Brauerei Keesmann
Bamberg, Upper Franconia / Bavaria, Germany · Est. 1867
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Germany Pass 25. Founder: UNKNOWN in the source workbook; since identified as Georg Keesmann. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Traditional Bamberg brewery in Wunderburg. Current Bamberg Tourism material confirms active brewery/tavern and a core lineup led by Bamberger Herren Pils.
The People
Behind the beer
A Bamberg butcher who passed his master brewer's examination at 51 and added a brewery to the butcher's shop and tavern he already ran. The brewery has stayed in the family since.
The Beer Library
Beers
Bamberger Herren Pils
CURRENT / SIGNATUREPils
Germany Pass 25. Current Bamberg Tourism source identifies Herren Pils as Keesmann's best-known beer.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Helles
CURRENTHelles
Germany Pass 25. Listed by current Bamberg Tourism brewery profile.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Sternla
CURRENTFranconian Lager / UNKNOWN
Germany Pass 25. Listed by current Bamberg Tourism brewery profile; precise style held pending first-party evidence.
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CURRENTHefeweizen
Germany Pass 25. Listed by current Bamberg Tourism brewery profile.
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SEASONAL / CURRENTBock
Germany Pass 25. Current Bamberg Tourism source says released from Ash Wednesday.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Keesmann Bock
SEASONAL / CURRENTBock
Germany Pass 25. Current Bamberg Tourism source lists autumn/winter Bock from October to December.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://en.bamberg.info/gastronomie/brauerei_keesmann-253/ 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 - peopleConfirmed
Founded by Georg Keesmann, a butcher who qualified as a master brewer at 51 and added a brewhouse to his existing butcher's shop and tavern. The source workbook recorded the founder as UNKNOWN.
Brauerei Keesmann · Wikipedia (German) · 2026
ReferenceMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19 - foundedConfirmed
1867 is the official founding date. Recorded here because Wikidata gives 1876 for this brewery — transposed digits — and the disagreement should not be rediscovered every time the checker runs.
Brauerei Keesmann · Wikipedia (German) · 2026
ReferenceMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
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