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Ruppaner Brauerei OHG
Brauereiausschank Hohenegg
Bar/Tasting RoomBeer GardenRestaurant
Hoheneggstraße 41-51
D-78464 Konstanz
Telephone: +49 (0)7531 / 9373-0
Hours: Open daily 11:00am-midnight.
Brewer: Karl-Bernhard Ruppaner
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Notes

Visited: October 8, 2006

Opened: 1795

Contributor: Mario Kornmesser

Ruppaner is the "local" beer of Konstanz. The attached restaurant has a magnificent view of the Überlingersee, and it's a great place to relax and have a beer or three. It's an easy 700-meter walk from the Staat-Autofähre bus stop on the #1 line. Beers run between €2 and €3 depending on size.

Updated: September 23, 2012

Beer List

  • Awards:

  • 5.00% abv.
    Awards:
    • Date: October 8, 2006 (#6115)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright golden. High carbonation. Thick dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Fresh noble hops and mild grainy malt. Some SO2.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Light body, fairly fizzy, but also quite smooth. Good malt character supports a fairly big bitterness. Nice balance. Quite a bit of SO2.
      Overall Impression (2½)

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    5.20% abv.
    • Date: October 8, 2006 (#6121)
      Package: bottled
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 19 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright red-amber. Huge head.
      Aroma (4)
      Chocolatey, really toasty. Some noble hops.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Medium body, really smooth. Big toasty-sweet Munich malt character with hints of raisins. Mild bitterness.
      Overall Impression (3)
      Best beer of the day.

  • South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier
    • Date: October 8, 2006 (#6119)
      Package: bottled
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 14 points
      Appearance (3)
      Brown opaque. Thick head.
      Aroma (2½)
      Very mild Munich malt.
      Mouthfeel (7)
      Medium body, creamy and fizzy. Some caramel along with a big grainy maltiness. Very little yeast character. Some Munich malt flavor.
      Overall Impression (1½)

  • South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
    Awards:
    • Date: October 8, 2006 (#6117)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 14½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Shiny yellow, opaque. Thick dense head.
      Aroma (2½)
      Very mildly yeasty and bready.
      Mouthfeel (7)
      Light body, fizzy. Really malty with lots of wheat flavor. Banana character is very subdued.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Good beer, clean, but rather bland.

  • South German-Style Kristall Weizen/Kristall Weissbier
    Awards:

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    Schimmele Hefe Pils
    German-Style Pilsener

  • Spezial Export
    Dortmunder/European-Style Export
    5.20% abv.