Archive record · Brewery
Wacken Brauerei
Wacken, Germany
- Founded
- 2016
- Archive ID
- TB-6BZG86BR
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Status: ACTIVE. Current legal producer is Wacken Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG. Exact shareholders/ownership percentages are not inferred from the legal form or festival associations. Current physical craft brewery at Gehrn 13, Wacken. First-party 2026 event/tour pages show active onsite production, tanks, brewhouse and brewery tours; the brewery celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2026.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Sleipnir
Year-RoundHelles
Current first-party Helles; 11.8°P. (CURRENT)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mjölnir
Year-RoundCold-Hopped Lager / IPL
Current natural/unfiltered cold-hopped lager; World Beer Awards 2019 Bronze. (CURRENT)
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Year-RoundIrish Red Ale
Current first-party Red Ale; 12.8°P. (CURRENT)
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Year-RoundMärzen
Current Wacken beer; ABV confirmed in first-party current beer pack. (CURRENT)
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Year-RoundIPA
Current canned IPA in Wacken brewery festival pack. (CURRENT)
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Year-RoundPilsner
Current northern-German Pils; 12.5°P, first brewed for 2025 Dithmarschen exhibitions. (CURRENT)
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Year-RoundEisbock / Experimental
Freeze-concentrated Eisbock, 25.3°P; current first-party product and World Beer Awards 2019 World's Best Speciality Experimental. (Current / limited)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2019
Hoppy Pilsener — Mjölnir
World Beer Awards
- 2019
Speciality Beer / Experimental — Walkürenschluck Eisbock Edition
World Beer Awards
- 2019
Hoppy Pilsener
World Beer Awards
- 2019
Speciality Beer / Experimental
World Beer Awards
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