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Brauerei Greif

🌍 Germany · Regional · ★ Award winning · Known for a full range of styles
★ Award winningKnown for a full range of styles

A traditional Franconian family brewery in Forchheim (Upper Franconia), founded in 1848 and still operated by descendants of the founding family. One of the breweries in the region famous for its Kellerbier served at Forchheim's celebrated Annafest. Brews a classic range of Franconian lager styles including Helles, Pils, Edelpils, Zwickl, Schwarzbier, and wheat beers.

10Beers
4Styles
5.1%Avg ABV
1848Founded
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
90%
catalogue avg 46%

AWARDS

World Beer Cup 2026 Silver – Vienna-Style Lager (Greif Schlöbberla)
★World Beer Cup 2026 Silver – Vienna-Style Lager (Greif Schlöbberla)

Beers by Brauerei Greif

10 beers

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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 10 beers in the catalogue.

Brewery signature · based on 10 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
clean
8 of 10 beers
crisp
8 of 10 beers
malty
7 of 10 beers
bitter
7 of 10 beers

Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied10 beers · 4 style families
Lager 6Wheat Beer 2Amber 1Dark 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with the wider catalogue across breweries making similar styles.

Across 10 beers in 4 style families, none of Brauerei Greif's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for similar stylesBrauerei Greif
in no beersin every beer
smooth
in 9 of 10 · typical similar styles brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
bready
in 9 of 10 · typical similar styles brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
clean
in 8 of 10 · typical similar styles brewery: 4 in 5
Right where the field sits.
crisp
in 8 of 10 · typical similar styles brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
malty
in 7 of 10 · typical similar styles brewery: 4 in 5
A shade below, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 18%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
10 / 10
beers above the median
#193
best ranked beer
Greif Schlöbberla

Their beers place in the Top 18% of the catalogue on average, across 10 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Brauerei Greif

A traditional Franconian family brewery in Forchheim (Upper Franconia), founded in 1848 and still operated by descendants of the founding family. One of the breweries in the region famous for its Kellerbier served at Forchheim's celebrated Annafest. Brews a classic range of Franconian lager styles including Helles, Pils, Edelpils, Zwickl, Schwarzbier, and wheat beers.

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