Beer Me! — Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG — Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG

(Heineken/Schoerghuber)

Postplatz 1-4
D-78166 Donaueschingen
Telephone: +49 (0)771 / 3660
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11:00am-midnight, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-2:00am. Brewery tours Monday-Friday at 2:30pm, reservations required.
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Notes

Visited: April 29, 2008

Opened: 1282

Contributor: Mario Kornmesser

Fürstenberg was purchased by a Heineken joint venture in 2004.

The Bierstube is a big place, with four or five good-sized rooms that I could see. The food here is excellent.

Updated: December 8, 2017

Beer List

Bären Pilsner

German-Style Pilsener

5.20% abv.
Bilger Stümple

Münchner-Style Helles

4.90% abv.
Edelbräu Josef Münz

German-Style Pilsener

5.10% abv.
- Date: April 29, 2008 (#6976)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 17 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright pale golden. Thick dense head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Grainy fresh malt.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Light-medium body, smooth. There's more to it than the Pilsener. Sweet malt and mild noble hops. Same bready finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  "Extra-long lagering time."

Export

Dortmunder/European-Style Export

5.30% abv.

Date: April 29, 2008 (#6974)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright pale golden. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild grainy malt. Very mild earthy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body. Smooth. Seems very alcoholic after the Frei! Sweet malt and nicely bitter noble hops. A bit bready in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: August 2, 2003 (#4983)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression (3½)
Bright golden, high carbonation. Thick head. Smells of spicy hops, and lots of 'em! Medium body. Big spicy hop flavor on a big Pilsner malt base. Real tasty beer. Thanks to Bryce Hinsch for the sample!

Festbier

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.30% abv.

Frei

Non-Alcoholic (Beer) Malt Beverage

Date: April 29, 2008 (#6973)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Huge fluffy head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy, malty. Maybe just a little worty.

Mouthfeel (10)
Very light body. Smooth. Sweetly grainy malt character. Very mild noble hop flavor with just a touch of bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Brewed in the same manner as their full-strength beers. The alcohol is removed using a patented process.

Gold

German-Style Pilsener

4.90% abv.

Hefeweizen Hell

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

5.40% abv.

Date: April 29, 2008 (#6980)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Hazy yellow. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Big wheat malt. Mild banana. Mild grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, really creamy. Not as fizzy as so many Hefeweizen are. Nice wheat malt base, nice mild banana flavor.

Overall Impression (2)
Maybe a bit too mild, but very tasty anyway. I wonder if Rolf likes this one.