Archive record · Brewery
Klosterbräu Bamberg
Bamberg, Upper Franconia / Bavaria, Germany
- Founded
- 1533
- Archive ID
- TB-ZYHF17K0
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Founder: UNKNOWN. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Historic Bamberg brewery founded as the Prince-Bishop's brown-beer house in 1533. Current first-party site calls it Bamberg's oldest brewery and confirms active brewing in the Mühlenviertel.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it is
49.88920, 10.88700
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Beers
Schwärzla
CURRENT / AWARD-DOCUMENTEDDark Lager
Current first-party menu; official World Beer Awards 2026 gold in Dark Lager.
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CURRENT / AWARD-DOCUMENTEDBrown / Amber Lager
Current brewery range; official World Beer Awards 2025 Germany Country Winner.
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CURRENT / NANon-Alcoholic Rauchbier
Current first-party source calls it an alcohol-free smoked beer and presents it as a first-of-its-kind claim.
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Awards
- 2026
Gold — Dark Lager
World Beer Awards
- 2026
Dark Lager — Schwärzla
World Beer Awards
- 2026
Dark Lager
World Beer Awards
- 2025
Country Winner - Germany — Amber/Dark Kellerbier & Rotbier
World Beer Awards
- 2025
Amber/Dark Kellerbier & Rotbier — Braunbier
World Beer Awards
- 2025
Amber/Dark Kellerbier & Rotbier
World Beer Awards
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://klosterbraeu.de/ 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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