Carlberg brewery was founded in 1847 by J. C. Jacobsen, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The first export of beer barrels was in 1868 due to the high quality of the beer. In 1875 the Carlsberg laboratory was founded and in 1883 it succeeded to grow a clean beer yeast and avoid uncontrollable fermentation in the beer. To this day this yeast is still used all over the world for pilsner brewing.

J. C. Jacobsens son, Carl Jacobsen, rented himself into brewery buildings owned by his father in 1871. They never could agree on the quality of the brew where the son wanted to brew faster to meet demands. J. C. Jacobsen kicked his son out of the lease in 1880 and Carl Jacobsen built the brewery Ny Carlsberg next to the other breweries. The two breweries was first fusioned 19 years after the fathers death.

Carlberg bought Wiibroe brewery in 1964, Tuborg in 1970, Hannen-Brauerei in 1988, a fusion with Tetley in 1992 and in 2000 they took over Feldschlösschen.

From 2008 there is no longer brewed beer in Copenhagen, except on the small brewery called Jacobsen where special beer of higher quality is made.

Carlsberg is among the 4th largest brewery corporations in the world.

I bought this beer in a supermarket in Denmark at the price of 3 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 4,8%.

A dark orange colour to this unfiltered beer.

Medium sized head, fine bubbles with a light brown shine to them. The head disappears fast.

A good sweet fruit aroma with just a hint of flowers.

Light CO2, good fruit and fast after taste.

Overall rating 78 / 100

The Maisel brewery was founded in 1887 by Hans und Eberhardt Maisel as a family business. The brewery is located in Bayreuth, Oberfranken, near Nürnberg in Germany. Today it is the fourth generation of the family, Jeff Maisel that runs the brewery.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 3,2%.

A beautiful orange glow to the colour of this unfiltered beer.

A gigantic head of fine bubbles with even finer bubbles on top.

A sweet fruit in the aroma.

Okay fruit taste but the low alcohol is noticeable and it seems a little too thin and watery.

Overall rating 72 / 100

Tucher brewery is located in Nürnberg, Germany. The brewery produced beer for the hospitals since 1643, but the official founding date for the brewery is 1672. In 1806 the brewery became a royal Bayern brewery as the King bought it. It was sold off to in 1855 to the Dr.-Lorenz-Tucher-Stiftung. It was renamed to Tucher in 1985 and is today since 2004 owned by the Oetker group.

I did a earlier review of this beer in a 330 ml bottle.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,2%.

The colour is yellow with a light unfiltered look.

The very large and wild head, super fine bubbles on the top.

A light fruit and flowery aroma.

Light in the taste, lovely fresh fruit but with a low CO2.

Overall rating 74 / 100

The brewery was founded in 1707 when Fürstbischof Marquard II build a brewery in his castle in Titting, Bayern, Germany.

The brewery closed down in 1759 and was reopened in 1786 by Fürstbischof Johann Anton III. The brewery became part of Bayern in 1808 and in 1821 it was sold and was now privately owned. The brewery have been in the hands of the Gutmann family since 1855.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,2%.

A dark brown unfiltered colour fills the glass from this beer.

A gigantic head of fine bubbles with even finer bubbles on top.

A weak and watery fruit aroma, really thin.

Low CO2, some fruit taste with darkness and caramel about it but the taste composition is boring.

Overall rating 70 / 100

Kulmbacher brewery was founded in 1846 in Kulmbach, Germany. The brewery was newly rebuilt in 1878 to 1892. The first Kapuziner weissbier was brewed in 1987.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,1%.

The colour is a orange amber like unfiltered beer.

The head is very fine, medium in size and goes away fast.

A good fruit aroma.

Very low CO2, light fruit in taste but with a good finish and after taste. It is too dull and light in the taste.

Overall rating 71 / 100

In 1882 was the Bürgerliches Brauhaus Ingolstadt founded in Ingolstadt, Germany and it went in fusion with a group of other breweries in 1899. The market name for its beers was renamed to Herrnbrau in the 1960s.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,4%.

The colour is yellow going to orange and it is a unfiltered beer.

The head is rough, not very tall and breaks into nothing.

A lovely medium fruit aroma, I only wish it would shine more through.

Good bubbly sensation from a balanced CO2 with a delicious fruit taste.

Overall rating 82 / 100

The brewery was founded in 1707 when Fürstbischof Marquard II build a brewery in his castle in Titting, Bayern, Germany.

The brewery closed down in 1759 and was reopened in 1786 by Fürstbischof Johann Anton III. The brewery became part of Bayern in 1808 and in 1821 it was sold and was now privately owned. The brewery have been in the hands of the Gutmann family since 1855.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,2%.

A deep unfiltered beer with a lot of sediment making for a very dense look of orange and yellow.

A great big head of fine white bubbles, disappears into a layer that still covers the top.

A heavy and sweet fruit aroma with some banana to it, very good.

Medium CO2, a somewhat sweet fruit taste but no complex composition, it could use some more diversion in the taste to score higher.

Overall rating 79 / 100

Keiler brewery was founded in 1836 in Lohr am Main, Bayern, Germany. It was a privately owned company up until 2001 where it was bought by Würzburger Hofbräu. In 2012 the brewery was closed and all beer is now brewed at Würzburger. The old brewery buildings was rebuild to a restaurant and beer tasting bar.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,2%.

The colour is yellow going to orange, it has a really thick feel to this unfiltered beer.

A medium sized white head of fine bubbles that disappears completely.

A weak fruit in the aroma with a freshness about it.

Medium CO2 with an okay fruit taste and after taste.

Overall rating 75 / 100

In 1649, right after the 30 year war in Europe, Hanns Bernreuther leaves Austria as a Protestant fugitive and settles down in Bayern where he starts a brewery. His son, 1674, and grandson, 1749, acquires a farm in Pyras with house called Angerwirts, names that still live on to this day and from where the wheat is supplied. The brewery have remained on family hands and is from 2010 managed by Marlies Bernreuther.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,2%.

The colour is yellow going to orange and it is a unfiltered beer.

The head is very fine, white tiny bubbles, it disperses into a thin layer that stays.

A lovely aroma with a delicious sweet fruit to it.

Bubbly sensation from a balanced CO2, a good fruit taste with a long after taste. A very good good and balanced composition in the taste.

Overall rating 85 / 100

Tucher brewery is located in Nürnberg, Germany. The brewery produced beer for the hospitals since 1643, but the official founding date for the brewery is 1672. In 1806 the brewery became a royal Bayern brewery as the King bought it. It was sold off to in 1855 to the Dr.-Lorenz-Tucher-Stiftung. It was renamed to Tucher in 1985 and is today since 2004 owned by the Oetker group.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,1%.

The colour is a bright and light yellow filtered beer.

The head is rather small and settles quickly into a very thin layer.

The aroma comes off with a mild but good fruit.

Heavy CO2 with a lack of fruit to the taste, some what bitter and this is supposedly Champagneweissen. Not a beer type that completely suits me.

Overall rating 71 / 100