Archive record · Brewery
Weyermann Pilot Brewery
Bamberg, Upper Franconia / Bavaria, Germany
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Archive ID
- TB-335B83ZQ
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Summary
Founder: Weyermann Specialty Malts. Status as recorded: Active / pilot & Specialty brewery. Operating pilot brewery at Weyermann Specialty Malts in Bamberg. It produces Weyermann craft beers and revived Bamberger Hofbräu branded beers, supports recipe/pilot work and sells finished beer through Weyermann's shop.
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The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Weyermann No. 1 Schlotfegerla
CURRENTDark Rauchbier
Current Weyermann pilot-brewery classic with dark roasted/smoked malt character; 2026 first-party competition report confirms continued production.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bamberger Hofbräu Lager
CURRENT / REVIVED HISTORIC BRANDLager
Revived Bamberger Hofbräu brand beer brewed by Weyermann; current shop information states Bamberger Hofbräu beers are brewed by Weyermann.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bamberger Hofbräu Pils
CURRENT / REVIVED HISTORIC BRANDPils
Revived Bamberger Hofbräu brand beer brewed by Weyermann; first-party 2023 event record documents Pils and Lager on tap.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bamberger Hofbräu Rauch
CURRENT / REVIVED HISTORIC BRAND / RECIPE PUBLISHEDRauchbier / Smoked Lager
Current Weyermann-brewed Bamberger Hofbräu smoked beer. Weyermann publishes a professional recipe sheet with complete malt bill, mash regime, hop timing, gravity, yeast and process guidance.
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Connected suppliers & bodies
- weyermann maltOwnsThe maltster's own pilot and specialty brewery at Bamberg, used to demonstrate its malts.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.weyermann.de/en-gb/pilot-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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