Brauerei Penning-Zeißler
Hetzelsdorf / Pretzfeld, Landkreis Forchheim / Fränkische Schweiz, Germany · Est. 1886
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Germany Pass 25. Founder: UNKNOWN. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Current family brewery operated by Karlheinz Penning. Current regional tourism source dates the brewery business to 1886 and lists Fränkisches Vollbier, Pils, Lager, Leichtes and seasonals. Other credible sources cite older family brewing traditions from 1620/1623; those dates are held pending lineage reconciliation.
The Beer Library
Beers
Fränkisches Vollbier
CURRENT / CLASSICFranconian Vollbier
Germany Pass 25. Current regional tourism source identifies Fränkisches Vollbier as a core beer.
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CURRENTPils
Germany Pass 25. Current regional tourism source lists Pils.
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CURRENTLager
Germany Pass 25. Current regional tourism source lists Lager.
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CURRENT / LOW ALCOHOLLight Beer
Germany Pass 25. Current regional tourism source lists a Leichtes; exact ABV held UNKNOWN.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.trubachtal.com/detail/id%3D5f200f2935d51e7066533aa2 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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