Privatbrauerei Herrenhausen was founded in 1868 in the Herrenhausen district of Hannover, originally under the name Brauerei Wölfler & Wedekind Herrenhausen. The company became a joint-stock company in 1880, and in 1884 it introduced Pilsner-style brewing methods. The brewery underwent insolvency proceedings in 2010 and was subsequently acquired by the Schulz-Hausbrandt family, owners of Privatbrauerei Wittingen, for approximately 16 million euros. It is described as the oldest private brewery still in existence in Hannover.
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Drawn from all 6 beers in the catalogue.
Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.
A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.
Privatbrauerei Herrenhausen'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 25% of the catalogue on average, across 6 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.
Based on style overlap and flavor profile
Privatbrauerei Herrenhausen was founded in 1868 in the Herrenhausen district of Hannover, originally under the name Brauerei Wölfler & Wedekind Herrenhausen. The company became a joint-stock company in 1880, and in 1884 it introduced Pilsner-style brewing methods. The brewery underwent insolvency proceedings in 2010 and was subsequently acquired by the Schulz-Hausbrandt family, owners of Privatbrauerei Wittingen, for approximately 16 million euros. It is described as the oldest private brewery still in existence in Hannover.
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