Private brewery inn in Pottenstein with its own brewery, Franconian cuisine and overnight accommodation
Brauerei Mager Pottenstein
Hauptstr. 15-17, 91278 PottensteinNew on Amplifa
About Brauerei Mager Pottenstein
Brauerei Mager Pottenstein is a private brewery inn in the Franconian Switzerland region, family-owned since 1774. The brewery produces a range of eight beers, including Ur-Hell, Dunkel, Märzen, Pils, Pottensteiner Schlüggla as well as seasonal beers such as Rotbier, Bartholomäus festival beer and Christmas beer. Historically, the beer was transported by a horse-drawn team with a 4,000-litre dray cask to the rock cellar some 800 metres away, where it matured at 7 °C in wooden mother casks; the brewery's coat of arms shows this horse-drawn team. In addition to its own brewery, the establishment includes a restaurant serving Franconian cuisine, a beer garden, a roof terrace, two guest rooms with breakfast, as well as farm-gate beer sales and tent hire. The brewery yard offers space for celebrations such as the Bartholomäus church consecration fair and is suitable for company and club outings for up to 130 people.
- Site
- Pottenstein
- Materials
- Ur-Hell, Dunkel, Märzen, Pils, Pottensteiner Schlüggla, Pottensteiner Rotbier, Bartholomäus-Festbier, Weihnachtsbier
- Certificates
- Brewing tradition since 1774
- Industries
- Gastronomy, Brewing, Hospitality, Events
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Brewing
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Maturation
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Filling
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Farm-gate beer sales
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Serving in the inn and beer garden
Beer types and range
Ur-Hell
Finely aromatic, soft beer with a rounded bitterness, original gravity 12.8 %, 4.9 vol % alcohol.
Dunkel
Full-bodied, aromatic, robust beer with an original gravity of 13.4 % and 5.1 vol % alcohol.
Märzen
Malt-forward, full-bodied and easy-drinking beer with a light hop bitterness, original gravity 13.2 %, 5.1 vol %.
Pils
Fine, dry, clear Pilsner-style beer with selected aroma hops, original gravity 12.5 %, 4.8 vol %.
Pottensteiner Schlüggla
Lightly sweet beer with a robust hop bitterness, original gravity 13.2 %, 5.1 vol %.
Pottensteiner Rotbier
Full-bodied, easy-drinking beer with fruity malt notes of caramel and nut, seasonal April–June, original gravity 13.4 %, 5.1 vol %.
Bartholomäus-Festbier
Amber-coloured, full-bodied festival beer for the Bartholomäus church consecration fair at the end of August, original gravity 13.6 %, 5.1 vol %.
Weihnachtsbier
Robust, mildly light-sweet beer for the Christmas season, original gravity 13.6 %, 5.1 vol %.
Brewery Inn
Pottenstein
DEBrewery and brewery inn
- Materials
- Beer types: Ur-Hell, Dunkel, Märzen, Pils, Schlüggla, Rotbier, Festbier, Weihnachtsbier
- Brew house
- Rock cellar
- Restaurant
- Beer garden
- Festival tent
Our beers
Inside the production
Industries
Quality and tradition
Since 1774, the brewery has brewed according to the traditional Franconian brewing tradition and matures its beers in the natural rock cellar, as is traditional.
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Brewing tradition since 1774
- 1774
Start of the tradition; the private brewery inn has been family-owned since 1774.
Era of natural ice: the beer was transported by horse-drawn team with a 4,000-litre dray cask to the rock cellar about 800 m away (rock massif 35 m, 7 °C); the brewery's coat of arms shows the horse-drawn team.
Tradition as the local pub of the masons' and carpenters' guilds and local clubs; mandatory farmers' assembly at Candlemas (2.2.)