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Schlossbräu
Dornbirn, Austria
Bar/Tasting RoomRestaurant
Oberdorferstraße 9
A-6850 Dornbirn
Telephone: +43 05572 / 386 683
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-1:00am, Sunday 10:00am-10:00pm.
Brewer: Gottfried Seitz
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Notes

Updated: January 27, 2008

Visited: October 13, 2006

Owner/Dipl.-Braumeister Gottfried Seitz went way beyond gemütlichkeit during my visit! His brewery is listed in Michael Jackson's 2000 Pocket Guide, and he garnered a First Prize from Conrad Seidl ini 2006. A half-liter of beer here sells for €3.10.

Beer List

  • Bock
  • Helles
  • Naturtrubes
    5.10% abv.
    • Date: October 13, 2006 (#6149)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16 points
      Appearance (3)
      Deep golden, hazy. Big thick head.
      Aroma (3)
      Really grainy, really malty, with a bit of DMS.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Light body, creamy. Sweetly malty and grainy, with a touch of diacetyl. Sweet malt.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Top-fermented using Nottingham ale yeast. 20 Bitterness Units.
  • Spezial
    5.50% abv.
    • Date: October 13, 2006 (#6150)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 20 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright golden. High carbonation. Thick head.
      Aroma (4)
      Spicy hops. Mild sweetish malt.
      Mouthfeel (10)
      Medium-light body, fizzy. Nice malt background supports a tasty spicy reasonably bitter hop character.
      Overall Impression (3)
      Real Good Beer. Hopped with Tradition and Perle to 30 BU.
  • Stout
    Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
    5.00% abv.
    • Date: October 13, 2006 (#6152)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16½ points
      Appearance (2½)
      Dark red, some haze. Thick head.
      Aroma (4)
      Rich chocolate, fairly roasty.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Light body, fizzy. Good clean malt base. Lots of chocolate, tasty roastiness. Clean chocolatey finish with just a hint of grassy hop flavor.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Fermented with Nottingham ale yeast. 18 Bitterness Units.
  • Weizen
    South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
    5.00% abv.
    • Date: October 13, 2006 (#6151)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 15 points
      Appearance (3)
      Deep golden, some haze. Thick head.
      Aroma (3)
      Clean wheat malt.
      Mouthfeel (7)
      Light body, fizzy. Lots of sweet wheat malt. Hint of smoke. Mild DMS, more in the finish.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Fermented with yeast from Edelweissbrauerei Farny. 15 Bitterness Units. Goes great with Weisswurst!