Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe
Weißenohe, Landkreis Forchheim / Fränkische Schweiz, Germany · Est. 1827
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Why this matters
Germany Pass 25. Founder: Winkler-family predecessor / UNKNOWN. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Current family-owned monastery brewery derived from the former Benedictine monastery of St. Bonifatius. Official Fünf-Seidla-Steig source says brewery and inn have been family-run since 1827; current brewery uses own hillside spring water and predominantly regional Franconian raw materials.
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Beers
Weißenoher Altfränkisch
CURRENT / HISTORIC-STYLE CLAIMAltfränkisches Rotbier / Lager
Germany Pass 25. Current red Franconian specialty using a traditional decoction method; first-party page lists 24 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Kloster Sud
CURRENTMärzen-Tradition Rotbier
Germany Pass 25. Current rotgolden specialty brewed in Märzen tradition with a three-decoction process; first-party page lists 22 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bonifatius Dunkel
CURRENTDark Landbier
Germany Pass 25. Current dark landbier with a small smoke-malt component; first-party page lists 22 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bonator Doppelbock
CURRENT / MONASTIC-STYLEDoppelbock
Germany Pass 25. Current strong red-dark Doppelbock described as brewed in monastic tradition and long cold matured.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Classic Export Bioland
CURRENT / ORGANICDortmunder Export
Germany Pass 25. Current Bioland beer brewed in the Dortmunder Export tradition.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Weißenoher Pils
CURRENTFranconian Pils
Germany Pass 25. Current first-party classic Franconian Pils.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Weißenoher Pils Bioland
CURRENT / ORGANICOrganic Pils
Germany Pass 25. Current organic Pils; first-party page lists 32 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Eucharius Pils
CURRENTPils
Germany Pass 25. Current premium Franconian Pils using regional pale barley and aroma hops.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Zwickel Pils
CURRENTDry-Hopped Zwickel Pils
Germany Pass 25. Official Fünf-Seidla-Steig source lists the unfiltered dry-hopped Zwickel Pils as a current traditional specialty.
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.fuenf-seidla-steig.de/en/breweries-and-inns/ 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
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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe
- Who owns Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe?
- Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Weißenohe, Landkreis Forchheim / Fränkische Schweiz, Germany.
- Is Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe independent?
- Yes. Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe founded?
- Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe was founded in 1827 in Weißenohe, Landkreis Forchheim / Fränkische Schweiz, Germany.
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