.
Unser_Herbstbräu	4.8%-5.1%	13º	Amber lager. Seasonal - Autumn.
Unser_Märzen			Amber lager - Märzen. Seasonal - Spring.
Unser_Weizen			Unfiltered pale wheat beer. Seasonal - Summer.
Unser_Bock			Bock. Seasonal - Winter.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Mon - Sun 10:30 - 01:00

Gasthausbrauerei Sudhaus
Sudstr. 7,
66125 Dudweiler.
Tel.: 06897 - 790690/691
Fax: 06897 - 790692

Founded: 2003
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Helles			Pale lager.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Mon - Sat 17:00 - 24:00,
Sunday closed

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