Brauerei Greif
Forchheim, Landkreis Forchheim / Upper Franconia, Germany · Est. 1848
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Why this matters
Germany Pass 25. Founder: Johann Neuner. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Current Forchheim brewery founded in the revolutionary year 1848 at the Kapuzinerwirt. The brewery moved into a modern Serlbacher Straße plant after World War II; a new brewery there entered service in 1953.
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Beers
Greif Rauchbier
CURRENTRauchbier
Germany Pass 25. Current first-party page calls it Forchheim's first Rauchbier.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Retro Hell
CURRENT / REVIVED HISTORIC STYLEHelles
Germany Pass 25. Current beer modelled after Greif's Helles from the 1960s/70s, including period-inspired label.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Märzen
CURRENT / REVIVEDMärzen
Germany Pass 25. Current first-party beer explicitly described as a revived former Märzen.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Schlöbberla
CURRENTLandbier
Germany Pass 25. Current bottom-fermented malty Landbier.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hopfstar
CURRENTDry-Hopped Kellerbier
Germany Pass 25. Current first-party dry-hopped Kellerbier with Mandarina Bavaria, called the first Forchheim craft beer by the brewery.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Capitulare
CURRENT / HISTORIC COMMEMORATIVEAnniversary Lager
Germany Pass 25. Originally brewed for Forchheim's 1200-year city anniversary.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.brauerei-greif.de/firma.html 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 reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
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