Archive record · Brewery
Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei
Bad Köstritz, Thuringia, Germany
- Founded
- 1543
- Archive ID
- TB-S022N6PK
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Founder: UNKNOWN. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Bitburger Brewery Group history dates documented Köstritz brewery and dark beer to 1543 and says dark beer has been continuously produced there; brewery joined Bitburger Brewery Group in 1991.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
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Beers
Köstritzer Schwarzbier
CURRENT / HISTORIC STYLESchwarzbier
Current flagship dark lager; brewery history traces Köstritz dark beer to 1543.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Köstritzer Kellerbier
CURRENTKellerbier / Zwickl
Current unfiltered bottom-fermented specialty.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Köstritzer Pale Ale
CURRENTPale Ale
Current top-fermented specialty beer.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.bitburger-international.com/en/our-brands/koestritzer/koestritzer-brewery 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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