Archive record · Brewery
Brauerei Drei Kronen Memmelsdorf
Memmelsdorf, Landkreis Bamberg / Upper Franconia, Germany
- Founded
- 1457
- Archive ID
- TB-W08W7H4X
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Founder: UNKNOWN. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Current family brewery/inn at the historic Memmelsdorf site. First-party history says brewing has taken place at the location since 1457; the brewhouse was rebuilt with a 10 hL Kaspar Schulz system in 2004.
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Beers
Stöffla
CURRENT / SIGNATUREKellerrauchbier
Current first-party smoked Kellerbier; brewery says it has won European Beer Star gold.
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CURRENTFranconian Helles
Current first-party house beer.
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CURRENTLager / Kellerbier
Current beer named for the brewery's 1457 site tradition.
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SEASONAL / CURRENTHefeweizen
Originally brewed in the early 1990s to help fund a new organ for the Memmelsdorf church; recipe later recovered and revived.
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SEASONAL / CURRENTIPA
Current seasonal first-party beer; described as a Franconian interpretation of an IPA.
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HISTORICAL / BREWHOUSE MILESTONEPale Ale / Yeast-Fermented Specialty
First beer brewed on the new 10 hL brewhouse in December 2004 and served for Epiphany 2005.
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Connected suppliers & bodies
- kaspar schulzEquipment supplied200410 hL brewhouse installed in the 2004 rebuild. Brewing has taken place on the site since 1457.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.drei-kronen.de/de/geschichte-und-mehr for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Germany master, Pass 25 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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