Archive record · Brewery
Brauerei Meister
Unterzaunsbach / Pretzfeld, Landkreis Forchheim / Fränkische Schweiz, Germany
- Founded
- 1865
- Archive ID
- TB-GVCVQ8VH
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Founder: UNKNOWN. Status as recorded: Active / brewery sales only; INN CLOSED. Current fifth-generation rural brewery founded in 1865. The brewery continues production and courtyard beer sales, while its former inn is permanently closed. First-party brewing page documents its core beers and exclusive use of water from its own spring.
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Beers
Meister Vollbier
CURRENT / CLASSICFranconian Vollbier
First-party site calls this the brewery's classic and says the recipe has been passed down through generations.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Meister Zwickl
CURRENTZwickelbier / Kellerbier
Current first-party unfiltered, yeast-cloudy Zwickl.
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CURRENT / INTRODUCED 2020Helles
New recipe by brewmaster Georg Meister; first bottles filled in May 2020.
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SEASONAL / CHRISTMASFestbier
Current seasonal Christmas Festbier.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://brauereimeister.de/ueber-uns/ 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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