Founded on September 18, 1837 in Vienna's 16th district — the last remaining large brewery in Vienna. Repurchased from Heineken in 2009 by the Wenckheim family to restore full Austrian ownership. 420,000 hl/year. Known in Vienna as '16er' after the district. Pioneer of Austria's craft beer revival through BrauWerk division (2014). 8 Gold Medals at 2019 World Beer Awards. The original Vienna Lager brewery.
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Drawn from all 10 beers in the catalogue.
Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.
Everything sits in one family — which makes the comparison below the interesting part. It isn't what they brew that sets them apart, but how.
Ottakringer Brauerei's beers land close to what is typical for the styles they brew. The character is in the styles they choose and how consistently they hit them — not in standing apart from the field.
Their beers place in the Top 14% of the catalogue on average, across 10 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.
Based on style overlap and flavor profile
Founded on September 18, 1837 in Vienna's 16th district — the last remaining large brewery in Vienna. Repurchased from Heineken in 2009 by the Wenckheim family to restore full Austrian ownership. 420,000 hl/year. Known in Vienna as '16er' after the district. Pioneer of Austria's craft beer revival through BrauWerk division (2014). 8 Gold Medals at 2019 World Beer Awards. The original Vienna Lager brewery.
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